The woman remained surprised when she was diagnosed with cancer during her preventive control because she originally thought her symptoms were causing coriander, informs. 54-year-old Julie Cole’s diagnosed esophageal cancer. Even though her condition was not good to tell her that The continuation of chemotherapy would be fatal to her.
Since 2010, Julie has been fighting with severe reflux, which initially attributed coriander and spicy foods. Despite adjusting her diet, her digestive problems persisted. “One day I cooked for my family and had a piece of pork that got stuck in my throat,” she recalls. “I was taken to the hospital and I was choked for hours. It started there. They did me a test and diagnosed me with barrett’s esophagus“she explained.
Barrett’s esophagus is an abnormal change in cells extending the lower part of the esophagus. The National Medical Service (NHS) warns that symptoms of digestion and heartburn may indicate this condition that increases the risk of developing esophagus cancer.
Julie was preventively subjected to endoscopic examination every two years. “I went to regular examination and told me that they saw a lesion on the esophagus and a biopsy should be done. I was called by my nurse within two days. The next two weeks I went to one examination after another, but I had no symptoms. I was diagnosed with my esophagus cancer. I thought they were wrong. I still felt the same as when I was diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus. It was a little shock, “ Describes Julie.
Before Julie could undergo surgery, she had to undergo chemotherapy to reduce the tumor. Chemotherapy has successfully reduced cancer and allowed doctors to surgical removal. However, after the next round of treatment, they told Julia that he could not continue. Because of the way he reacted the enzyme in her body. They told her that chemotherapy would kill her if they continued.
Although the operation was successful, Julie affected various side effects and health problems. After removing the esophagus, her doctors stretched part of her stomach to create a new esophagus that had to be repaired after the connection created an internal leakage. Julie had a nourishing tube in her throat for several weeks until her body tried to recover.
Julie survived weeks with a nourishing tube, which caused her considerable suffering. “Very, I was very worried,” she described her feelings. “I lost seven pounds. Every time I turned my head, I felt a nourishing tube in it. I came to the point when I started to have suicidal tendencies because it was simply terrible. I decided to have it removed and threatened to pull it myself unless they remove it. Only when they removed it did I feel that I was starting to do better, “says Julie.