Roseanne, That does sound like hell and back--how awful for both of you. It sounds like you've ben struggling with bad medical news for over a year now. What was the surgery that strangled the intestine? How long ago was that?

SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"