Going under the knife

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There’s nothing like being a bit dramatic and a drama queen but don’t get too concerned. Early tomorrow I’m having an operation called Zenkers peroral endoscopic myotomy, more easily thought of as Zenker’s POEM. Zenker’s diverticulum is a pouch in your throat that forms at the top of your oesophagus. The muscle at the top of your oesophagus doesn’t relax to let food move easily down into your stomach with the result that food gets caught in the pouch. Apologies if that’s too much information. There won’t be a knife involved as the operation will be done through the mouth into the throat. As there will be three tiny staples where the muscle is cut, I’ll be on a liquid diet for a week then a soft diet for another week. I expect that my throat might be quite sore for a while. On a good note, I think liquids would include Bailey’s Irish Cream and soft foods would include jelly, ice-cream and custard so I’m staying positive. I made a big pot of pumpkin soup yesterday and that’s now frozen in serve-size portions. Admission at the hospital is 6.30am so I probably won't be around at all tomorrow but I'll catch up sometime after that. Photo is mine.