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Ok, guys and gals...I had my sleeve surgery performed on November 20th 2013. Here for the past couple of days I have noticed that I will randomly feel a pain in the bottom of my throat/top of my chest that feels like I swallowed a rock and it makes it hard to breathe in deeply. It would come and go and I kind of took it for a form of gas or something. Well, last night all night I kept waking up with heartburn and some chest pain, but I guess I was still mostly asleep because I just kept passing back out. Well, this morning I woke up and I have this pain in my right chest behind my rib and in my breast whenever I breathe in and I feel the same feeling as if I swallowed a large rock in my lower throat/top of my chest. I am not sure of what in the world this could possibly be. I have noticed that at certain times I have eaten a little quickly and I end up throwing up. I am not talking about shoving food in my face and not chewing. I make sure that I chew til it is runny LOL! But I eat only 3-4 bites and I am stuffed, so trying to drag 3-4 small bites of food over 30 minutes is very difficult. I end up throwing it up, though when I eat too quickly. And I just did that the other day, so I don't know if that is what it is. I don't do it often. I try to make sure that when I am eating, I'm not just eating. I am doing something else, too, so that I eat slower and don't think about it. Obviously I know that I may need to go see my doc if the problem doesn't persist, but man...I would really appreciate some opinions from anyone who may know or may have had a similar experience! Thanks so much, everyone! <3

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The only two things that come to mind are gerd with acid reflux symptoms.. Or a stricture.

It really is best to put a call into the doctor to have him or her evaluate you. :)

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Sounds like you need to contact your doctor because it could be acid reflux, pnuemonia or even blood clots. About two weeks after my surgery i started feeling pain in my upper stomach and back on the left side that would not go away. I contacted my doctor he had me come in for a CT-Scan and found that I had blood clots in my stomach. So please don't take any chances with this go and have it checked out. Good luck!

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I have always had heartburn here and there. I am going to see my doc, but I can't get in until Tuesday for my appointment. May go to E.R., but prefer to see my doc that knows about my surgery and all and don't have to re-explain all. We'll see. My sister is a nurse and she thinks it's probably GERD. Thank y'all for the advice!!! I appreciate it! I definitely need to get this figured out and get it fixed or get meds because it does not feel good!

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