Interesting... stage 2... but zero neoadjuvant treatments... straight to surgery. And then he did some adjuvant treatments. Ok... how many? Kind of the CROSS protocol in reverse... Carboplatin and Taxol... how many radiation treatments?
What were his post-op pathology results... not only what was seen in removed lymph nodes and margins of the chunk of esophagus removed, but also, what depth of penetration was seen in that chunk? What was his final pTxNxMx designation?

Ok... what your asking here about much softer poops... even diarrhea... yes... totally normal for most all of us esophagectomy patients. And remember... 2 months post-op is just barely getting started on digestion once again. This is going to be a year or two... so buckle up and enjoy the ride... it can be a bit depressing. And most of us have some nasty tummy aches, intestinal pains and ass explosions for many many months. All normal. Don't be in a rush to change diets... desperately looking for something that works! I continued to see huge improvements in my second year post-op... for instance I sleep totally normally again... flat, head on a pillow or two, on either side as well. This may or may not come for him. Time will tell.

Nope... my philosophy was... NOTHING is working the first 6 months. So... i just stayed the course. I knew I wanted to eat as I always did (except maybe volume will be less )... so I just kept shoveling it in... forcing my body to figure things out... because I was NOT going to change. It took a year to 18 months... but little by little, pains slowly subsided... poops firmed up... sleep got better, etc. It's just a pain in the ass... literally!

Now... can there be other things going on... that might need to be addressed medically? Sure... like maybe an anastomosis stretch or five (if swallowing is not there)... and maybe some pylorus treatments if motility problems are seen... and maybe some digestive aids needed (like Creon), if digestive enzymes need a boost.

But stay the course.

Gary