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Just got home after having my esophagus removed: Recovery tips?

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Dec 23, 2022 | Replies (35)
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@naomicanada

Hello,
Did you have any treatment after the surgery?
My mom had the surgery 2 months ago - she can eat solid but is super tired. She moves around the house but often out of breath.
It was an R0 surgery but they proposed immunotherapy to prevent the cancer to come back.

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puprluvr | @puprluvr | Sep 22, 2022

What Hospital did your Mom have the surgery? What was she staged at? What is RO surgery? How was your Mom’s mobility b4 surgery?
I had one dilation several weeks from surgery and haven’t since. To prepare for the surgery my surgeon, Dr. Shen told me to work up to 3 miles a day to build up my lungs. I had 6 weeks from the end of my treatment to my surgery. I walked every day with my dog who was happy just to go with me, and me with him.
After surgery, I too felt exhausted walking around a block, but I kept up the walking. The cough was there I think because of the tube down my throat during surgery and some fluid in my lungs. I pushed myself to continue walking and mowed grass for the first time about 6 weeks from surgery.
Feel free to contact me anytime. Take care. 💛

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