Surgical Resection
bearski
Member Posts: 10
I am seeking information about after effects of gastric resection surgery. I have had the surgery removing the upper fourth of my stomach and two thirds of my esophagus to remove an adenocarcinoma tumor at the gastric-esophageal junction. This was nine months ago. In the last couple of months I have developed a good deal of difficulty with cramps and pain after eating. All tests indicate that I am currently cancer free. Has anyone else experienced this? Will this improve or resolve itself? I am trying to find out the cause of the cramps and pain and what can be done to alleviate this.
0
Comments
-
Dear titusjb,titusjb said:I also have had stomache cancer and the only test that shows the cancer is a gastric endoscopy. All other tests were negative, but the scope showed the reoccurrance of the cancer in my esophagus after 2 years without indications of reoccurance..Good luck!!!
Did you also have the resection surgery? How often did you have the endoscope done to screen? I have had three endoscopes since my surgery but the primary purpose was to dilate my esophagus due to the very tight condition that developed from the healing and post surgical scar tissue. Had major problems with swallowing. What is your course of action now that it has reoccured in your esophagus after your initial diagnosis of stomach cancer two years ago. I just completed my treatments about three months ago and go for another followup to the doc in the middle of June. That is the toughest thing for me right now is to just get on with life rather than dwelling on whether or not the cancer is going to return. Best wishes and good luck to you too.0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.9K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 446 Bladder Cancer
- 309 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.5K Breast Cancer
- 398 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.4K Kidney Cancer
- 671 Leukemia
- 794 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 237 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 63 Pancreatic Cancer
- 487 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.5K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 540 Sarcoma
- 732 Skin Cancer
- 653 Stomach Cancer
- 191 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards