I'm 2 months post-op and have had a feeling of food getting stuck at the stomach opening since about 1 month out. I get the feeling no matter what I eat or drink (even Water and Protein shakes), and no matter how long I take to chew and how long between bites.

I had a barium swallow that showed nothing at 1 month, so my doc just said chew better and eat slower. Today at my 2 month check up, I pretty much begged her to do something. I'm miserable and don't want to eat/drink anything. (Good side is that I've lost 58lbs in 2 months.) She scheduled an EGD (scope) for next week.

Has anyone else had the same feeling of food getting stuck? If so, what helped?

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Me me. Walking and waiting it out. Not much helps. It's like after 2 baby bites my throat closes. Thick liquids are better for me than thin or solids. Since week 5 I'm on week 10 now

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This was me as well. It is not uncommon either. I found that eating while standing and walking around afterwards helped tremendously. I still will get up and walk around right after eating at almost 2 years out. Your surgeon is telling the truth, slow methodical chewing is the best thing to do. You may be eating faster than you realize.

I am exactly the same, everything seems to just stick and gives me huge pain on the right side under my ribs. They are putting a scope down there on the 9th January, why not any sooner I couldn't tell you. Keep us updated on the the outcome.

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