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I had this feeling the day of surgery and a little the day after. Today, 5 days out Im feeling it again. When I swallow anything (even saliva) I get a burning feeling as soon as it hits my esophagus and as it enters my stomach I can feel the burn spreading.

Im so scared that I have a leak or some other terrible complication.

Has anyone felt this?

Please tell me it's normal...?

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Thank you, Patrick.

I hope that's all it is.

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Did your doctor send you home on Nexium or something similar? I was sent home on it twice a day, acid or no acid.

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He did. He sent me home with prilosec, but I can barely swallow enough Water to get a pill down. It's misery.

Can I use Maloxx or some liquid? I'll be asking him tomorrow. Already emailed him.

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Did they perform a leak test post-op? Do you have a fever, rapid heart rate?

I didn't have any symptoms other than what you are describing when my leak was detected 2 days post-op on my final leak test.

So, my recommendation is do NOT take anything NOT prescribed by your surgeon. Call the after hours number, if there is NOT an after hours number, go to the ER. They will need to perform a leak test.

I'm not trying to scare you, but ignoring any symptoms is not a good idea. Taking additional meds not authorized by your surgeon can cause more issues.

Yes, it sounds like acid, but at the same time, the second I swallowed the contrast Fluid, I felt it going all the way down, and immediate pain in my abdomen.

Please do not take anything else. Call your surgeon. They get paid to take care of you at any hour. If the surgeon doesn't call you back, at bare minimum a nurse on-call should.

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They did perform a leak test and said that everything is fine. Im very paranoid and I am so afraid of a leak. I feel fine other than that. And in the morning it was constant, after I look the pill it went down a bit and now its every once in a while. I dont have a fever. No rapid heart rate. Everything else seems to be fine. And I "ate" 3 times today. Had 2oz of Protein supplement between meals and have been drinking Water. The pain is never severe enough to double me over or anything. I just have to stop...wait for it to pass, and then continue what I'm doing. I'll talk to my surgeon tomorrow for sure cause Im terrified.

Thank you for the replies though

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