OUCH!

All in all things are going great, however I did hurt my little pouch (or pocket as Scott likes me to call it) earlier this week and its still a little mad at me! Over the weekend my Dad made his most incredible Beef Stew! Yummy! I was looking forward to eating some all day on Saturday - when I got home Saturday evening I went and warmed me up some! The beef was oh so tender and moist and it was delic! However, about 10 bites into it an extremely sharp and painful pain struck me right in the middle of my chest (like exactly where if you were to do chest compressions where your palm is supposed to be placed!) That's exactly where my "new stomach"/pouch is located now. Oh man did it hurt. I waited a few minutes thinking maybe I just put too much in that bite... but 5 minutes later it was getting worse. I sat up straight, stretched, walked around the house - coughed a lot, tried to burp... no such luck. I got on the computer and hopped on to the bariatric eating message boards and looked around to see if I could find out what was wrong. So I found out that I got that some food stuck. It took about an hour for the pain to go away... I tried everything - even trying to make myself sick (as recommended on the boards) no such luck. Since then, my little pouchie poo doesn't like much food unless I drink something hot before I eat and even then it's a little sensitive. I got some chicken stuck last night - not nearly as bad as over the weekend, but still uncomfortable. So i'll be taking it easy this weekend while I am in Orlando at Catholic Heart managers training. Lots of protein drinks with me and soft protein bars... I hope taking it really easy this weekend will help the pouch to heal a little!! Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at our CHWC gathering! Many haven't seen me since last January - 61 pounds heavier!! Sunday and Monday I am hanging with my family at their beach house in New Smyrna Beach until I fly home late Monday night. It will be my first time in a bathing suit since surgery... :/ But hey - i got to bring new clothes with me that I had in my closet that I bought that don't fit!! That will be fun!! :)