Hi all,
Just wanted to post some positive thoughts for all you folks out there having treatment or recovering.
I had chemo and radiotherapy for stage 2 and then the Ivor Lewis op. The op was eight years ago this last April, age 58. I'm now 66. Side effects, if I can call them that, are limited and minor. I can't eat large amounts of food in one go. It's a bit embarrassing some times as a resturant meal or food at family occasions can be difficult to finish and I don't like people thinking I've not liked it. On the other hand, grazing is easy. Family often joke that I always seem to be eating. I still have my pillows propped up in bed, but invariably find myself laying flat with only some minor aches and pains for a short while after getting up. My favourite hobbies are photography and hiking. The hiking doesn't cause me any discomfort other that what everybody else would get. Lastly, it still feels a bit weird when hot or cold food goes down as the sensation is all on my right side.
Mark
