Experiences with

Oesophagectomy

Hi my husband had his Oesophagectomy surgery on 8th January this year and discharged from hospital on Friday so early days his experiencing rather a lot of pain on his left side underneath the ribs , can someone give us some advice , is this normal, I understand it’s early days but just want some post

Stuart had an oesophagectomy on 14 November last year quite high up. He had another swallow test end of January which showed no improvement in his swallowing. We had a long meeting with speech therapist about this.

My GP has said that she does not feel qualified to comment on my fitness due to the Oesophagectomy I have had. Has anyone had experience of this issue that can give me some guidance?

Once I'd got a grip of it my hba1c were stable and I gained good control, mainly through eating low carb. 3 years ago I had an oesophagectomy due to having oesophageal cancer.

I underwent an oesophagectomy which removed my oesophagus and part of my stomach 2½ years ago but my recovery has stalled. I now have an “S” bend in my conduit (stomach remnant stretched to replace my oesophagus) which gives me grief whilst eating and results in continuous weight loss.

My partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy on 14 November 24. Since then he has not been able to swallow due to how high up the surgery took place. He had a video last week to check if he could swallow safely but sadly not.

He starts chemo next week and from our online research seems he is for a common treatment plan of 4 x FLOT, oesophagectomy, then 4 x FLOT. It’s been very scary and overwhelming but I am very glad I found this forum and have been reading up on all your posts.

Having passed this test, I was declared to be fit enough for surgery and was admitted to the BRI on 21st February 2024, under the Upper GI Surgery team, for an oesophagectomy.

Hi AllMy Oesophagectomy was over 18 years ago and I just wanted to ask you if you have had to have a camera down since your operation. I had to have one stretch after the first 12 months.

Hello, I am over 2 years past Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy and have been taking Lanzoprazole 15mg once a day, then Gavison at night. I’ve found that my folate and ferritin are low , probably caused by ppi use and wonder if anyone has managed to come off them.

My husband had his oesophagectomy last Thursday (19th) he’s been breathless and swollen and they did a CT just now which shows a leak at the site of the surgery. He’s already on antibiotics for a chest infection.

I am only 3 months post oesophagectomy and so appreciate it is still very early days into recovery. However, each morning between 0300 and 0600hr, I wake up with a nagging pain in the lower abdomen just below and to the left of the stomach incision.

Hi, does anyone have experience of selexid antibiotic for a UTI after Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy?

Hi all just wondered if anyone had suffered with constipation after an esophagectomy? My husband is only 4 weeks post op so appreciate very early days but is suffering really badly with constipation and only managing to go to toilet if he takes a laxative. He is also really struggling with the full

Hi everyone my husband is nearly 9 months post oesophagectomy with 2/3 of his stomach removed. He was diagnosed T4aN1M0 in September last year, had the op in March and is overall recovering really well.

I had an oesophagectomy (keyhole) in December 2021. I've made a slow, steady recovery and feel very lucky to be as well as I am today. I eat well but of course in much smaller quantities.I'm a type 2 diabetic and prior to my op I had my diabetes well controlled using Metformin and diet.

76yr old male, 15months post oesophagectomy, eating same diet as pre cancer but obviously far less. Taking 20mg Omeprasole daily, no reflux issues at all. Struggling to maintain weight, 82kg pre-op, 66kg now. Main problem is exhaustion.

Hi, I had an oesophagectomy almost 2 years ago and it’s been a difficult recovery process. I was very slim before the op and am now maintaining my new weight but can’t gain any.

my husband had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy in 2019. The operation had complications and left my husband in a bad way and 6 months in ICU. He survived against the odds, but 4 years + down the line he suffers with constant nausea and diarrhoea .

A few months ago I posted about the difficulties I was having post oesophagectomy surgery last November and the discomfort I felt every day as I ate anything.