Hello So I’m 62 my journey began August of 2024 stage 3 esophagus cancer. So I went into this with an attitude of I’m going to beat this because I want to live. Positive all the way and that helped my wife and sons knowing I was in the right mindset. Now having the right medical team is everything I trusted my oncologist and my two surgeons because they worked together great. They explained every aspect of my treatment and surgery I would have. Nurses were also amazing. I had a j tube put in because I couldn’t swallow my food or drink liquids very well and I had lost45 lbs. Needed to gain weight for surgery and I gained 20lbs back before surgery So my treatment was called flot treatments that started with 4 chemo treatments one every other week for 2 months. Then waited 5 weeks before surgery had surgery January 3rd. So 9 hr surgery with 2 surgical teams. For me first couple days were rough then got much better because I put the work in. By that I mean breathing exercises and walking helped tremendously. 8 day stay in the hospital then waited 4 weeks then had 4 more treatments of chemo. That ended April 5th 2025. Had my pet scan done in July came back clear. So like I said earlier I was positive through out this whole process there is more so I’m eating smaller meals for sure they had removed 20 cm of my esophagus and used my stomach for my new esophagus. For me the treatments and surgery was the right decision. I hope this helps and what ever you decide to do I wish you and your family well. Keep up the good fight! Scott