Esophagectomy recovery and adjustable beds.

Posted by pshack76 @pshack76, Apr 5 8:32pm

I had an esophagectomy for end-stage achalasia in December. The surgery took almost nine hours and I was in the hospital for a total of six days. I had a feeding tube for around two and half months. So far things seem to be going as smooth as I could've aspected. I'm not losing weight; I'm also not gaining any. My diet is about half small meals/snacks of mostly soft food and half liquid. I still have a fair amount of pain in the area where the reconnection was done. The hospital who performed the surgery is going to do an upper endoscopy soon to check on both the possibility of stricture and acid reflux. I am taking acid blockers and trying to avoid foods that will cause reflux problems. I'm not really sure if that is the issue.
The one thing I think I can do now is to try and improve my sleeping habits. It seems the pain does increase after I sleep. I have my bed elevated now, but that might not be sufficient. I can afford to invest in an adjustable bed I just have no idea how to go about looking for one.
Thank you.

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rashida | @rashida | Apr 9 5:09pm

In reply to @pb50 "The linens for T-xl can be easy and affordable. Check bed bath and beyond and even..." + (show)

I need only fitted sheets in XL and while there are many choices for regular, not enough of the XL and ones available are not the colours I want. I use a regular twin duvet (again, XL sizes - if in styles and colours I want).

Bed, Bath & Beyond has moved out of Canada, so added shipment and duty.

My adjustable bed did not come with a mattress included, so I had to find and get an affordable XL mattress to fit it - so I do have both the adjustable bed and the mattress. The bed is just the adjustable base (no framework around it) which is essentially what I need so I can adjust to raise either head (no headboard) or feet, separately or together, with the remote control - I “splurged” on the remote control option as opposed to the wired remote which would have been a couple of hundreds cheaper. lol!

As I mentioned earlier, Canada does not have much choice in products like the States does. And I live in Kitchener where choices are limited even more. Kitchener is a University hub where its young population prefers online shopping so stores don’t carry a big inventory of any product.