Pressure In Chest After Eating

[MargaritaH 2]

I had surgery on 6/7/12 and have had a pretty easy time of it till now. My first fill was uneventful but I have recently had my second fill of 2 cc ( total of 8 cc in a 14cc band). I notice when I go to eat or drink it feels like I have air in my stomach and have the need to burp but cant. This takes several minutes to resolve itself and on some occasions if I try to push past it causes a blockage that created pressure in my chest that is painful. What am I doing wrong?!?!?

[colleenjoy 104]

There could be a couple of things happening. You could be eating to quickly, or too much and that is causing the food to get stuck. That pressure is exactly what I have when I've gotten stuck. However, if you are having trouble drinking you may be too tight. You should never have trouble getting liquids down.

After my second fill I had the same issues you are having. I had a slight unfill and feel sooooo much better. I'm going in for another fill in october, we'll see how that goes. I don't think I'm in the green zone yet, as I still get hungry between meals. I think I jsut need more time to adjust to fills, so I need to be more conservative.

good luck, hopefully you'll get this straightened out soon. Take care of yourself.

[dee257 1,516]

I think Colleen is right with sounds like you might have to slow down eatting....smaller bites,,,,I know thats how i feel also when im so hungry and I forget to go slow...or I take a big bite but tell myself i wil chew it good and not swallow it all right away.. ( gross sounding but im learning) If trying to slow down doesnt help Id call your dr....good luck !!!

[kll724 3,055]

As the others said, if you have trouble with liquid, you may be too tight! Your surgeon sound pretty aggressive with fills! Best wishes. Karen

[kwood803 25]

I get this EXACT thing, and for me I realized I wa drinking before eating and after too soon!!! Wait at least 20 minutes on both ends and I promise you will feel better, I do

[MargaritaH 2]

Thank you all for the feedback. I bought a baby spoon and fork this weekend to help with the slow down part . . . so far so good . . .