First time experience

OMG the pain.  I feel like I have something stuck half way down.  And what I am experiencing is horrible.  What is this?

How far post op are you? Are you taking anything for pain -- Tylenol? If newly post op, are you following the prescribed diet for the stage you are at? Keep track of your water consumption and make sure you are getting enough. Are you constipated? You don't have to answer that -- just something for you to think about --- input vs output. If you have a fever -- maybe you should go to emerg.

This is food getting "stuck". Very common, been there so many times. Unfortunately you'll have to wait it out. Maybe too fast, maybe too much, maybe too dry. It hurts and it sucks, I'm sorry to hear about it.