my husband has stage 3 Oesophagus cancer had 4 rounds of chemo all good bad days with bile tired most days not eating well hair loss just sometimes good days now he eating small amounts ready for surgery in April , the thing is a read so many reports of a feeding tube when their come out and dumping problems what hell is that they never said anything about feeding tube i just had so much of it now i have to work im not older enough to retire yet he has retired last year but his pension is crap so i got to work as we don't get benefits so how am going to look after him with a feeding tube what i read is only for a while till he learns to eat small amounts and copes with it , but i don't see him coping with a feeding tube as i want help with it not able to just know i couldn't, so that means a bloody nurse every day i just one of those people whom hates a routine disturbed because we have to have one as i have to work3
so do they have a feeding tube ?
what's dumping all about?
we were told 2 -3 weeks in hospital roughly it depends on him recover ,
Yes we told it going to be a long recover 7 months to 2 years maybe but could be less as again depends on him,
yes were told his eating habits will change as he be eating smaller meals with smaller snacks through the day, as be hungry all the time till his stomach recovers to allow more in ,
and we warned that he has to keep act tiff to not get chest infections or be in longer in hospital ,
just not sure if i could cope with him any more he ok with all its me i just so terrified of the what could happen and he just laughs it off
Hi onos and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm very sorry to read that your husband has recently been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and I know what a scary time this will be for you both.
I don't have any experience with this type of cancer but I thought I'd suggest that you also join and post in the oesophageal cancer group, as you'll then connect directly with people who have had the same operation that your husband is about to have.
To join just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here, and join in with existing conversations by clicking on reply.
It would be great if you could pop something about your husband's diagnosis and any treatment he's had so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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Hi onos
I do understand how worried you are about all the possible difficulties surrounding your husband's surgery but, as I said, I don't have any experience with this type of cancer.
It would be best for you if you joined and posted your questions in the oesophageal cancer group, as you'll then connect directly with people who have had the same operation that your husband is about to have.
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"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
