Hi John, It's good to know you are having a great life after what you've been through. I am 75 also and had an oesophagectomy 11 1/2 years ago. My problems I supposre relate to eating because I have no sense of hunger or thirst, I eat all day bits and pieces and have lunch and dinner most days. My weight seems to stay fairly stable so I just carry on the way I am.
Thanks for writing, and wow! Over 11 years is some achievement! Such a shame about the eating and drinking though, I reckon I must have got lucky on that score. If anyone reading is recently post-surgery, then I may have a tip to offer regarding taste, drinking, and eating. We are all different I know, but whether it was co-incidence or not that I didn’t lose all or any of my sense of taste who knows? My best wishes to you, and no doubt you are aiming for another 11 years or more! I hope so. John.
Thanks for writing, and wow! Over 11 years is some achievement! Such a shame about the eating and drinking though, I reckon I must have got lucky on that score. If anyone reading is recently post-surgery, then I may have a tip to offer regarding taste, drinking, and eating. We are all different I know, but whether it was co-incidence or not that I didn’t lose all or any of my sense of taste who knows? My best wishes to you, and no doubt you are aiming for another 11 years or more! I hope so. John.
Not everybody gets a lack hunger or thirst but it's not such a problem as long as I eat at regular times and little and often. The main thing is I am still here enjoying my grandchildren and life
