Food hurts in my throat!

Hi everybody,

I'm a week post op and I just started my soft food diet. Every time I take a bite, I can feel it going down my esophagus. It's tight and a little painful. What's going on? Am I taking too big of bites? Does this last forever? Help please!

They didn't do anything to  your esophagus during surgery, but you had a breathing tube (that went down your throat, but in your trachea, not your esophagus.  Your throat might still be a little sore from the breathing tube.  But your esophagus is the same size it was pre op so if the size bites you're taking now went down OK pre op, they should go down OK now.  If you keep having pain, I'd call your doc.

As Kelly says. But it would make it easier to reply if you said which surgery you have had. 

Sorry. I had RNY. Can your throat stay swollen for that long though?

I know what you mean I'm almost a month Out and sometimes even when I drink water my throat hurts

My throat hurt for awhile and I attributed it to the breathing tube too.  But then it continued to cause me problems because I had acid reflux at night that was bubbling up and causing esophagus problems.  Are you taking a PPI for acid?  Just an FYI....reflux can sometimes cause those esophagus issues.  

I am also a week out fro RNY and still have a scratchy throat. Try a sf Popsicle...it will feel great! 

Good luck!