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What to do? Husband won’t drink enough 6 months after Ivor lewis
Hello, is anyone else struggling to drink enough fluids ? My husband has had the Ivor Lewis surgery 7 months ago and finds it difficult to drink enough. I’ve had to take him up to ED twice for fluid to be administered as he gets so dehydrated, becomes dizzy and has blacked out twice. No matter how I try and encourage him to drink more, he just won’t, or says he can’t fit more fluids in while trying to eat all his food daily. All up, in a day, he sometimes manages one litre but I’m sure that’s not enough ?
Thanks for any advice
Deb.
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Let's chat. While the post-op journey is a bit different for each of us... There are many things to understand about what is taking place over 12 to 18 months post-op... and what is normal... and what may need to be fixed by a doctor.
Gary
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1 ReactionHi @deb005, how is your husband doing? How are YOU doing?
Hi Colleen, thank you for reaching out 🙂 we are managing ok. Kerry has an endoscopy next week by a surgeon in the town we live in. Not his surgeon that performed the Ivor Lewis surgery but one closer. Just having a look to see everything is healing and ok. He is still struggling to gain weight but is feeling ok in himself. We have started walking which I think is helping too. We spoke to Gary on this forum and he was very helpful and we now realise it’s going to take longer than we thought to start and feel somewhat ‘normal’ again. We’re hopefully on the right track. Thanks for the message.
Deb