Dumping

[fortunatus]

I can empathise. I had my IL procedure 12 years ago. Dumping has been with me ever since but with varying degrees of frequency and intensity. I fear that it is the price one pays for a life saving but intensely invasive and radical surgery. Sorry my experience does not offer a brighter prognosis. Good luck.Fortunatus

[petercaron]

sorry to hear that you are still experiencing Dumping. I am 5 1/2 years post esophagectomy and I believe I have only experienced what I believe is dumping, maybe 5 times/days since my surgery.

Fortunately I am able to eat and drink with my meals and have not really had what I am sure is a tough post surgery lifestyle I also do not experience the fluctuations in my blood sugars

I am able to eat just about anything I want, in somewhat smaller quantities, but typically eating 3 meals a day. I have also been able to maintain a healthy weight over the last three years

Everyone seems to have somewhat different experiences post surgery . I count myself very lucky to first surviving this tough cancer and to then be able to live a pretty normal existence afterward.

[Cortex1 in reply to petercaron]

you are very lucky indeed, we are very different in outcome. I’m 16 years post op and just about recent years my dumping is getting milder. I had severe dumping since day one. However I’m glad I can eat and live a new normal but adjusted life.

[fortunatus in reply to Cortex1]

I agree with cortex1. petercaron should thank his lucky stars. His experience sadly is atypical.Fortunatus

[Popsic]

I’m with you on this one , I am 10 years post IL and dumping hits me like a train, I’ve tried to track it by tracking what I eat and drink, but I can’t pin point it. But as you say, a small price to pay to be alive. Popsic

[fortunatus]

Posic is right. petercaron probably an outlier. But the common ground is that we are all alive to tell the tale.

[Janashlin]

4.5 years post and I am the same

[fortunatus in reply to Janashlin]

Yup. Petercaron can thank his lucky stars. I wish we had the secret!

[liz_crisp]

yep 13 years on and Dumping is a normal part of everyday life. But I'm still here xx

[fortunatus]

On reflection I am not sure what purpose petercaron had in telling us about his happy no dumping experience. It certainly didn't cheer me up

[zerodrudge]

I survived septic shock after surgery was scarey but 13 years on still around.Wish I knew what brings on ds as I get it about once a month.Eating late at night ha always been a problem for me.I guess one good thing that happened to me after surgery is I got rid of a lot of unhealthy weight.Today I'm 511 204 lbs.

[fortunatus in reply to zerodrudge]

Didn't quite work out the weight loss formula! I also would love to know what triggers the ds - maybe nothing - that is to say it's now just part of us because of the changes to the organism brought about by the surgery. Anyway we seem destined, unlike a few lucky ones, to having to live with the bloody thing. Let us wish each other good luck and realise that we're 'fortunate' to be here.