Food "lodged" behind breastbone?

 I am getting this sensation more in the last day or two, where when I eat something it almost feels as if it is getting stuck going down?/

It actually 'hurts' somewhat, makes me want to swallow water or something to get it by, and I have ended up "seeing" my food again within a few minutes after?

I was thinking I was eating too much, but maybe I am eating the wrong things?

This morning it was 1/2 a boiled egg, that I THINK I chewed up pretty good before swallowing?

Thoughts?

This could be the symptom of a stricture. You should call your surgeon for advice. And, if you become unable to swallow liquids, get to an ER right away.

 Will do!!

So far I am paying a LOT more attention to CHEWING the ever living daylights outta the eggs and that seems to be helping!!

Nerd,

It is your body telling you either it does not like what is coming down the pipe or it could mean enough is enough and you are full. Could be boiled eggs are too dry for you and you may do better scrambled or over easy. I can do hard boiled or poached but if it is the least bit runny - then I'm runny. Runny being the operative word there. Had episode of that this weekend in Galveston after eating part of a Healthy Slam at Denny's. Omelet was little bit undercooked and it did me in for a while. Had to remember to follow my own advice as seen below.

This is a repost...but if it can help even one RNYer who is wondering "WHAT DID I DO WRONG...I can't keep down my food.  I followed the doctor's orders to a tee".  This may help.
What is a stricture?  This question comes up weekly, if not daily on OH.  Below is a copy and paste from Wikipedia.  If you are a few weeks out post op from RNY and have problems keeping well chewed food (even water) down, you might have a stricture.  Very common and very treatable (about 5% of RNY patients get them).  Also do not freak out if you have to go back a second or third time to get treated for one.  The Gastroenterologist will go just below the pouch and air up the "balloon".  It is an outpatient procedure and you will be sedated.
  
As the anastomosis heals, it forms scar tissue, which naturally tends to shrink ("contract") over time, making the opening smaller. This is called a "stricture". Usually, the passage of food through an anastomosis will keep it stretched open, but if the inflammation and healing process outpaces the stretching process, scarring may make the opening so small that even liquids can no longer pass through it. The solution is a procedure called gastroendoscopy, and stretching of the connection by inflating a balloon inside it. Sometimes this manipulation may have to be performed more than once to achieve lasting correction.

I can't speak to strictures and such specifically, but I can tell you that when I got to the point that my Dr allowed "mushy" foods, I tried a hard boiled egg and had the same issue.  It felt stuck half way down, and within 2 minutes or so, it came back up.  I decided my body wasn't ready for it.  I went with the scrambled eggbeater instead.  Waited a week, then tried again and haven't had a problem since. 

Don't know if this will work for you or not, but if it is only the egg, it might be.  If you have the same problem with other foods/liquids, then the stricture that everyone else mentioned sounds more likely.

Good luck!

 I would bet that your food is way too dry.  You should try to "lube" your foods up a bit with a light gravy, sugar free bbq sauce, ketchup, light mayo or similar.  I am with Don and others that you just may not be ready for that dry of a food yet.   I was eating scrambled eggs with ketchup very slowly and those seemed to go down pretty well.  Cottage cheese was good but my favorite early on food was cheese and peanut butter (all natural with the oil on top) but remember to introduce only one new thing at a time.

Good luck and if it does continue, speak with your surgeon.

Watch the Ketchup...  That is one of 2 foods that made me dump.  It has a ton more sugar than I though in it as well...  My 2 cents to keep someone from the hell of an episode

 Yes, I should have mentioned Sugar Free Ketchup in the beginning...  Didn't dare try the real thing!!

I am three months post op and I stil get that feeling if the food is too grainy or dry.  Culprits include, and well done meat - including chicken breasts - hard boiled eggs, canned tuna, cerain kinds of meaty fish (on of my worst episodes was with a small two small sword fish pieces in a kabob).

Take it slow, chew a lot, and stick to moister foods.