HI I HAVE NOT HAD CANCER IN THE ESOPHAGEOUS, I HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND. HOWEVER, MY MOTHER IN LAW JUST WENT TROUGH ESOPHAGEOUS CANCER TREATMENT. SHE HAD CHEMO AND RADIATION FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. 8 WEEKS AFTER THE CHEMO AND RADIATION SHE WENT FOR EXTENSIVE REMOVAL OF HER ESOPHAGEOUS AND SOME OF HER STOMACH. SHE WAS AT SLOANE KETTERING FOR ABOUT 12 DAYS RECOVERING. WHILE THERE SHE CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA. SHE IS 56 YRS. OLD AND DOING VERY WELL. SHE DID NOT HAVE A FEEDING TUBE AND HER VOICE BOX IS INTACT. HOWEVER, AS A RESULT OF THE SURGERY SHE HAS TO SLEEP IN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND HAS TO WATCH WHAT SHE EATS BECAUSE THEY CUT SOME OF HER STOMACH. SMALL PRICE TO PAY.

LOTS OF LUCK