Found out the pain is spasms, not a stricture!

[The New Kel 1,312]

I am one month post op, on "soft foods".

I have been having discomfort with everything except for cottage cheese and yogurt. I'm on soft foods and even very soft chicken and fish gives me pain right where the esophagus meets the stomach opening. It is like a lot of pressure and makes eating difficult. It takes about 15-20 minutes until it passes into the stomach and pain subsides.

I was fearful I had a structure. I just spoke to my surgeons nurse, who said it sounds exactly like spasms. Therefore she ordered Levson, a tablet I will take 15 minutes before meals. I was actually sent home with some, but thought it was for nausea.

I am glad it's not a stricture. I'll start taking this stuff tonight before dinner and see how it goes.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I took it with every meal for about three months. It was a godsend!

[The New Kel 1,312]

Looks like I will taking it regularly too.. Anything to make eating less painful!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Are you taking an anti nausea pill, too? I took both and had a slight structure. My first few months were rough.

[The New Kel 1,312]

Are you taking an anti nausea pill, too? I took both and had a slight structure. My first few months were rough.

Silly me, I was taking the Levson they sent me home with once in the morning, thinking it was for nausea. No wonder my Breakfast has never been a problem. I also have some meds they gave me marked specifically for nausea. But those make me fall asleep, lol.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Zofran? I think that was once a day and the other was with every meal? It was three years ago -- I don't remember!