I am three months out and tried a low sugar oatmeal this morning. I added some blueberries as I had tried those before without a problem. But I am still paying for Breakfast over three hours later. My pouch feels awful...like it's coming up the esophagus and just sitting there. I guess it's the "stuck" pain that people talk about. And maybe I ate it too fast. There was plenty of liquid to help it go down. But...sigh...i hate this part of having the surgery. I guess it's all in the "learning curve" though. I am very happy with the weight loss and I feel great, otherwise! Yesterday i went out for lunch with my daughter to Boston Market and had a drumstick off of her "1/2 chicken" plate. I took the skin off and the chicken went down just fine and tasted great. I ordered an extra side of mashed potatoes and gravy and ate about 1/3 of that. So eating out is becoming more doable. I brought the leftovers home and had them for dinner. I'm looking forward to trying a salad but I'm not sure I'm ready. It's scary to try new foods....because if they do "get stuck," it's so very uncomfortable!

thanks for the info i am about a month away from bypass so any people can share is good

That happens to be sometimes. I remember the first time it happened to me was with refried beans on the puréed stage. No fun.

I do notice it happens when I eat too fast though

Yeah, right now on the first liquid phase it's so weird taking a half hour to drink a half cup of protein shake, half cup of yogurt and maybe a pudding.... I guess I'll be doing that yoga style eating when I switch to puree on Thursday (thank god), in other words "chewing" like 20/25 times each bite... after a lifetime of literally inhaling food this is a needed and healthy change. Like some above said, thanks so much for walking through this and sharing this info with us

Happened to me today with a boiled egg. I don't know what I was thinking! It got stuck in my chest and I threw it up. Won't be doing that again!