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Yesterday I had major abdominal surgery in the same operating theatre where I had my lumpectomy on 12 November 2015. The experience brought back all sorts of memories of that time. I still find it strange I am tackling a whole new disease now just 3 years later. Breast cancer has been overtaken by Achalasia. Surprisingly, despite surgery, chemo, radiation and targeted therapy Breast Cancer seems to have had less of an impact on my life or maybe I am not remembering all that bad stuff. Still, I am extremely lucky. October mammogram was clear and while I'll never be cured of Achalasia, I have a new stomach and am slowly learning to swallow fluids again. Catching Achalasia early also improves my long term chances of keeping my oesophagus. I caught my breast cancer early too. So that's two for two now. Awareness matters. Eight more weeks of soft food and then hopefully I'll be able to eat solid food again. Hope everyone is well as can be and wishing you all the best for the holiday season.
Nadine
Nadine
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- Hello @Nadi
You have been in my thoughts so I decided to post just to say Hello and hoping that you're recovering well.
Is the fatigue a thing of the past? Fingers crossed!
Trust you're starting to feel like your old self.
Small steps!
Take care xx - Hello @Nadi very glad to hear you are recovering well from your surgery. Look after you and take it gently.
- Sounds good!
Take care - Hi Nadi my mother had a fundoplication about 10 years ago and slowly her eating improved...she has a great appetite now..you will get stronger and plenty of hugs for you as you recover..
- Thanks @iserbrown I am taking it slowly but at the same time I am surprised at how well I am doing. Am off all pain medication and managing several small meals a day. Slowly learning what foods I can eat and those to avoid. Physically impossible for me to vomit or burp. Don't know yet whether that will be permanent, in some cases it gets good, it some cases it doesn't. So taking things very very slowly.
- @Nadi
Hello! Just thought I'd put up a post to say hope you are enjoying being home and recuperating just nicely! Appreciate it is early days! Wishing you all the best
Take care, Hugs - Mines the same @nadi. The scar pulls like mad and it's been 18 months since I had it removed. Mine was cut three times as well.
- I've been using bio-oil on surgeon's advice and it seems to be breaking up a bit.
- @sister mine was sunken, but they cut it three times, once to insert the portacath, once when it flipped and a third time to get it out. It was only after the third that it turned into a keloid. Did the whole silicon tape thing, but still ended up raised and ugly. Guess there was just too much scar tissue in the end.
- The port one is strange, isn't it. I expected that it would be kind of sunken from what I'd heard but instead it's a really hard lump.
