Esophagectomy surgery: Want to know what to expect

Posted by survivorsuz @survivorsuz, Jun 27, 2019

Has anyone experienced a minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer (squamous cell type)? Wanting to know what to expect please.

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Amanda Burnett | @amandaa | May 5, 2022

Hi @agould105 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am sorry to hear about your husband. You'll see that I moved your post to an ongoing discussion about esophagectomy surgery. I did this so you can connect with other members who have had the surgery and share your husband's experience with them.

Do you crush his pills for him?

lilyjoy | @lilyjoy | Aug 21, 2022

Has anyone had an Esophagectomy who had a prior Roux-en-Y Gastric By-Pass?

Lily

naomicanada | @naomicanada | Sep 22, 2022

In reply to @survivorsuz "My esophagectomy with gastric pullup was July 2019. The thing I wish I’d done before the..." + (show)

Hello - what stage were you in ? Did you have a lymph nodes removed ? (And +) ?
Thank you

naomicanada | @naomicanada | Sep 22, 2022

In reply to @rexsan20 "he said to recheck on it within a year." + (show)

Remove it

naomicanada | @naomicanada | Sep 22, 2022

Yes my mom with Moishe Lieberman Canada.
He performed it in 2hrs30min

shilpa | @shilpa | Jan 23, 2023

My husband total esophagostomy has done last week..
Everything is going good
Need to understand how to care at home and what are do's and don'ts

rkfeeley | @rkfeeley | Jan 23, 2023

In reply to @hopeful33250 "Hello All: I just read an article from Mayo Clinic about a less invasive treatment for..." + (show)

My husband is researching EMR after reading Mike's story. Is there any way to connect with Mr. DeGennaro or find out how he's doing now? I know there are privacy issues but we are looking for other options to surgery.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 23, 2023

In reply to @shilpa "My husband total esophagostomy has done last week.. Everything is going good Need to understand how..." + (show)

Such good news that your husband's surgery went well @shilpa. I've moved your message to this existing discussion:
- Esophagectomy surgery: Want to know what to expect https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/esophagectomy-surgery/

I did this so you can connect easily with others who have had an esophagectomy, like @lori57216 @pellaw @survivorsuz @puprluvr @sjw6358 @ajfromchicago @kissingrhino @esop @socalkelly and others. They can share tips on how to help your husband's recovery and do's and don'ts now that you're at home.

How are you doing?

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 26, 2023

In reply to @rkfeeley "My husband is researching EMR after reading Mike's story. Is there any way to connect with..." + (show)

Welcome @rkfeeley. I'm glad to hear that Mike's story led to your husband researching more about endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). Mike isn't a member of Mayo Clinic Connect (yet), so I cannot connect you with him directly. However, @fastrategizer and @sbee may be able to share their experiences with you.

How is your husband doing?

rkfeeley | @rkfeeley | Feb 26, 2023

In reply to @colleenyoung "Welcome @rkfeeley. I'm glad to hear that Mike's story led to your husband researching more about..." + (show)

Thanks for your reply and I will try to connect with the others you mentioned. After receiving a second opinion from a surgical oncologist, it was deemed that my husband would be a candidate for that procedure. His cancer stage is T1a and no metasis has been identified through PET or CT scans. On March 2 he will undergo an EMR at UMHealth's Sylvester Cancer Institute in Miami where we live. We will update after the procedure.