Can anyone tell me when the pain while eating goes? I had my op 10 days ago and the pain when trying to eat or drink doesnt seem to get any easier, i keep thinking its gonna be like this forever! Its putting me off mealtimes as the pain is uncomfortable,

I would call your doc, to be on the safe side! It shouldn't be that uncomfortable, 10 days out. It might be something easy like scar tissue, but talking to him/her might ease your mind.

If you are having pain while sipping slowly, I would agree with calling your doctor. If you find yourself gulping at all, slow down, sip gently and see what happens. Hope you feel better soon.

Is it actually pain or just discomfort? I had a lot of discomfort early on even when taking the tiniest of sips. My esophagus would constrict and I'd feel a lot of tightness in the center of my chest, followed by a lot of gurgling all the way back up into my throat, followed by burping. That lasted a good two weeks until all the swelling from my surgery had gone down.

That is wot its like jamie, feels like somethings stuck, must be the tightness, when u was at that stage did u stil move on to the thicker foods? Tuesday is my 3rd week so should be having lumpy foods but dont no if i will get it down without hurting, should i stay on week two for a bit longer

I was able to move onto soft foods at 18 days post-op, which was when I was scheduled to. That constriction of my esophagus eased up around the 2 week mark for me. Though, honestly, I don't think it would have been any better or worse had I moved onto soft foods earlier, every tiny little sip of anything caused that feeling, so I imagine it would have been the same had I eaten a little bite of something.

I would suggest calling your doctor.

I had some discomfort. It felt like my muscles in my stomach were spasming when I would take a bite. I found it was worse when I was dehydrated. Your body is still healing and your digestive system is still just starting to function again. Some discomfort is normal, pain is a concern.