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Has anyone else had trouble with coughing when eating solids?

I continuously cough as if i'm choking whilst eating solids. I am ok with soup and yogurts but anything i start to cough sometimes i vomit what little i have...

I continuously cough as if i'm choking whilst eating solids. I am ok with soup a...

margie1

•11 years ago

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worried about cancer

My husband is 65 and had difficulty swallowing so he had a endoscopy, a narrowing of the bottom of the gullet was found, he then was sent for a ct scan,...

My husband is 65 and had difficulty swallowing so he had a endoscopy, a narrowin...

underf

•11 years ago

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happy bunny

Hi everybody thank you for all your help on this site, Im now eight months post op and back at work only phased return but hey its normality, im hoping to...

Hi everybody thank you for all your help on this site, Im now eight months post ...

uncleg

•11 years ago

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Hi everyone My husband, Sid, was diagnosed in January this year and had his osophagectomy in May. I found this forum after searching for some advice on his...

Hi everyone My husband, Sid, was diagnosed in January this year and had his o...

calamityjayneuk

•11 years ago

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Had good news from my endoscopy the biopsy was clear. Scary to see the specialist had wrote suspected cancer. Does not want to see me again

refered back to g.p. Saw her this morning she is brilliant had ecg from nurse fine. Got x ray monday and put me for a c.t. scan. Also gave some tablets for the...

refered back to g.p. Saw her this morning she is brilliant had ecg from nurse fi...

cherrybailey

•11 years ago

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How quickly things can change

It was only a couple of months ago that I passed my five year milestone yet only this week it has been confirmed that my cancer has returned. It is a bit of a...

It was only a couple of months ago that I passed my five year milestone yet only...

Demon

•11 years ago

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The Cancer Marathon

Find blogs by a practicing oesophageal surgeon and researcher here: www.thecancermarathon.org/ Episode 1 of our video following the patient journey...

Find blogs by a practicing oesophageal surgeon and researcher here: www.thecanc...

TimTheSurgeon

•11 years ago

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My mum is having radiotherapy at the moment and has a stent to aid eating. She is constantly coughing up thick gloopy phlegm

Any ideas what is causing this and what can be done. It builds up so that when she does manage to eat a bit, she then vomits most of it back. She has lost over...

Any ideas what is causing this and what can be done. It builds up so that when s...

gail221

•11 years ago

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My mom had her endoscopy & CT scan done last week -some legions in the liver but yesterday night she vomited blood & is in hospital. .

Last year in April 2012 my mom underwent total gastrectomy. She lost around 10 kgs weight post operation but was doing okayuntil the last month. She has been...

Last year in April 2012 my mom underwent total gastrectomy. She lost around 10 k...

madc

•11 years ago

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Hi, anyone have a runny nose ,( like a streaming cold ) with the cough when eating, it lasts only for a short time?

quince

•11 years ago

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Weight Problem?

Hi everyone, Reading your blogs is now something I look forward to. Five months from my oesophagectomy and doing OK (I think). Still getting twinges around...

Hi everyone, Reading your blogs is now something I look forward to. Five mont...

Alphagista

•11 years ago

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7 years today!!!!

I haven't been posting much recently due to workload and dealing with digestion issues. But all that aside, today is 7 years since my oesophagectomy - so...

I haven't been posting much recently due to workload and dealing with digestion ...

OPA_LarryR

•11 years ago

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18 months post Merendino Interposition

18 months after my Merendino Interposition where a length of jejunum is inserted between my remaining oesophagus and stomach to stop reflux, I've just been...

18 months after my Merendino Interposition where a length of jejunum is inserted...

medway

•11 years ago

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can work finish me????

Hi sorry to ask on this site but i thought someone may know.....I went back to work 6 weeks ago and was told they had a policy stating that i need to be back...

Hi sorry to ask on this site but i thought someone may know.....I went back to w...

margie1

•11 years ago

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still discomfort 10 months post op

Hi I am now 10 months post op and i understand i will still get discomfort/pain at times but i was wondering if anyone else gets the symptoms i am...

Hi I am now 10 months post op and i understand i will still get discomfort/pain...

margie1

•11 years ago

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Total gastectomy

I hope I have spelt this right - my mother had a total gastectomy in may because of cancer. She is now 4 weeks post op and finding it very difficult to eat....

I hope I have spelt this right - my mother had a total gastectomy in may becaus...

Anteater

•11 years ago

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3wks after operation I have furred tongue and I am today coughing up clear foam , and still not feeling hungry just sickly, is this normal ?

moule

•11 years ago

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Hi,I had a massive sieizure 5 days after my op 2 years ago,never had them before.since then I am on medication for them only small ones,but

very scarey, I am beginning to think it has something to do with dumping. I would like to know if anyone has the same problem. kind regards Sandra.

very scarey, I am beginning to think it has something to do with dumping. I woul...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Getting my swallowing sorted. I saw a specialist friday my daughter and I thought we were going to get a battle getting endoscopy see what

is going on. It was easy told him my symtoms gave me form to take to endoscopy got app for this saturday. Hate not having my old hospital, specialist, knows me...

is going on. It was easy told him my symtoms gave me form to take to endoscopy g...

cherrybailey

•11 years ago

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Digestion problems - do they know why?

I'm 18 months post op and have read just about everything I can on the after effects of UGI ops & difficult digestion after. I've also spoken to surgeons,...

I'm 18 months post op and have read just about everything I can on the after eff...

medway

•11 years ago

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Medical jargon

Two years post op and the cancer has returned. It's on the stump of the oesophagus where the remains of my stomach is joined. Tests have confirmed a couple of...

Two years post op and the cancer has returned. It's on the stump of the oesophag...

racy

•11 years ago

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Have many of us had long term physiotherapy post op?

I'm nearly a year post op and my muscles are slowly improving. As discussed before, it has been my upper body and arms which have been very weak. I remember...

I'm nearly a year post op and my muscles are slowly improving. As discussed befo...

Danko

•11 years ago

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What is the difference between 'the Ivor Lewis' operation and the Shark bite' op?

Bernadette

•11 years ago

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Incline for sleeping to reduce acid reflux, advice please?

I would prefer something like the MediWedge sold in USA but not shipped to UK, as this goes under the mattress and provides a full length slope from 4" or 6"...

I would prefer something like the MediWedge sold in USA but not shipped to UK, a...

nfa987

•11 years ago

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A Taste of Yorkshire! - For those who may worry about eating out

Here is an interesting opportunity for anybody who might have given up on the thought of ever eating out as you used to. It is an initiative organised by the...

Here is an interesting opportunity for anybody who might have given up on the th...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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esophagectomy

Can anyone tell me what sort of op. I had? I'm getting confused by all the names. I have a scar down the centre of my front, and one that starts by my right...

Can anyone tell me what sort of op. I had? I'm getting confused by all the names...

patchworker

•11 years ago

16 Replies

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All posts for June 2013

Has anyone else had trouble with coughing when eating solids?

worried about cancer

happy bunny

New to the forum

Had good news from my endoscopy the biopsy was clear. Scary to see the specialist had wrote suspected cancer. Does not want to see me again

How quickly things can change

The Cancer Marathon

My mum is having radiotherapy at the moment and has a stent to aid eating. She is constantly coughing up thick gloopy phlegm

My mom had her endoscopy & CT scan done last week -some legions in the liver but yesterday night she vomited blood & is in hospital. .

Hi, anyone have a runny nose ,( like a streaming cold ) with the cough when eating, it lasts only for a short time?

Weight Problem?

7 years today!!!!

18 months post Merendino Interposition

can work finish me????

still discomfort 10 months post op

Total gastectomy

3wks after operation I have furred tongue and I am today coughing up clear foam , and still not feeling hungry just sickly, is this normal ?

Hi,I had a massive sieizure 5 days after my op 2 years ago,never had them before.since then I am on medication for them only small ones,but

Getting my swallowing sorted. I saw a specialist friday my daughter and I thought we were going to get a battle getting endoscopy see what

Digestion problems - do they know why?

Medical jargon

Have many of us had long term physiotherapy post op?

What is the difference between 'the Ivor Lewis' operation and the Shark bite' op?

Incline for sleeping to reduce acid reflux, advice please?

A Taste of Yorkshire! - For those who may worry about eating out

esophagectomy

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