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Anyone have dumping syndrome post esophagectomy?
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: May 18 3:43pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
I had my esophagectomy 8 years ago at Mayo and had a recurrence 3 years ago and underwent proton radiation also at Mayo and am now in remission. I had a few serious episodes of dumping syndrome 6-12 months post-surgery and am still having milder episodes maybe 2 or 3 times a month.
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My reply is actually a question...my husband had the esophagectomy first, in October. He is now doing chemo (infusions) one day a week, and proton radiation five days . He has a port for a feeding tube, but is not using it now. However, today he said that it is squirting "stuff" out. He was eating oatmeal and fruit, his usual breakfast. I was wondering if this squirting is the same thing as dumping. His doctors have never used this term.
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What did you do to relieve the symptoms? I have tried a high protein, low carbohydrate diet with a little success but I hate eating because it makes me sick. I am still supplementing with tube feedings.