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Hello @jhautzinger and welcome to Mayo Connect. You might connect with more members if you could explain a little about the type of esophagus reconstruction you had (i.e., what is the name of the procedure?) and the reason for the surgery (result of an accident, disorder, disease or something else).

By providing a few more details it will be easier to connect you with others who have had a similar surgery, and, in that way, they can share their experiences with you.

Please share as you are comfortable doing so.

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Thank you 🙂 Honestly I can't remember the name of surgical procedure but I believe it was created by Dr. Mark Orringer from Michigan State? I had reflux for years and was headed towards Barretts so it was decided to do a Nissen Fundiplication. I was sick after the surgery and could not go home. My stomach had herniated into my left chest and crushed my lung. They brought the stomach down and put in a G-Tube. I didn't get better and about a week later they decided I had an esophageal leak and was taken back into surgery. There was a leak and I lost much of the esophagus. I had to wait 5-6 months before I could be repaired due to the massive infection. Johns Hopkins did the repair where they pull part of the stomach up into a tube to reconnect to what was left of my esophagus, on top of my heart. The rest of the stomach was anchored in the abdominal cavity.