Hello,
My husband had an oesophagectomy on 14th November. The surgeon was pleased with his progress and he was discharged from hospital on 21st. On the whole his recovery is going well, able to have a short walk every day and feeding is becoming slightly easier, although having to eliminate certain foods to avoid diarrhoea. His main problem is backache around his right shoulder blade. It is causing him sleepless nights as it is much more severe when he is in bed. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced this? I feel it is really impeding his recovery at the moment.
On a separate issue, he has a slight, non productive cough - I wonder if this is just caused by irritation to the throat maybe?
Any advice gratefully received.
Mel
