Surgery was recommended after the chemo radiation in 2022, but I chose not to do the esophagectomy. I was 70 at the time and had another cancer that could come back. I had to go through an endoscopy biopsy w ultrasound every three months for two years to see cancer cells at the microscopic level, as if there is recurrence, it usually happens in the first two years. I am now finished with my third year post treatment, going into my fourth, and so far, no recurrence. That first year after treatment, I travelled and enjoyed life so much, rather than recovering from the surgery. Even with the surgery, there are no assurances the cancer won't come back.