I am a  65 year old male and have had oesophagus cancer since 2007. prognosis was 4-6 months, had 3 lots of chemo, gave up. Had 10 radiotherapy which shrunk tumour. Now have thrombosis, on 3 to 4.5 level for Warfarin. Had internal radiotherapy Christmas Eve 2010, started to slowly get worse from Summer 2011, now on soup and soft food. Today ate mandarin, did not think, now not able to swallow anything, even water is coming back up.Will it slowly clear? Is there anything I can take to try to shift this blockage?
The block in your esophagus is probably due to the tumor growing back again, since it has never been completely cured. The best option in such a case is to get an esophageal stent placed. This is a simply done procedure, done on OLD basis without admission, through an endoscope. It will clear the passage and improve the lumen, allowing you to eat food normally. The only flip side is that it has a limited time period after which it gets blocked again by the tumor. Normally it lasts from 6-12 months.