Swallowing has improved dramatically with the stent but, I confess, the pain is much worse than I could have imagined.
This temporary stent remains for another 7 weeks and then we see if it has stretched the oesophagus enough for me to manage without.
Hoever, if swallowing becomes worse again then I will need to be fitted with a permanent one.
I hope the permanent one will not be this agonising.
I had a stent fitted on wednesday and friday morning I had my first solid food for over a year.
To slices of toast and marmite ....Bliss!!!!!
It was extremely painful at first and I stayed in hospital overnight but am now home.
What a year this has been!
Wednesdays endoscopy did not go well as the endoscope would not go past the stricture in my eosophagus. Only one biopsy could be taken. I return monday week to the Marsden to discuss where we go from here. My key worker says it didn't tell us anything we didn't already know. The stricture is severe.
However, it has left me feeling pretty low the last few days. Swallowing remains so difficult and I am worried…
My endoscopy at the Marsden, Fulham is on wednesday. If all goes well then I begin to prepare for surgery. They may decide to wait a month or two if they feel the chemo radiation can be left to finish what it has started so well. I confess I hope surgery comes as soon as possible. The thought of chopping the remaining cancer out feels good.
