My husband age 74 began having swallowing problems last November but still ate a whole Christmas lunch and pudding. Now a few weeks later can only swallow liquids. GP fast tracked him for an endoscopy. During two endoscopies they could not pass the scope all the way down but had a third under general anaesthetic and took 10 biopsies. We were informed he had cancer of the oesophagus but from the CT scan it did not appear to have spread. A stent was mentioned by an upper GI nurse. That was on the Monday. On the Thursday he had a phone call from the consultant telling him they had received the result of the PET scan and it showed spread to the liver, pelvis, bone and upper sigmoid. This was such a shock and for 10 days we have had no contact from anyone, just left to it. However we have an appointment with the oncologist on Tuesday and I have written a list of questions to ask. He has lost loads of weight, is very weary, can only swallow liquids. The dietician recommended food supplements and the GP has prescribed them on the NHS and has put all his medications in liquid form too as he can,t swallow tablets, they get stuck. I feel confused, scared, This thing has happened so fast. I have this feeling of dread the whole time. My daughters are being brilliant, so are my friends. Married 44 years.
