Hello All,

Some time ago I visited this site to report my Dad was diagnosed with throat cancer. It's a bit further south than that, it's approx 12 inches down his throat. He had a metal stent fitted too (I presume that will be staying)

Anyway, after getting some eating advice from the nice folk of this web site, he's currently not doing too bad. I say that without us knowing the current condition of the tumour.

He's had three doses of Chemo over the past 9 weeks.

Currently he's experiencing being very fatigued as we expected. He was a healthy chap (but smoked), didn't really exercise, but walked regularly. No way could be have been called over weight.

Anyway since the Chemo he has lost a lot of weight, but recently regained an appetite despite saying that most food doesn't really taste of anything (I've read this a few times in this forum).

His latest problem is trapped wind in or around his chest that he is putting down to the stent. I have read that anyone who has a stent fitted, that it's guaranteed to be painful from time to time.

Has anyone got any advice on dealing with the consequences of having a stent fitted? Or for anyone else who knows nothing of stents, any idea how to lose trapped chest wind?


p.s He's due another dose of Chemo Nov 10th.

p.p.s I think he has given up smoking