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Anyone experience lung collapse after esophagectomy?

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Feb 24 9:35am | Replies (15)
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@manuelo Hi Manuel—Where was the stricture you developed, and how was it treated? Was it at the juncture where the stomach is stretched up and attached to the throat, or lower? Thank you.

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manuelo | @manuelo | Feb 22 2:09pm

@lindainca Hi Linda, my stricture developed right nect to my Adams apple where stomach and esophagus were joined. I had to undergo about ten endoscopies to stretch it and it would narrow down again. Finally I got fed up and found out I could do my own “dilations” with a bougie dilator and started doing those on my own. I probably did them for three or four months every other day and now I dont have to.

I can help anyone that wants to do them with valuable tips.

Take care

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