JennyBeth 127 Posted May 11, 2013 Ok so my surgeon discovered a stricture through an endoscopy on Thursday. He dilated my esophagus and immediately the pressure in my chest was gone. Yesterday other than a sore throat I felt better and it was easier to get fluids down. Now today the pressure in my chest is back and I'm really struggling to get anything down again! WTH? So my guess is my esophagus closed back up. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm so frustrated and can not continue on 100 calories or less per day! I'll be 8 weeks out on Wednesday and this is NOT normal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites