Gloria...appreciate your comments. I had a total of 38 radiation treatments; last one was on March 17, 2014. The last session was called a "boost" and took about 4 times as long as each of the other sessions. The way I understand it, my esophagus is "narrowing" due to the radiation scarring. My fear is that it may eventually close off completely--leaving me with a permanent PEG tube. Will just have to wait and see...but in the meanwhile I plan to live each day as normally and as sane as I can. I don't chat much in here but the group's comments on many aspects of our disease is really educating me to many topics.