How long after dilation to feel better?

I am just about 13 weeks and had an endoscopy and balloon dilation this past Thursday to resolve a stricture. I heard the procedure was quick and painless but I came out of it in incredible pain in my lower abdomen (felt very much like labor pain) and nausea and throwing up (threw up blood because of the irritation to the stoma). I was rushed to an emergency xray and upper GI to make sure nothing was punctured. It wasn't. Afterwards they gave me pain and nausea medicine via IV and I soon snapped out of the writhing pain and misery I was in but no one could tell what the heck happened. Usually they say to eat soft foods and liquids for 24 hours but my doctor said 48 hours because of the ordeal it had turned into. It's about 50 hours since and I just had my first real food since, very soft fish and some mashed potatoes. My chest still feels heavy and the food goes down like a brick. Will this go away any time soon? Has anyone else had a problem with one endoscopy but then did okay later?

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