esophagectomy Surgery

This happened to me in first couple of months after surgery . For me it was because I eating too much. I was told I could only eat what I could fit in the palm of my hand, that's not much. I eat six time per day every 2 & 1/2 hour's. Also, there are some foods that just don't agree with me anymore. I can eat more now but it took some time.
I don't know if this is what's going on with him or not but it's place start.
Take care,

Sean

Sir Thankyou so much for to reply……how many months back you had your surgery? Are you totally fit now ? Are you able to eat normal quantity of food now like before surgery!!!

Hi, Scott here it’s been 6 months since surgery for me. I still have to eat smaller meals. Also depends on what I eat don’t have problems with fruits and vegetables. But some meats definitely don’t digest the same way as others. It’s really just seeing what works for you test different foods see what works for you. I’m getting there definitely not a quick process. Like Sean said try smaller meals more often. Helps keep weight on also. Wishing the best for you!!

Its been tow years since surgery. I have learned that chewing food to the point of mush helps a lot. Also I can't eat to fast since dumping syndrome is still an issue. I have found that if want to eat bread, the ones that agree with me are whole wheat and rye. You just have experiment. As for being back to normal, I'm getting there. Its a long process with a lot of things to re learn. I cannot eat normal although some people here can. I went from weighing 210-215 down to 170. Unfortunately it was mostly muscle that I lost. People who didn't know me before think I look great. If I run into someone who hasn't seen me in a while, they have a shocked look on their face & think I'm still sick. I'm tired & fatigued most of the time. I don't sleep well because just can't get used to sleeping elevated. Some people adapt to the changes quicker than others. I think under the circumstances I'm doing pretty well. If I just the sleep issue under control I thing it would be a bi improvement overall.

It helped my husband to work up to the elevation he’s at for sleeping if that makes sense. We started with a small elevation and kept increasing it when He got used to it. He hasn’t had his surgery yet, but is at a 5-6 inch elevation. Our hope is that he’ll be used to sleeping elevated by the time surgery occurs. Best wishes to you!