Hiccups???

[dackn8tr]

Ok, did anyone else start having the hiccups after surgery?? I'm 3 weeks out and at least 1-2 times a day i get the hiccups and they last anywhere from a minute or so to 10-15 minutes. Just wondered if i'm alone in this, i very rarely got them before surgery but now seem to have them A LOT!! Very distracting when i'm trying to talk to a customer on the phone at work!!!

[itsmytime]

Oh yeah, I still get the hiccups quite frequently! Usually once a day 4-5 days out of the week! It's annoying and I never got hiccups before surgery either LOL. My husband gives me a funny look every time I get hiccups.

[jodiel]

Mine just started and I'm 10 weeks out. Every time I eat, I get the hiccups. This just started a few days ago. So last night I decided to eat super slow. I still got them, but not as bad. Who knows what it is. Maybe just our new stomachs still trying to heal up.

[peacemama101]

I had a spell of hiccups for two weeks after my surgery. Vey annoying. I figured it was part of the whole "gas" experience.

[Tarheel2012]

I get them when I eat or drink to fast! I just use it as a warning sign to slow down but mine are very light and only last for a minute or so!

[aliciar97]

I am 8 months out and I still get them when I eat too fast. I have always been a fast eater, so it has taken some time to get used to eating slow - but they are getting better!

[dackn8tr]

i wondered if it was gas related but I've not noticed that mine happen when i eat ... maybe i need to pay more attention to that huh?!? Was talking to a friend this morning (hadn't eaten or drank anything for 1/2 hour or so) when they started and just didn't want to stop! Oh well, i know i'm a little "off" sometimes and wondered if anyone else had this too. Thanks for the input!!!

[stephanie81]

I get them when I try to eat like I used to (Normal) If I eat stuff that is very small or chewed extremely well and extremely slow it doesn't happen but most of the time it does.

[CatherineRN]

yes slow down, only happens when I rush... usually at work

[louisianagirl55]

Oh yes,
and right after surgery they hurt real bad. But the good news is that after you heal they don't really hurt that bad. So yes it's normal.

[Ree]

I had them the same day after surgery and still do.

[Ree]

I am having such a hard time with the pressure in the sternum and feeling like I need to burp but it won't come out. I have had to expel some what appeared to be mucous of something (my doctor called it "sliming" syndrome). does not happen to everyone, but I had it. hoping it is almost subsided. Things, even water hurts going down. Anyone else eperience this?

[maryhad2lambs]

I get them all the time when I eat and sometime when I try to drink too fast. Slowing down helps.

[Hopeful1]

I'm 4 1/2 months out and I still get them all the time. It makes no difference if I eat slow or a little faster, I get them. You are definitely not alone.

[michelleb]

I am having such a hard time with the pressure in the sternum and feeling like I need to burp but it won't come out. I have had to expel some what appeared to be mucous of something (my doctor called it "sliming" syndrome). does not happen to everyone, but I had it. hoping it is almost subsided. Things, even water hurts going down. Anyone else eperience this?

I got the pressure in my sternum too. The nurses in the hospital and then my hubby back home had to burp me like a baby. It was the only thing that worked. I still get the hiccups nine months out, we I eat too fast or that's my tummy's way of staying stop! The slimies suck too but that's when i ate too much or too fast. Doesn't happen anymore.