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Has anyone made it through radiation and chemo without a feeding tube?
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Mar 4 3:13pm | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
My husband hasn't needed a feeding port yet, but he continues to use his medication port. He was diagnosed in November 2022, started chemo in January 2023, then chemo and proton radiation in May of 2023 at Mayo. He did well and continues to do well. His cancer had subsided per scans in July and Sept of 2023, but in Dec 2023, cancer showed growth again so he's in chemo again. So yes, no feeding tube throughout chemo and radiation, so far so good.
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Thank you for sharing this. My husband had surgery on October 16, 2023. He needed a feeding tube for about 3 weeks after that. He is about halfway through 5 weeks of chemo/Proton radiation therapy now and his doctors want him to keep the port for the feeding tube in case he needs it before he's through. He is having no trouble eating now, but just the port for the tube causes pain and burning. He's been told that's nothing to worry about Anyway, I hope he doesn't need it and i guess he is going to have to put up with the port a while longer.
I'll be thinking about your husband as he goes through yet another round of chemo. I hope this round gets him back on track.