Hi I am 7 weeks post surgery. Had 1cm tumour lower gullet. They removed have oesphagus and reconstructed stomach into tube to join to lower oesphagus which now sits above diaphragm. Feels bit weird. No storage of food so just goes straight to small intestine to digest. Need smaller meals, 6meals/snacks per day, chew well.

Was hoping to have keyhole but slightly tricky and had to do transverse upper abdo incision and right chest wall to get access. Wound healed well, staples out after 2 weeks

Best wishes 

Hi Preston,

It sounds very positive that your tumour shrank so much from FLOT and you've had the mahusive op! Your op sounds slightly different to what my husband and some others have had done. My husbands tumour was junctional so half of the oesophagus and the top third of the stomach removed. However same pre op - post op FLOT. He did find the post op FLOT more difficult. He had a few serious complications develop a week after the op but came through them. There is another thread under oesophagus cancer diagnosis. Hilts is on this site and her husband has a cough. 
 

There a variety of people patients or concerned family members and it's a very honest but supportive group. You can chose to go through the thread ( it is pretty long lol) or not. Hope this helps.

keeping the faith

Milly