I titled this thread "Listening to my Body" because that is exactly what I realized I have to do since surgery. This past weekend I experienced my first case of :tt2:heartburn, indegestion, acid reflux.:cool2: So many different names you use, but they all mean the samething. At first I had no idea what it was, but after a day of feeling that way I realized and than again it was only after a dear friend of mines came to the house and I told her I was feeling she said it sound like... Since I've never had:frown: heart burn, indegestion, acid reflux:frown: I had know idea what I was feeling.

The feeling. My throat and chest was hurting. Everytime I swolled it just hurt. First I thought I was had a cold I was developing. Don't laugh, it was my throat and chest hurting why not. But didn't have any of the other sysmptoms. Nothing I ate was going down right, I just didn't feel good.

The cauase.... Wendesday after my last minute shopping, rushing around picking up this person and that person and knowing I had to go home and start preparing my Thanksgiving meal. I made a very drastic mistake. I'm almost ashmed to say this, but we are here to share and that is what I'm doing. I went and picked up fast food for dinner for my house, so I would not have to cook. I already had guest in that evening. Of all things I got.. Popeyes Spicy chicken. 1st mistake. When I arrived home I rushed and ate a pcs of chicken 2nd mistake. and than jumped right up and started cooking 3d mistake. So not only did I buy the wrong food I ate the crap too fast without chewing it up properly and than jumped right up and started working. Needless to say why I ended up with :sad:HEARTBURN, INDEGESTION, ACID REFLUX:frown:. Whatever you want to call it..

Lesson Learned... Don't eat crappy food, for any reason at all, no matter what. Take my time and chew whatever I eat and for goodness sake Listen to my Body:cursing::cursing::cursing:.

I know exactly what you mean. I knew what heartburn felt like, so I knew exactly what it was. I fried pork chops for my family. I decided I just didn't want another piece of baked salmon, so I ate a pork chop. I tried to take my time chewing, but that was hard to do. Also, the greasiness of it really made me feel awful. I won't be in any hurry to eat something fried like that again. Sometimes you have to learn the hard way.

I know what you mean and I too learned the hard way. My problem was eating and drinking and then laying right down. no digestion ; just food stuck in my throat and on my chest. all i could do was bring it back up and out!!! :cursing:

I guess we are all learning that. Its a good thing that it did not get stuck. I hate that feeling. I sometimes just don't chew my food as I should. I was eating some chicken, and I just thought I could eat like i use to. Not only was I so full that I felt I would bust, I had chicken stuck in my throat. I was the worst feeling. I was in a panic, but I got through it. I am learning. I guess we all are.