It hurts every time i eat :(

[tiredtwinmommy 30]

Started solids yesterday and it hurts for about an hour every time I eat. It feels like it is. In my chest and throat. I get spasms and only way to relieve myself a bit it to stand up. I am on a ppi and have been for a while. This sucks, I am afraid to eat a teach meal time because of this. I try eating slow and chewing my small bites very well. Is this normal? Will it get better? Supposed to see surgeon on Thursday but maybe I need to move that up?

[Jan36 6]

Started solids yesterday and it hurts for about an hour every time I eat. It feels like it is. In my chest and throat. I get spasms and only way to relieve myself a bit it to stand up. I am on a ppi and have been for a while. This sucks, I am afraid to eat a teach meal time because of this. I try eating slow and chewing my small bites very well. Is this normal? Will it get better? Supposed to see surgeon on Thursday but maybe I need to move that up?

I find it helps if I walk around the house I still get that chest throat thing and I'm almost 8 weeks out. Eat soft foods SLOWLY each "meal" should take about 30 minutes to finish. It will get easier so be patient.

[joatsaint 2,814]

What you're going through was normal for me. For weeks and weeks post-op, I could only eat about 1/2 tablespoon of solid food and then Frankensleeve would feel like he was trying to grind up rocks. I was eating Cream of Mushroom Soup for almost every meal once I passed the puree stage.

I think it took about a month later before I was able to tolerate different solid foods - chicken being the hardest to eat. Funny think is, I was able to eat processed food (the bad stuff) more easily than the healthy foods I was supposed to be incorporating into my diet.

[playlikeworldchamps 595]

Completely normal. Sad to say. But it will get better gradually. Also there is nothing stopping you from staying on mushy/puréed longer. My surgeon/nut said not to worry if cannot progress right away. Take your time.