I am 4 days post op. I keep having a pressure build inside my chest that ultimately leads to a spam type of thing like a hiccup. It's extremely uncomfortable. Anyone else having the same?

Also I'm having really bad acid reflux and all I'm drinking is water. Ugh!

On 6/22/2018 at 8:59 PM, Kadiev said:

I am 4 days post op. I keep having a pressure build inside my chest that ultimately leads to a spam type of thing like a hiccup. It's extremely uncomfortable. Anyone else having the same?

Also I'm having really bad acid reflux and all I'm drinking is Water. Ugh!

Im having he same but on my right side.

when i sleep and then wake up i try to breathe in a deep breath and its very painful

Did you have a hiatal hernia repaired? I did and was having hiccups that wouldn’t go away, it was pretty painful. My nurse told me it was from the hiatal hernia repair.

I had a hernia repair as well and those hiccups were not nice at all. They went away about day 4 though

You are probably drinking too fast. Try sipping on ice chips to slow down your sips or change the temperature of the water. After surgery you are swollen for a week or two and it takes a little more time for the fluid to go down. You are kind of like a clogged pipe right now. It will get better, but remember tiny sips go down easier.