The time for getting out of bed after esophageal cancer (esophageal cancer) surgery is usually from two days to one month. For esophageal cancer patients with smaller lesions and less tumor metastasis, minimally invasive chest surgery can be used for treatment. Due to the minimal trauma of the surgery, ideally, patients can get out of bed on the next day. However, for patients with more serious condition, open surgery is needed, which is very traumatic and patients usually need about one month to recover. Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor of digestive tract, which is mainly caused by genetic factors and trauma in the esophagus, etc. Patients mostly have symptoms such as difficulty in swallowing, pain and hoarse voice. After surgery, patients should pay attention to whether the drainage tube is infected and anastomotic fistula, and if found, timely intervention should be carried out. Patients should do regular postoperative review to avoid recurrence of the disease, postoperative problems in a timely manner to the hospital.