I am 15 days post-op banded 8/18/08 and have been doing great, but I have this weird feeling in my chest that at first I just had when I first woke up in the morning but now for the last 2 days it is constant. It kind of feels like a golf ball is in my throat. It is kinda hard to explain so this is the best I can do to describe it. It really doesn't hurt but feels really weird. I can drink and eat fine. I am on the pureed part of my post op. My concern is that I didn't have this feeling until about a week ago and it is progressing from just having it first thing in morning to all day. I am worried I did something wrong and my band slipped or something. So I am hoping some of you can let me know if you had this and if this is normal. Thank you all for your help.

I would definitely check with your doctor because I am no doctor...but I can share my experience with you....I had a funny feeling in my throat at different times during my weight loss....never hurt, just felt kind of like a choking feeling, but my food and liquids went down fine. It eventually went away. Hope this helps!!

I agree to call your doctor. That's what you pay him/her for.

I find that I feel that way if I hurt the pouch by eating too much or just a reintroduced food. It might just be the transistion to pureed foods.

Call your doc.