Hi so my surgery was Ivory Lewis this surgery is robotic. I had two surgeons one was a thoracic surgeon and the other one was an oncology surgeon. Oncology surgeon worked from the front making 5 small incisions to unhook my stomach from my esophagus and to collect nodes to biopsy 33 in total. Also checking stomach for any signs of cancer. My thoracic surgeon went in on my right side making 5 bigger incisions. They had to deflate my lung to reach my esophagus. They took 7 inches of my esophagus out. Then used part of my stomach to make a new esophagus. This surgery took 9 hrs. It was rough for the first 2 days having a chest tube out my right side and tubes down my throat and my feeding tube. They got me up and walking as soon as I woke up it wasn’t easy but I knew I had to help myself also. Did breathing exercises often to help my lungs get cleared out. Walked all the time the more I walked the better I felt. So 8 day’s in hospital. 7 days in I had my swallow test moment of truth making sure my new esophagus doesn’t leak. It didn’t leak it was a great day. Also got my chest tube out and tube going down my throat out. Started out drinking broths and juice then worked up to jellos and puddings and food that were soft. Than just kept working my way back to more meat proteins and salads and fruits. Still eat smaller meals just more often. Staying positive throughout helped me so much. Hope this helps wishing the best. Scott