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Seeking input on experiences with stent versus other methods to eat
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 22, 2023 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
My husband had a stent put in last March. It was a game changer! Before the stent he was going in for stretching of his esophagus about every 6-8 weeks. And his only way of eating was via his J-tube.
He is now on his 2nd round of chemo and with that comes nausea. He’s started to vomit black (blood mixed with stomach acids). His endoscopy this week found “tissue in-growth” which is his tissue growing through the mesh in the stent. He will have another procedure to either remove or replace the stent. It will be an in-procedure decision.
While this is not ideal to have to go back in and deal with the issues, for us it’s worth it for him to be able to eat orally.
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Thank you so much for sharing both the pros and cons of your husband’s experience with a stent.
It helps us consider whether it would be worth it for our situation.
I’m sorry to hear about the difficult experiences he’s facing. It strikes me that a lot of these experiences seem unimaginable before you’re ever on a journey like this. Once you embark, it seems like they become somehow bearable (I mean, what choice do we really have). I don’t say this tritely. But how absolutely resilient and adaptable we are as human beings.
Sending prayers for your husband and family’s wellbeing.