I have been on mushies for 5 days. Sometimes when I'm eating, I start to feel a pain in my chest that extends on to (and seemingly through) my back. It's like something piercing straight through me. What the heck is going on. I don't know if I'm eating too fast or getting too full or what. But why does it hurt the worst in my back? Has anyone heard of or experienced this? :wink2:

With my own experience, that pain you described was gas. Eat slower, breathe deep between bites and it will pass.

I had this too...Im not sure for me, if it was gas, but it eventually faded...good luck

I just had my band done 5 days ago and I get that same exact pain...not sure what it is...just want you to know you are not alone.

I've been banded 3.5 years, I still get that pain, but only if I eat too fast and don't chew well enough. I also get it at night, right after I lie down. I pop a couple of Tums and the discomfort is instantly gone...hope this helps.

Gas pains comes from the Co2 used to insufflate your abdomen. They are usually described as pains in the left shoulder and back or pain felt when taking deep breaths. Walking will help diminish the discomfort.

my doctor gave me some info about issues which may or may not occur.

It could also be esophegeal spasms. I have actually had these on and off for the past year and I finally went to have my heart checked just to be safe. My surgeon said sometimes the banding can also make it worse. Luckily since banding I haven't had any. I would say too...just eat slower and chew chew chew! good luck.

Also, many people have this sensation when they have eaten enough. More than this could cause PBing.

hi there! it sounds pretty similar to what I had beginning after 2nd fill. It was under my breast bone all the way thru to my back and it turned out to be a combination of things, so i'll share my experience. After restriction at 2nd fill, i was waiting longer to eat and would get this burpy, air feeling, like a burp rolling up my chest, but it would stop at the band and i couldn't let it out. That made a feeling like a contraction in my chest for several days, it was awful.

After that faded, I had a constant ache under breast thru to back and shoulder blades. It was deferred gas pain...my belly was sending pain signals to the back, which is common with gas pains. It got so painful I ended up having an Upper GI exam and X ray to ensure I wasn't blocked or that my band had slipped. It hadn't, i was fine.

Since it was several things that caused this, i did a combination of things to fix it and have been fine all week since I started being more careful. Here's my list:

1. Don't wait too long between meals. It creates air in the tummy and causes chest pain.

2. Keep taking gas-x or any type of simethicone. If you're away from your meds, ask someone for pepto or tums, they pretty much will work in short term.

3. Be careful not to gulp or swallow air when eating, drinking, etc. As well, if you're on Fiber supplement, stop taking for a few days, as it expands and creates gas.

4. Maintain good upright posture, especially when eating.

Keep me posted, I wish you a wonderful banding experience!

Thank you guys so much. I will definitely try to slow down my eating. I never realized food could taste so nasty until I started chewing it to liquid consistency. Ugh!

Scarfing my food has always been a bad habit. I've gotten so much better, but sometimes I swallow and realize, oops, I didn't chew that bite enough. I guess I have to be a little more disciplined with eat morsel until chewing to smitherines becomes habit.

I will take all advice into account and will post an update when I've conquered this! I'm so glad to know that my surgeon didn't accidentally suture my stomach to spine, because that sure is what the pain felt like! Thanks, again!