I'm 6 days out and doing powerade zero, thinned Greek yogurt, Popsicles and blended and strained black bean soup. I have stabbing pain in the center of my chest after eating/drinking. I tried tums, Ice and sitting up but nothing helps. Any ideas? Can't call my doctor either as he is out of town until 6/9 (wish I knew that before surgery). Please help.

I had that too, I think it's just part of the healing process. I was so thirsty all the time, but every sip would hurt. It will get better soon. I had surgery April 23rd and last week (may 18th) was the best I felt. I never had any issues just the pain when eating or drinking anything. Just part of the journey. Good luck!! You will feel 100% soon

Are you taking small sips and waiting a minute in between? You might still have so much swelling that backing off the full liquids for another day or two will make a difference. Try different temperatures also, some people do better with cold liquids while some can only tolerate warm at first.

I've experienced the same thing if I don't wait long enough between sips. It's been a great reminder of the fact that I need to take my time and slooow down. I'm 6 days out. It has gotten better over the past 3 days.

Sips not gulps. Sometimes small gulps will do it to us. I forget and try to guzzle down 2 or 3 gulps and forgetting about surgery and it feels like I was stabbed in the chest.

I'm 6 days out and doing powerade zero, thinned Greek yogurt, Popsicles and blended and strained black bean soup. I have stabbing pain in the center of my chest after eating/drinking. I tried tums, Ice and sitting up but nothing helps. Any ideas? Can't call my doctor either as he is out of town until 6/9 (wish I knew that before surgery). Please help.

I'm 2 1/2 weeks out and am still experiencing the same thing. I found my main culprits were cold and too dense of foods. I can only handle things at room temp.