Sorry about your Mom, and wish I had some relevant advice. All I can say is that if it were me, I would be making someone at the hospital VERY AWARE that I have medical power of attorney which means I should have access to all information, presurgical tests, surgical notes, Dr's involved with her case management, etc. I would also park myself in the surgeon's waiting room if they are not responding to calls or questions, and stay there until I got the answers I wanted. Write your questions down, so you get to all of them. You are entitled to answers and with the cost of medical care, they should be providing them. Husband spent 13 days in Lahey Clinic after esophagectomy and wasn't even allowed a sip of water for over a week, then it was a day or two of 1 oz allowed every 2 hours after he passed his barium swallow, before introducing a liquid diet. Can't imagine they have your Mom eating.....unless your Mom gave you misinformation because she just doesn't understand what's going on. And if that's the case, then it's even more reason to be involved. Good luck with it all.