Surgery

cocomeo
cocomeo Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Has anyone ever had surgery where they don't remove the whole esophagus? I have adenocarcinoma at the GE junction-why does the whole esophgus have to go?

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  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown Member Posts: 1,537 Member
    #2
    Hello,

    You may want to contact the American Cancer Society's National Cancer Information Center. Cancer Information Specialists are available 24 hours a day and can assist with medical questions as well as community referrals. They can be reached at 1-800-227-2345 or by clicking on the "Contact ACS" link at the top of this page.

    Take care and be well,

    Dana
    CSN Dana
  • mv1959
    mv1959 Member Posts: 12
    #3
    In my surgery they took 12 cm of esoph. and 40% of my stomach. I had the same cancer you have.
  • SandyEggoToni
    SandyEggoToni Member Posts: 1
    #4
    mv1959 said:

    In my surgery they took 12 cm of esoph. and 40% of my stomach. I had the same cancer you have.

    my surgery is scheduled in a week. can someone tell me if this surgery affected their voice? And how long was your recovery?
  • dawnsinger
    dawnsinger Member Posts: 2
    #5
    SandyEggoToni said:

    my surgery is scheduled in a week. can someone tell me if this surgery affected their voice? And how long was your recovery?

    I had this same surgery and it did not affect my voice. They removed two thirds of my esophagus and half of my stomach. But it had no effect on my speech
  • dawnsinger
    dawnsinger Member Posts: 2
    #6
    My Cancer was at the juncture where the esophagus and stomach meet. I had two thirds of my esophagus removed and over half of my stomach removed.
  • glendala
    glendala Member Posts: 1
    #7
    dawnsinger said:

    My Cancer was at the juncture where the esophagus and stomach meet. I had two thirds of my esophagus removed and over half of my stomach removed.

    My dad also has cancer in his esophogus and where it meets the stomach. He is considering surgery after many months of chemo and radiation. Can you share some of your experiences with surgery? Thanks.
  • dlballard
    dlballard Member Posts: 1
    #8
    glendala said:

    My dad also has cancer in his esophogus and where it meets the stomach. He is considering surgery after many months of chemo and radiation. Can you share some of your experiences with surgery? Thanks.

    I to had adenocarcinoma at the GE juncture. My surgery was on Mar 22 2002. I was 52 at the time. It had penetrated the wall and a couple of my lumpth nodes were hot. I had 2/3 of my stomach and most of my esophagus removed along with over 20 limpth nodes. They opened me from the belly button straight up to the rib cage and from under my right arm around to almost my spine. They collapsed my right lung and then did the resection. I was very determined to recover. I woke up with 5 tubes coming out of me. I took all bags and the stand they were on and began walking the halls the next morning and continued to do so at least twice if not 4 times a day for a week. At which time I was released. I stayed at a nearby motel for another 4 days for appointments and checkups. I continued multiple daily walks throughout the coming year. With my new plumbing I experinced very painful cramp like back pains when I began eating solid foods about 4 days after surgery. They stayed with me for sometime until I learned a yoga type relaxation technique much like my wife learned at a child birthing class. About 9 months after the surgery I had 40 hyperbaric treatments to control scar tissue. I take daily doses of liquid green tea and mushroom extracts along with enzymes and a multi vitamin. I get a lot of stomach acid at times which I take tums and orange juice for.

    The main thing is that your Dad gets mobile as soon as he can after surgery. Go to physical therapy as soon and often as he can.

    I wish you and Dad the best of luck.
  • mpk70hotrod
    mpk70hotrod Member Posts: 1
    #9
    dlballard said:

    I to had adenocarcinoma at the GE juncture. My surgery was on Mar 22 2002. I was 52 at the time. It had penetrated the wall and a couple of my lumpth nodes were hot. I had 2/3 of my stomach and most of my esophagus removed along with over 20 limpth nodes. They opened me from the belly button straight up to the rib cage and from under my right arm around to almost my spine. They collapsed my right lung and then did the resection. I was very determined to recover. I woke up with 5 tubes coming out of me. I took all bags and the stand they were on and began walking the halls the next morning and continued to do so at least twice if not 4 times a day for a week. At which time I was released. I stayed at a nearby motel for another 4 days for appointments and checkups. I continued multiple daily walks throughout the coming year. With my new plumbing I experinced very painful cramp like back pains when I began eating solid foods about 4 days after surgery. They stayed with me for sometime until I learned a yoga type relaxation technique much like my wife learned at a child birthing class. About 9 months after the surgery I had 40 hyperbaric treatments to control scar tissue. I take daily doses of liquid green tea and mushroom extracts along with enzymes and a multi vitamin. I get a lot of stomach acid at times which I take tums and orange juice for.

    The main thing is that your Dad gets mobile as soon as he can after surgery. Go to physical therapy as soon and often as he can.

    I wish you and Dad the best of luck.

    i would like to know what surgeon you used, my husband has the same cancer and we were runnung into some walls as far as a surgeon is concerned.

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