Narrowing in pharnayx

rachel12yrsuv
rachel12yrsuv Member Posts: 435
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Hey everyone,

 

during my last swallow study they said i have a narrowing to my pharanyx and they believe it to be scar tissue from rsds during NPC tx? They believe this among other things is why i have trouble swallowing.  Ive heard others ha e esphagus narrowing but anyone had this one and would diliatiOn work? And what is diliation? I hope seome has had it to ease my mond, not concerned they sincerely belie e its just scar tissue.

 

thanks in advance guys and gals,

 

Rachel

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  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #2
    Hi Rachel

     

    Hi Rachel

     

    Dilation is where they just insert a balloon like tube to stretch the muscle. What ever you do keep working your jaw and doing the exercises they tell you to do daily. Don’t miss a day. I lost the ability to swallow about a year ago and now live off the PEG tube. It’s not all that bad because it keeps me alive but I would rather eat the way God intended me to eat.

     

    Take care

    Hondo

     

     

  • rachel12yrsuv
    rachel12yrsuv Member Posts: 435
    #3
    Hondo said:

    Hi Rachel

     

    Hi Rachel

     

    Dilation is where they just insert a balloon like tube to stretch the muscle. What ever you do keep working your jaw and doing the exercises they tell you to do daily. Don’t miss a day. I lost the ability to swallow about a year ago and now live off the PEG tube. It’s not all that bad because it keeps me alive but I would rather eat the way God intended me to eat.

     

    Take care

    Hondo

     

     

    Hondoo,
    is that just for

    Hondoo,

    is that just for esphagus or thoart as well?  Sorry for your swallow still relearning. Myself any chance youll eat again?

    rachel

  • Ladylacy
    Ladylacy Member Posts: 773 Member
    #4
    Dilation

    Dilations stretch both the back of the throat and the esophagus.  When it is done you are normally asleep and only have a little sore throat afterwards.  It is like when they do an endoscopy.  My husband has had several over the last 3 years due to laryngeal cancer and now cancer at the cervical of his esophagus.  He can swallow soft foods but mainly relies on his peg tube.  While I don't have cancer, I have had several dilations done in the past due to narrowing of the esophagus.

    Sharon

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