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Really needing some hope and guidance right now

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: 7 hours ago | Replies (22)

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@lulu3780

Mentally I’m as good as can be expected. I was only able to eat soft foods for about 5 days after the endo and then on day six the mucus and regurgitation came back. But miraculously yesterday I have been able to eat again. VERY VERY SLOWLY, and only soft foods and shakes which is great since I went days where I couldn’t even drink water. I try to eat and drink every day just in case and that’s all I can do because I still have an appetite most days. I am having an endo ultrasound tomorrow am and a CT scan tomorrow afternoon. I will be meeting with a thoracic surgeon on Thursday to go over everything and see if I’m a candidate for surgery. Idk what stage I have yet

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A word of caution: early on I too was limited to soft foods--Jello, puddings, a little ice cream--or liquids like broths. However, on the evening the home care nurse came to hook up my nutrition pump my blood sats measured in the low-80s%, ending in an ambulance trip and 5 days hospitalization for aspiration pneumonia. Since that day in Feb. I have not taken anything orally except an occasional sip of ice water, which doesn't stay down long. Best wishes on your outcomes.