My husband is now more than two-years post-op. He still gets nauseous but nothing like what he got the first year and one-half. He is still on j-tube feeding (they re-inserted the tube after six months on TPN when he got an infection). Since then he's had so many issues--while in the hospital he got shingles. When that stopped and he went to a rehab center and contracted scabies. Now that the scabies are gone he's developed an unbelievable rash that the dermatologist diagnosed as eczema. That was in June and it hasn't cleared up. My feeling is that it's something hematological. The nausea seems to be very common after an esophagectomy and apparently some people suffer with it for two to three years. We tried acupressure and hypnosis but neither did any good. It's worth a try. I sympathize with both you and your mom--I'm sure that you're both going through hell. Hope her torture doesn't last as long as my husband's has.