My Stage 4 esophageal cancer & hiatal hernia surgery in 2020 left me with the loss of 1/3 of the esophagus. My stomach was detached & relocated higher up & sewn into the remains of the esophagus. I lost the valve that is mandatory in the esophagus to close after food is passed thru to the stomach. Thus, gerd flows like a river 24/7. No meds have worked on gern, even Sucralfate. Constant chest pain wakes me multiple times a night ruining my sleep. Am told by gastro docs that nothing can be done about the valve so situation will never change. I fear erosion of my remaining esophagus by the gerd over time will mean the rest of my life on a feeding tube . Was on one for 7 mos. while hospitalized from the surgery & resulting coma. Never again! It plays havoc with your intestines & results in uncontrollable severe diarrhea.
My surgery was an "Esophajectemy With Gastric Pull Through".