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Hi Deb, they didn’t cut my chest they cut from my chest down to the navel and also in mu neck. Yes it was a big surgery. Six hours.
I had a feeding tube put on at surgery. They should have put one for your husband’s surgery. Every one undergoing esophagectomy gets it so they can feed while the body recovers. I had mine on for a couple of months or so. I didn’t like having it but it kept me alive and fed while I recovered. Your husband should get one asap.
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Yes my husband had key hole surgery to remove his tumour and they removed three quarters of his stomach. It was a six hour surgery also. After surgery, he has a nasal gastric tube for nutrition and by the time he left the hospital was managing small amounts of food by mouth. He even started to gain a little weight..but six months after the surgery he has started to lose. He is hopefully seeing a surgeon this week where we live and I suspect they may decide on a j tube. Hope so. Thanks again.