Hi there, I'm very concerned about my Mum who has been diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer. We've been told she probably won't start chemo until after Christmas and in the last week and a half has started to struggle to keep much food down. Everything is blended so is as liquid as it could be but 3 hours or so after she is bringing quite a lot of it back up and is having very little to start with.
I have discussed the option of a stent twice now with the consultant but they keep talking Mum out of it saying its probably not necessary yet and can cause a lot of pain plus other complications. Has anyone here experience of having one fitted? Did the good outweigh the bad? She is losing weight and is tired all the time. I don't quite know whether I am overreacting and that this level of regurgitation is normal or whether I should be pushing back with the doctor a bit more.
Sending hugs at this challenging time 
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My dad had a stent, it failed after 2 weeks & then failed again after 2 days. He was stage 4 & there was no PEG or tube feeding offered. It might be helpful to ask the MDT about all options available to nutritionally support your mum. Certainly for us we had no idea there could have been another way until it was too late. If we could have known at the start, things may have turned out differently for dad but he sadly died after only 2 months, incredibly weak & emaciated due to the stent issues. It felt brutal to deny him basic nutrition & his quality of life in that short time was affected immeasurably. If theres other options for your mum, its definitely worth exploring xx
