dry cough after surgery

flmo
flmo Member Posts: 65
in Esophageal Cancer #1
My husband had his esophagus removed on Feb. 23 by Dr. Luketich at the University of Pittsburgh. I must thank Bill and Loretta Marshall for directing me to this wonderful doctor! The surgery went very well. My husband was in the hospital for 5 days and then he recuperated at Shadyside Family House in Pittsburgh for 10 days. The Family House is a wonderful place. We flew home to Florida yesterday. My husband feels pretty good. He has lost a lot of weight, but he is eating and I hope he'll regain the weight in time. At the moment, his only complaint is a nagging, dry cough which he has had since the surgery. I'm not sure what to think about it.

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  • dwhite0002
    dwhite0002 Member Posts: 126 Member
    #2
    I have had a dry cough ever
    I have had a dry cough ever since my esophajectomy in 2006. Seems to be part of it, although I'd certainly ask about it.
  • cmn412
    cmn412 Member Posts: 69
    #3
    DRY COUGH ME TOO.
    Glad to hear your husband surgery went well.

    As far as the cought, I have one too. Not all the time. I think mine is comes from the acid in my stomach and their fumes are now so close to the back of my throat it makes me cough.

    My brother who had the same surgery two months after me, says he when he eat he knows it time to stop cause he start coughing.


    God bless your both.

    callie
  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
    #4
    I had a dry cough after surgery as well
    I had a dry cough for about three months after my esophagectomy. It seemed to get better on its own about four months out. I have seen other esopagectomy patients describe the same issue so apparently it is very common.

    Glad everything else is going well.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina

    DX 10/22/2009 T2N1M0 Stage IIB
    12/03/2009 Ivor Lewis
    2/8 through 6/14/2010 Adjuvant Chemo Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU
    6/21/2010 CT Scan NED

    Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!
  • sandy1943
    sandy1943 Member Posts: 824
    #5
    I also had the hacking cough
    I also had the hacking cough at times. when I did this I couldn't seem to get a good breath, so I would sit with the air conditioner fan blowing right in my face. it would help some. I don't know how long it lasted, but it did go away,
    Sandra
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  • flmo
    flmo Member Posts: 65
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    Thanks for all the comments
    Thanks for all the comments about dry coughs after surgery. We'll keep an eye on it and contact Dr. Luketich's office if it gets worse to see if a dilation is in order. Santo is taking Protonix so I don't think it's from acid reflux,but I suppose it could be.
  • Unknown
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    flmo said:

    Thanks for all the comments
    Thanks for all the comments about dry coughs after surgery. We'll keep an eye on it and contact Dr. Luketich's office if it gets worse to see if a dilation is in order. Santo is taking Protonix so I don't think it's from acid reflux,but I suppose it could be.

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  • Yovana_survivor_since_2010
    Yovana_survivor_since_2010 Member Posts: 11
    #9
    Cough
    Me too. I experienced this cough after surgery. Dr. said it is normal since Lungs are expanding.

    Hope you the best. ☺
    Yovana
  • cjmac49
    cjmac49 Member Posts: 100
    #10
    Dry Cough
    I still have a dry cough 2 1/2 years later. I just started taking prevacid 2 times per day and it seems to help.

    Jim

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