Question:
Is this normal it seems after i eat right in the middle of my breast bone there is a

hard knot its only there after i eat,some one said that is where your new stomach is. Is this true????    — icannie (posted on September 9, 2003)

September 9, 2003
My surgeon showed me where my pouch is and that is not the spot. All surgeons are different so everyones could be in a slighty different spot, but not to far off I would think. Mine is maybe 4 inches further down and a tad to the left. <p> I often get the same feeling you get. Sometimes I know it is because I have eaten to fast or not chewed well enough. My surgery was on 7/15 and twice I have vomited from not chewing well enough. It is the WORST feeling in the world. We do not vomit like we used to but it is still just as harsh as far as I am concerned. I also get that feeling when I drink to fast, I always assumed it was a gas bubble. Good luck!!!!
   — TheresaC

September 9, 2003
It could be you ate to much and it backed up on you. I have had that happen to me b-4 and i got sick and it came up. I have got much better at as (SOON) as i feel (FULL) i stop eating. no matter how good it is and think ill just have 1 more bite well the 1 more bite always comes back up and it hurts very bad.I ad my WLS 4-16-03 down 75plus pds now
   — wildbrat

September 10, 2003
I too have experienced a full feeling, knot or pressure beneath the breastbone. I had a ascope and they found that it was an ulcer of all things. I started prevacid 2 days ago (Dr ordered) and it went away. I thought it was a stricture, SLD, or gallbladder. NOPE. Let your Dr know, this is what he is here for....he can help *smile* GOOD LUCK oo and by the way...even with the pressure I have lost 41 pounds since 07/23/03. woo hoo
   — S L.