How will Christmas look this year?

He should be eating soft foods by then, but I’ve heard of other people eating better sooner. 
From my own experience it’s the long game that you need to aim for I’m 8 years post op and only in the last 2-3 years been eating relatively normal meals (occasionally) I’d say I eat 1/3 of what I used to but still eat 4-5 times a day little and often. 
hope you have a great Christmas though. 

Yes Christmas will be different but he should be home and eating a soft diet by then ! I had just had my second chemo last Christmas and was able to eat a couple of spoons of soup and a little bit of trifle which was the best Christmas present ever !

! I was out of hospital on day seven and eating a soft diet by then so he should be fine with soup, cottage pie, pasta make sure things have loads of sauce. Rice pudding trifle etc ! 

He will probably sleep a couple of hours each day but stay positive and have a lovely Christmas xx

Hi 

My husband had his oesophagectomy almost three years ago on 14 th December .He was home on the 22nd .He managed a small Christmas Day dinner .He mashed it down and after months of being fed by a JEJ feeding line he thoroughly enjoyed it .

Hope all goes well for your husband 

J x

I should think it will be celebratory that he has been lucky enough to have survived this horrible disease and is making good progress on a curative route. He should be able to manage some trifle or anything soft. Take note of Clive d. and DD - that's exactly how it is going to be. Have a great day! 

That’s mad you saying about “best Christmas present ever”

I think I forgot what a treat tasting food really was after my procedure,

Just reminiscing my first McDonalds burger and still remember that moment, and daft as it sounds water the first proper taste of ice cold water 

Thanks everyone for your replies, this forum is amazing.  The advice you've given sounds positive. I appreciate he has a long way to go and this surgery is going to be life changing.  It's been a long road upto now since diagnosis beg of June and with lots of eating issues since beginning of the year so he's looking forward to getting rid of this horrid tumour. The pain and discomfort eating and from the radiotherapy I just hope things will start to get better for him once he's in recovery from the op.  But we are so grateful that he's on the curative route. Going to spend the weekend getting the house all nice and cosy with lights and decs for when he comes home. I'm sure I'll be on here again soon with more advice needed x

Yes, positivity is the key. I would strongly advise having someone with you throughout December 8th. It is a long day with no news for the supporting spouse, most contributors on this site have reported a minimum of 8 hours and some quite a lot in excess. If you would like further info.on what to expect we can provide it. Some people like to know to avoid surprise and others would not and would prefer to just go with the flow. I am sure both he and you will do well just like countless others have done before you.

Hi GVM

How did things go this Christmas for you both, I do hope that you could enjoy a lovely Xmas dinner.

Lowe'

Really good thank you.  He managed a very small dinner and a 10 min walk down to family in the evening.  Thank you for asking.