Well done, Chip. My husband had Barrett's esophagus and had an ablation at Lahey Clinic, circa 2012. He had routine endoscopies since and had developed Barrett's for a second time, this time with dysplasia. Biopsies revealed cancer cells in the cardia area. A small, pea-sized tumor was removed but still cancer cells remained, at which time we saw an oncologist and surgeon. The cancer was stage 1 with no lymph nodes involved. Instead of researching, as you wisely did, we made the wrong choice. Hubby was determined not to have to vomit constantly and agreed to the surgery instead—nothing could have been worse. For the first year (plus), he vomited 7 or 8 times each night, became malnourished and lost more than 100 lbs. The recovery has been brutal and almost two later he is still suffering. Surely the surgeon knew this would be a likely issue but never said anything about the probability of post-surgical nausea and vomiting. Instead he said that my husband was a "mystery." You were smart to do research beforehand and this should be a lesson to all of us. Familiarize yourself with all the information that is available: forewarned is forearmed.