He is back in hospital for the second time in 3 weeks. He was admitted on Sunday because the district nurses didnt like the look of him as he was extremely pale & felt dizzy & he had also had a fall in the night. When he was admitted the dr who saw him...
I have a decision to make of either surgery or radiotherapy and I need positive outcomes for both
My husband has just finished his course of radiotherapy and this last couple days mainly today he's struggling to eat as its so painful in his oesophagus.. At what point do we ask about a food tube into stomach? He's lost 2 kg and we know he needs to...
My mum has oesophagus cancer, life has changed so drastically, so quickly for her. She can’t eat or drink, she has a tummy RIG for tube feeding. With her 70th birthday coming up I was desperately trying to think of ways to celebrate (it’s amazing how...
Hello, My husband is 8 weeks post oesophagectomy and seems to be suffering from delayed gastric emptying. Despite having very small portions and leaving a couple of hours between meals and snacks he fills up through the day and if he tries to eat...
Hi All, It's a while since I've been on the site but just wanted to share an update given today is my 8 year anniversary of my Ivor Lewis operation at the Royal Surrey Hospital. Having been diagnosed back in April 2017 (T3N2M0) I feel super fortunate...
Urgh, so we had the pet scan results . Wasn't the best news but not the absolute worst news! So after the op and his reduced mop up chemo , cancer is there . Small 2cm on the new oesophagus! He is to stay on immunotherapy and then in 4 weeks will start...
Hi all, i haven’t posted anything or been on this forum for about 2 years now and I am just wondering if anyone has started having any difficulties eating 3 years post op? I had my op to remove a 3cm tumour at bottom of Esophagus at stomach junction...
I’m trying to get an idea of how’ everyone’s eating habits have developed as time goes on after completion of treatments and getting back to some sort of normal ! Trying to get away from the anxiety coursed by the need to eat so often and a life that...
Hello everyone. I am a 48 y/o male from the US. I have been having what I would describe as mild dysphagia for about a year now. If I take slightly smaller bites of food, I do not have any issues swallowing, I still eat the same foods I always have and...
