Jeff out of surgery

NikiMo
NikiMo Member Posts: 342
in Esophageal Cancer #1
Jeff's surgery lasted 8 hours, he is in ICU now. He had the Ivor Lewis, he is being given drugs for the pain. Will post more later.

Thanks to all for their prayers and thoughts.

Niki

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  • Unknown
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  • cher76
    cher76 Member Posts: 292
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    Niki,
    So glad to hear that
    Niki,
    So glad to hear that all went well with the surgery. I am sure the days ahead will keep you busy. Know that we are all praying for you and Jeff as you go through this time.
    Cheryl
  • Daisylin
    Daisylin Member Posts: 365
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    cher76 said:

    Niki,
    So glad to hear that
    Niki,
    So glad to hear that all went well with the surgery. I am sure the days ahead will keep you busy. Know that we are all praying for you and Jeff as you go through this time.
    Cheryl

    Niki
    Hi Niki, I hope all went well for the surgery. I'm sure you must be exhausted, after waiting 8 hours. It must feel like a lifetime for you. May Jeff heal quickly and be up and at em soon. Thinking of you, we're here for you.
    Chantal
  • Ericalynn
    Ericalynn Member Posts: 200
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    Thanks For the Update!
    Niki,
    So glad to hear that Jeff is out of surgery and stable. I hope you were able to rest. I’m out here thinking of you & counting down for John’s day on Friday. One Day at a Time.
    Erica
  • jojoshort
    jojoshort Member Posts: 230 Member
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    Good to hear it
    Niki, glad to hear that Jeff is out of surgery. I'm sure he was comforted knowing you were right there with him all the way. Get some rest yourself, and we are all pulling for you both.
    Jo-Ann
  • Janet Runge
    Janet Runge Member Posts: 34
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    congrats
    Niki,
    I know the wait was long and exhausting for you
    Get him up and moving as fast as you can.

    Janet
  • Wpturner05
    Wpturner05 Member Posts: 114
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    Hi neighbor :) we are in the
    Hi neighbor :) we are in the Berks county area. Thank you for the update. I was praying and thinking of both of you yesterday. I can only imagine how difficult it is to sit in the waiting room for so many hours . . . I pray you are breathing easier and that you have been able to touch your dear husband. Every time my husband has anything - test, procedure, whatever, I always feel so much better once I see him and can touch his warmth.

    Our prayers continue for Jeff, you, and your family in the days and weeks ahead.

    Whitney
  • TerryV
    TerryV Member Posts: 887
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    Glad to hear surgery is over
    Niki,

    That 8 hours is past now. Hopefully the "live" EC is gone with it.

    You and Jeff with any luck can go back to your hopes and dreams, pick up where you dropped things when the diagnosis was originally made. I realize we will all have a series of tests to complete over the next months and years, but your life can return to its "new" normal now.

    Positive thoughts, energy and prayers go your direction. Praying that Jeff's stay in ICU is short and that his recovery is quick.

    Terry

    Niki - why Ivor Lewis? I thought Jeff was having a THE?
  • jthomas233
    jthomas233 Member Posts: 85
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    Great news!
    Glad to hear he's out of surgery...keep us posted!
  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
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    Great to hear things went well
    Niki,

    I am glad it sounds like things went well, Now on to the swallow test and pathology results. We will be praying for continued good news!

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina
  • swagner
    swagner Member Posts: 21
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    Happy for your good news.
    Happy for your good news. Your in my prayers. Sue
  • annalan
    annalan Member Posts: 138
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    So happy that Jeff's out of
    So happy that Jeff's out of surgery. Hope he makes a speedy recovery.
  • Donna70
    Donna70 Member Posts: 852 Member
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    annalan said:

    So happy that Jeff's out of
    So happy that Jeff's out of surgery. Hope he makes a speedy recovery.

    glad to hear Jeff is done with surgery
    That is so nice as busy as you are with Jeff getting the surgery to let us know how he is doing. Great to hear he is out of surgery and on to recovery. Prayers continue. Take care,
    Donna70
  • hopper52
    hopper52 Member Posts: 108
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    Great News - Big Hurdle
    Good.....no....great to hear that Jeff's surgery went well. Now on to the road to recovery. Keeping both of you in my prayers.

    Michael Daniels (T3N0M0)
    Brandon, FL
  • Laura23
    Laura23 Member Posts: 81
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    hopper52 said:

    Great News - Big Hurdle
    Good.....no....great to hear that Jeff's surgery went well. Now on to the road to recovery. Keeping both of you in my prayers.

    Michael Daniels (T3N0M0)
    Brandon, FL

    Great News!
    Praying for healing, strength and peace as you go forward during the recovery process.

    Laura and Luis
  • mruble
    mruble Member Posts: 174
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    YEA!
    What a relief it must be to have the surgery over with. I'm sure it was a very long day for you. Prayers are coming your way for an easy recovery!

    Mary
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  • LeeinLondon
    LeeinLondon Member Posts: 103
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    Best to Jeff!
    Good to hear that Jeff is on the mend. Here's to a comfortable recovery for you both!

    Lee
  • NikiMo
    NikiMo Member Posts: 342
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    Prayers for your mom!
    Hi William and Loretta,

    I am sorry to hear about your Mom's injury, I will send a prayer up for her pain to be relieved and her recovery to be as quick as possible.

    Jeff is looking better, he is heavily drugged so he keeps nodding in and out, but that is ok as long as his pain is minimal. He did take two laps around the ICU today. He had to spend another night in the ICU because there were no beds available on the thoracic floor. I am hoping he can move tomorrow so that he can get disconnected from the some of the tubes and be more mobile. We do anxiously await the pathology report.

    Again, I hope your Mom is doing better and can come home soon.

    Niki
  • Joel C
    Joel C Member Posts: 174
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    LeeinLondon said:

    Best to Jeff!
    Good to hear that Jeff is on the mend. Here's to a comfortable recovery for you both!

    Lee

    Sounds good Niki,
    Thank you for taking the time to update us on how Jeff is doing. Just remember the first few days are the worse and then things start to improve quickly. Getting up and doing laps around the unit is a very good sign Jeff’s strength increasing. For me the pain meds were a double edged sword. They obviously controlled the pain but also made me very tired. I had a fentanyl drip and pump that worked great for the first few days but then I started with some intense nightmares that got so bad I told the pain management team to get me off this stuff. They changed me over to Percocet and all was well again.

    Keep up the Great work and please let Jeff know we’re all pulling for him.

    Joel

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