Oesophagus cancer

Hi. I was diagnosed with oesophagus cancer in 2019. Had my surgery within 3mths.

My surgery involves making a new gullet out of my stomach a pull up. Surgery went well was in hospital for 14days.

Within 4 days of getting  home I started to suffer with dumping syndrome which was very painful. The weight started to fall off really fast and within 5mths I'd lost 3st. I started to have pain when trying to eat and had to be put on a feed nj tube. The comi g months got worse with sickness fatigue and bowel problems.. I then got severe kidney problems which lead to a operation I also have had 15 dilation surgery's as the site closes up choking me when I drink..

To date iv gone from 11st to 6st and still losing iv now got a permanent feeding tube in my small bowel. 

Even though I'm cancer free my life is non existent I don't have energy to do most things and rely on my girls.

A never would have guessed that saving my life would end up costing me my life.

  • Hello KazH,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat and I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties you've been having.

    Being cancer free is a wonderful achievement, but it can take it's toll sometimes. I can imagine these changes haven't been easy to go through, so it's important to be kind to yourself. We have some information around living with oesophagus cancer and coping physically, including support available, which I hope will be helpful. If you'd like to speak to someone about anything, you can contact our cancer nurse team on 0808 800 4040. You can call for free and lines are open from 9 to 5 Monday to Friday.

    Best wishes to you,

    Moderator Anastasia