A little update - a date for esophagectomy.

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Hi!

I went to Oxford today to speak with my surgeon - Nick Maynard. We

talked about a Gastroplasty but this has never been done in the Uk and

he couldn't say what the outcome or long term prognosis would be. He

still thought that the Esophagectomy was the best option. He has done

over 500 of these. He said that my 'E' was a saggy tortuous sigmoid

bag and would only get worse.

After a few months of relatively good swallowing following my last

stretch, things are deteriorating again. Am getting stuck and having

to make myself sick, choking on food at night, feeling nauseous in the

morning, having chronic heartburn from fermenting food in my 'E'. I

know that this will only get worse and am not having another stretch.

So we talked about a date and we are going ahead on April 16th to fit

in with some family business I have to attend to and making

arrangements at work. Seems a long way off but I'm sure it will come

around soon enough. If things really start going pear shaped I can

speak to him and can maybe have it sooner. But I think it will be

nicer to convalesce in the spring rather than the Brrrrritish winter!

Regards

Tim