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Anyone else get abdominal pain after eating? (3 years post surgery)
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Jul 14 9:02am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Three years out here as well. No stomach pain but I have the same issue with being tried and fatigued all the time. Best way to describe it is like having the tail end of the flu and having to go out and mow the lawn. I can do it but when it's done I'm completely exhausted. I have have many tests. B12, Iron , Ferriten, ect. Doctors are saying this could just be the new normal for me, but I have dicided not to accept that idea. Since the surgery I have been sleeping upright and just don't get as much sleep as I used to. I think this might be the problem so the next step for me is to figure out how to get more sleep.
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@seanski You need to get good sleep. Don’t torture yourself sleeping upright. I raised my entire bed from the head part about five inches so the bed is on an incline. It only feels weird the first night or two but I sleep like a baby and have no more reflux even if I eat late or heavy. They sell bed boosters online and at furniture stores. They are cheap to get to at Walmart too. Older people buy them to raise their beds so they can get on/off easier. Only raise the head part though!
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My sleep is fairly rubbish also which I know doesn't help my general situation.. the new normal thing just annoys me as I don't want to accept it. I get quite depressed and do the whole why me thing. People constantly say how I'm looking really good and I can only think well I don't feel it but the alternative is not being here at all. Guess I'm struggling in more than a few areas. Thanks for listening