Pain Beneath My Chest

[MSVEEKAYWHY 6]

get pain beneath my chest everytime i ate today. i just started purees today(2weeks postop). anyone know whats the deal? it goes away after about 10 minutes, but im concerned.

[Lissa 2,631]

It might be your "full" signal for now.

[traceyc 89]

Agree with Lissa. Full will feel different than before surgery. When I started purée it didn't take much food for me to get that feeling.

[nixi 38]

I had the feeling till i was 6 weeks post op. i believe it may be something to do with the size of our openings so hang in there it does go away

[ereneeh 77]

Did they also do a hernia repair? If so, the stitch from the repair can cause this.

[MSVEEKAYWHY 6]

no, no hernia repair. I can't believe it could mean "full", i only took 2 bites! lol, but i did stop eating right after the pain started. thank you for the help guys(:

[Lissa 2,631]

It can mean full. My full signal for a good while was slight pain in my left shoulder, then it switched to a burp. Now, I can guage it better, and I try to under eat my sleeve, so I don't burp as often at meal time. It's somewhat embarassing if you're out with people and you let out even a small burp.

[Reet 18]

I'm just learning my full signal also. Mine is a uncomfortable feeling in the high chest area with burping. I need to learn to stop before that feeling!