Surgery for another condition following IL esophagectomy in April

BMGky
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edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
Throughout this ordeal, my husband has had to deal with two torn rotator cuffs. The pain has been unrelenting. His oncologist gave him the okay for surgery and we see the shoulder surgeon next week.

Is there anything we should know about surgery for another condition. Of course, the surgeon will know about the esophagectomy, but is there anything additional we should tell him.

Will appreciate any of your kind input. Mary

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    I sure hope it is arthroscopic
    Thanks, William, for your fine information. We have been dealing with this problem for over a year and a half. He had one repaired and was going to have the second repaired when he got the EC diagnosis. Of course, that put everything on hold. The first repair was arthroscopic. The young surgeon trained at the Shoulder Hospital or whatever in New York on a fellowship and was also trained at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. He has published several articles. Before we found him, the orthopedist we contacted said his shoulder could not be repaired and that he would have to have a reverse shoulder replacement. That if he had to try, he would do the old fashioned cuff repair. We were scheduled to go to Cleveland Clinic for evaluation. Then we were recommended Dr. Sajadi. Complete recovery and full use of his arm without pain. The next surgery was to be scheduled and then EC. Somehow during the treatment, perhaps even as a reaction to is it Cipro, or whatever during this time, his left arm was re-injured. Two of our children and Bill have muscle sensitivity to some medications. Bill could not take Zocor due to the muscle damage it caused. So, he is now facing that surgery again. Anyway, Dr. Sajadi with his skill will do the least invasive procedure he can. We find out more next week. I'm sort of scared about Bill having to undergo surgery; however, he cannot continue in this pain and his arms are getting weaker. I feel it is interfering with his overall recovery to a degree, i.e., pain keeping him from wanting to eat as much or keeping his stomach upset. Otherwise, he IS doing great. Thank you again for your response. I just didn't know if there were any hidden dangers because of the esophagectomy that we needed to know about.
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    BMGky said:

    I sure hope it is arthroscopic
    Thanks, William, for your fine information. We have been dealing with this problem for over a year and a half. He had one repaired and was going to have the second repaired when he got the EC diagnosis. Of course, that put everything on hold. The first repair was arthroscopic. The young surgeon trained at the Shoulder Hospital or whatever in New York on a fellowship and was also trained at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. He has published several articles. Before we found him, the orthopedist we contacted said his shoulder could not be repaired and that he would have to have a reverse shoulder replacement. That if he had to try, he would do the old fashioned cuff repair. We were scheduled to go to Cleveland Clinic for evaluation. Then we were recommended Dr. Sajadi. Complete recovery and full use of his arm without pain. The next surgery was to be scheduled and then EC. Somehow during the treatment, perhaps even as a reaction to is it Cipro, or whatever during this time, his left arm was re-injured. Two of our children and Bill have muscle sensitivity to some medications. Bill could not take Zocor due to the muscle damage it caused. So, he is now facing that surgery again. Anyway, Dr. Sajadi with his skill will do the least invasive procedure he can. We find out more next week. I'm sort of scared about Bill having to undergo surgery; however, he cannot continue in this pain and his arms are getting weaker. I feel it is interfering with his overall recovery to a degree, i.e., pain keeping him from wanting to eat as much or keeping his stomach upset. Otherwise, he IS doing great. Thank you again for your response. I just didn't know if there were any hidden dangers because of the esophagectomy that we needed to know about.

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    Avoiding vigorous handshakes
    Thanks for the warning. Hadn't thought about it. Will now. Enjoy your comments. Mary

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