2 days POST surgery..... Pain @ stomach

[melclaws 0]

I am two days post Gastric Sleeve. I am wondering if anyone else has had pain after swallowing.

It seems as if I swallow and there is a few second delay, and then a sharp pain @ my stomach, just below my incision line. Does this sound normal ?

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

That is roughly what it was like for me, it shouldn't last more than a few more days as the incisions heal. It isn't a pleasant feeling but should be temporary.

[dsdesigna 143]

Are you sipping? At the beginning this takes some time to get used to, you have to take very small sips. I'm talking just wetting your tongue before swallowing, drinking from a medicine cup helped me at first, and even that was split into three sips. But keep track of it, cause that could be a sign something isn't quite right.

[Rovobay 920]

hope this resolves for you quickly.

[Rogofulm 2,440]

That is totally normal. I went through exactly the same thing. Everything you swallow has to squeeze around a corner from your esophagus into your stomach. The corner is a tight spot anyway, but you have the additional swelling from surgery making the opening even tighter. In my case, that lasted about a week. The worst of the stomach pain eases after about 4 days post-op. The next discomfort I got was higher up in my esophagus. It's kind of like heartburn, or the sensation that what you consume is getting stuck halfway down the pipe. That one eases at about two weeks post-op. Hang in there, it gets easier and easier every day. And be sure to drink as much Fluid as you possibly can to avoid Constipation.

But hey, ain't it great to not feel hungry?!! You get to keep that one. Good luck!