Are either of you on Facebook? So simple to use FB video messenger. We can chat there... or use my free Zoom account. Just pick one.

I thought the " gastric tube" you mentioned was a surgically installed G tube, which is in her stomach, maybe 5 cm left of her navel... and goes straight into her stomach. Is this not what she has? Or does she have an NG tube thru her nose down into her stomach? I would doubt this since you said her throat is crazy tight right now. There was a time where I could not swallow even a tiny sip of water. The J tube they surgically installed gave me my calories and hydration for 8 months... just a tool I needed to use to keep me alive while treatments worked on my solid esophageal tumor and I eventually made my way to esophagectomy.

Ok... yes... tight esophagus can be from both tumor growth and from radiation inflammation. Usually radiation shrinks the heck out of squamous tumors (along with chemo)... but no doubt for some, it can also irritate the esophageal tissues and cause even more swallowing issues.

Bottom line... she needs more treatments... whatever they can be. And they're are many more chemotherapy and immunotherapy possibilities. Why they won't try other chemo regimens... I need you to explain that to me.

So where else is spread seen right now? Liver? Kidneys? Lungs? Bones? Lymph nodes?

Ok... you are 9 hours ahead of me. A good time to chat... 7pm your time today?

Here are Zoom codes...

ID - 455 028 4795
Passcode - tuiBE5

But FB works nice too.

Gary Wing
Southern California