About Surgery

Its a tough one to comprehend, but i'm told the only way to surgically remove my Oesophageal cancer is a radical operation called a sub-total Oesophagectomy.

This involves removal of most of my Oesophagus and a portion of my stomach.
What remains of my stomach is moved up into my chest, stitched together into a tube and attached to the top 5cm of what remains of my Oesphagus.
(Louis will have a longer Oesophagus than mine!!)
It is a 5 hour key-hole surgery operation, not without its dangers and complications.

I will be in hospital for about 2 weeks, recovering at home for a month or two and in all it may take upto 6 months to get back on track, learn to eat again etc. My diet might be very different and i'll have to eat less and more often to avoid feeling full straight away.

Those of you who remember me as a slow eater... you aint seen nothing yet!