My husbands oesophagectomy is booked in on 8th Dec. Will he be able to eat anything this Christmas? Just wondering what to expect? I'm expecting it'll be a very quiet Christmas 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
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 .
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!
