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back pain

a1phil
a1phil CSN Member Posts: 29
in Esophageal Cancer #1
Has aneone had back pain during eating after surgery. I think it may be related to the vagus nerve. thanks phil -Dianne
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  • Ginny_B
    Ginny_B CSN Member Posts: 532
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    My mom had back pain while
    My mom had back pain while eating and afterwards. She'd ask us to bang on her back with our fist. She often said it helped her to swallow.

    She was not a surgery candidate.
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  • Ucsf_smile
    Ucsf_smile CSN Member Posts: 79
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    My mom had rib pain on the
    My mom had rib pain on the right side near the incisions. Later she had pain due to other issues unrelated to surgery.
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  • NikiMo
    NikiMo CSN Member Posts: 342
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    Husband did
    Hi Phil,

    My husband had surgery this past September. He had back pain early on, he attributed to over eatting. He would get bloated and would get pain in his upper back. He found that reclining slightly after eating helped. I would also suggest talking to your primary care physician about getting some PT. Jeff started PT in April and it helped tremendously with back pain and rib pain.

    Niki
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  • TerryV
    TerryV CSN Member Posts: 887
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    NikiMo said:

    Husband did
    Hi Phil,

    My husband had surgery this past September. He had back pain early on, he attributed to over eatting. He would get bloated and would get pain in his upper back. He found that reclining slightly after eating helped. I would also suggest talking to your primary care physician about getting some PT. Jeff started PT in April and it helped tremendously with back pain and rib pain.

    Niki

    Good to see you, Niki!
    You know that you and Jeff are always close to my heart. Hope all is well for you!

    Hugs & Love!

    Terry
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  • NikiMo
    NikiMo CSN Member Posts: 342
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    TerryV said:

    Good to see you, Niki!
    You know that you and Jeff are always close to my heart. Hope all is well for you!

    Hugs & Love!

    Terry

    :)
    Jeff is doing really well, getting stronger as the months go on. I think of you often too. Hope you and the littles are doing ok.

    Hugs back to you!

    Niki
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