What to reexamine after esophagus cancer operation

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Last year, my grandmother suddenly got worse, and her voice was hoarse, and she couldn't eat much. She couldn't swallow as long as she ate. After two months, she was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Later, she was treated by surgery and chemotherapy. Now she has been discharged from hospital for recuperation. Many patients don't know how to maintain her body after surgery, and what items to review after surgery I want to share with you on this issue.

What to reexamine after esophagus cancer operation

First of all, the postoperative reexamination of esophageal cancer should at least include chest enhanced CT, abdominal B ultrasound (pelvic examination if necessary), and gastroscopy (once a year). Because the esophagus of patients with esophageal cancer is relatively fragile, usually eat more green vegetables, such as carrots, green vegetables and so on. Eat more water containing fruits: oranges, watermelons, peaches, etc. This situation also see the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, to take Chinese herbal medicine conditioning. Chinese herbal medicine is safe and non-toxic to human body. It can regulate the body state as a whole, and often receive miraculous effects.

In fact, esophageal cancer patients can eat more fruit, but pay attention not to damage the esophagus. Bacon, ham, sausage, salted fish and smoked food will cause esophageal cancer do not eat. Patients should supplement high protein food, such as milk, lean meat, fish, animal liver, red dates, red beans, etc. Crab, eel, black fish, beef also help to increase white blood cells. Such as loss of appetite, indigestion, can increase the spleen appetizer food, such as hawthorn, white lentils, radish, mushrooms, tangerine peel, etc.

Finally, patients with esophageal cancer should strengthen their own physique, digestion should be balanced, eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less or no salted fish, salted vegetables, bacon, preserved meat and other foods containing nitrosamines, esophageal cancer can eat fruits rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, such as watermelon, banana, apple, orange, peach, pineapple, apricot, orange, hawthorn, strawberry, kiwi, Rosa roxburghii, etc.

matters needing attention

After suffering from esophageal cancer, the general can not eat, so patients with esophageal cancer should rest more to avoid fatigue, now if it is difficult to eat, you can place an esophageal stent, open the esophagus, so that patients can eat smoothly. Don't eat spicy food, such as raw onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, etc., don't eat seafood, mutton, etc. If you can eat some soft food, you can eat some high protein fresh water fish, chicken, duck and eggs. It's best to eat them after crushing.