I haven't posted for a while but thought I would share some news that I hope will give encouragement to those who, like my husband, cannot have the surgery (see my earlier blogs/posts). It's a year this month since diagnosis.
Radical radiochemo finished end this Feb & a subsequent CT was unable to define heavy radio scarring/inflammation from a tumour. Last Friday a camera-down-throat job (gastroscopy) was…
Husband is 75 and for a few months had suffered from excessive burping when eating/drinking. July 2009 Went to GP after suddenly almost choking one day. GP (bless him) immediately arranged for camera-down-throat job at Southend hospital. We had thought they'd say hiatus hernia or similar...... However, they couldn't get the camera down all the way cos of a 'growth' blocking its passage and the operative told us, regretfully…
Husband is 75 and for a few months had suffered from excessive burping when eating/drinking. Went to GP after suddenly almost choking one day. GP (bless him) immediately arranged for camera-down-throat job at Southend hospital. We had thought they'd say hiatus hernia or similar......
However, they couldn't get the camera down all the way cos of a 'growth' blocking its passage and the operative told us, regretfully…
