Chest pain normal?

[john60605 7]

Hi, I just had the sleeve done 2 days ago. By all measures I'm doing great. I was up walking the hospital ward 5 hours post operation. I'm able to drink the small amounts I'm supposed to and have no problems keeping them down. I haven't really needed most of the pain meds. In general I'm doing so much better than I thought I would.

However, when I drink especially the first couple sips, I get a middle chest pain. It's not really bad, maybe a 4 out of ten. But it's there. My question is do most other people have this a couple days out? I'm trying to figure out if it's normal or not. I see the Dr. In 3 days but I wanted to get an opinion here.

Thanks, John

Edited January 1, 2018 by john60605

[Danny Paul 761]

If I drink or eat too fast my body reminds me to slow down with a pain close to the breast bone. From my monthly group meeting it seems that its a normal thing.

[Sydney7 6]

Danny,

yes, it is a common thing to have that pain after you drink. I actually had mine in April and went back w my friend in November. A couple of tricks that we learned to help this. 1.) Put your liquid into a child’s silly cup, that way you are getting a lot less air when you take a drink. 2:) Drink broth, Gatorade, Jello, popsicles, but not just plain Water. Water is heavier and will give you more pain. Also, don’t drink anything and lay down, you need to be sitting up all the way to drink, and stay sitting up for 20min after drinking.

Follow the liquid diet all thru and you will do we,,

“Chest pain” is not normal if it occurs when you are not drinking anything, read on the signs of a heart attack, so you know the difference. If you have continued chest pain and can not get liquids down, let your doctor know early on, there are meds they can give you to help out.

Good luck

[Creekimp13 5,838]

If you get pain, try smaller sips. You can take bigger sips eventually, but for a while, you've gotta do little teenie ones or it'll hurt a little.

[SouthernGirl76 74]

Did you have a hernia repair as well? Sometimes that has a little to do with it.

[john60605 7]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Well I'm glad to say that now, day 3, the pain when I drink is almost gone. So I guess it's just a healing thing that I need to let time take care of.

Southern Girl- that's an excellent question. My surgeon said that if he found a hernia he would repair it but we didn't talk about that post-op so I'm not sure if he did. I have a follow-up on Wednesday with him and I'll ask that.

[Brittanyblue 55]

I had chest pain today, and i find that it goes away once i take my stomach spasm meds. or it happens when I drink my Water too fast and get to much air in with my water. Its normal, your body is healing.

[Holls06 98]

Yes i am week post op and i get the same pains too. I try to take smaller sips, but sometime i thirsty and take the bigger gulp and it happens.