 Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 80 | Pamela - I am so sorry to hear that the dilation did not work and can understand the despair that your husband may feel. I had a similiar blockage (unable to swallow anything) but fortunately the SO/ENT was able to break through. He told my husband that is was like a band had formed across my esophagus. Prior to the procedure, the ENT said that if he wasn't able to get through it then we would discuss another procedure where they go both down the throat AND up through the stomache. I don't know more about that procedure, but hopefully that option will be viable for your husband.
Best,
Nancy
Nancy
Age 56 at diagnosis
Neck Lymph node removed 11/2012
Tonsillectomy perfomed 12/2012 - identified as primary
SCC Left Tonsil with Left Node involvement, DX 12/2012
RX started 1/29/2013, finished 3/23/2013;
Daily IMRT (35 Sessions)
Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin (6 weeks)
PEG placed after week 4 (3/1/2013)
PEG removed 6 1/2 months later (8/12/2013)
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