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Esophageal Cancer: Surgery Or Not?

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Hello, my husband had Ivor Lewis surgery also, 7 months ago..yes the surgery was rough, initially he held on to his weight reasonably well but has now lost 34lbs…he was tall and thin before his diagnosis so he couldn’t afford to lose any weight at all. He has recently been diagnosed with anorexia as hes struggling to gain any weight. We are booked in to see a surgeon closer to home in 12 days time…hoping he will get him sorted with a Jtube. This is such a struggle and no one has really done anything to help. His gp said he needs to have a protein supplement drink…3 a day but he hates it so will only have 1 daily. I’m praying the surgeon will insist on the Jtube…feeling very worried 😟 he also has dumping syndrome which doesn’t help and I’m finding preparing his meals a nightmare…

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Thank you for sharing. Prayers for you and your husband.