My husband had surgery on 8/21 and he did really well with the overall healing process after he got home. That said, he’s having a terrible time with eating. We’ve found that drinking room temperature water is much easier than cold water. He’s been eating a lot of soup, baby food, fresh juice. He’s able to eat protein bars if he eats them slowly, but he’s having trouble eating most solid foods. We aren’t sure if this is normal for where he’s at or if he needs to have his esophagus widened (the surgeon left him with about half his esophagus and a smaller stomach). He’s getting very frustrated. His pathology post surgery was very good; we aren’t sure what the next step will be. His oncologist wants him to talk with a doctor at Mayo who is looking at his chart. Where he’s at, he doesn’t feel like he will be able to do more chemo and isn’t sure he needs it. I’m terrified of a recurrence but can’t imagine him doing it right now either. I know he can’t wait too long to make this decision. He had a scary time in the first half his hospital stay, with trouble breathing and one bout of afib but hasn’t had difficulties with breathing since he left the hospital. He’s had an incidence the other day when he thought he was going to pass out and I know he’s not getting enough water either. This surgery makes it so difficult for the body to get what it needs.