A Liverpool man was "worried" and "nervous" about a lump in his throat after his mum died of cancer.
Karl Stead, 51, felt the sensation in his throat for four weeks before going to his GP, keen to get help fast after seeing his mum die of cancer. The GP sent him to Broadgreen Hospital where he had a transnasal gastroscopy - a new procedure involving a camera fed through the nose and down the throat - on Thursday.
Speaking to the ECHO before his appointment, Karl from Wavertree said: "I think I've got something stuck, a lump in my throat. When I eat, I can swallow, but when I'm swallowing something else, I can feel it as well, so I've just come here to get checked over."
