Hiya
I posted here about 10 days ago my husband had an endoscopy and they told us there and then he had oesophagus cancer, no context just wait for biopsy results. Yesterday was that day, we have been told that he has stage 4 cancer and it has spread to the lymph nodes and to the liver, there is no cure and no operation options.
He can have chemo to stop it growing but we now need to wait another 2 weeks to get the markers back and see the oncologist.
My husband is 53 and usually as fit as a fiddle, I am 51 we have 3 sons, 2 grown and our baby is still only 12. In parallel to this I am in the process of being made redundant, after 25 years, I lost my dad in January and my Aunt in March and I feel like I am hanging by a thread, I know now is the time to step up and be strong, but I'm so scared, terrified actually. In the last few months all my anchors have disappeared and I feel like I can't breathe.
My husband has lost his appetite, and almost 2 stone what can I feed him that's easy to swallow and heavy in calories?
Any advice would be welcome xx
Im so sorry to hear what yous are going through , we lost our mum 5 years ago, she had a operation for asophagus cancer which was a success but 2 years after she got brain tumours, we looked after her till she passed. I've now got the same asophagus cancer fou d out in March so my fight is ongoing. Mum had high calorie drinks that the hospital gave her . I'm not religious but I find myself praying and ill pray for yourself ,your husband and all your family. All my love Tony.
Fortisip and Fortijuice are I think 200ml drinks that contain from memory around 300 calories. Other than that you could also add cream/butter to soups and mash potato, also try custard and rice pudding? Again made with the full fat versions. Add double cream to yoghurt?
I'm so very sorry that you and your husband are in this situation. It's an incredibly rough journey and so very unfair.
You could also try adding cream cheese, melted cheese, smooth pate, salmon mousse and similar high protein smooth foods. On the sweet side there's panna cotta, creme brulee, yogurts, mousses, fools. Enjoy!!!
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