@bob5246
Hi, my husband Bob had surgery last December 2024. He also did not have chemotherapy or radiation before. However, he did get a J-tube because of an anastomotic leak and stricture. The doctor told him he had gotten all of the cancer, and he did not need chemo.
Fast forward, he was scheduled for a colonic interposition, a surgical procedure to replace the damaged esophagus that remained. Upon working him up for the surgery, they discovered he had metastasis to the liver, throat, and lymph nodes. He will start chemo and immunotherapy this Saturday and will be on it for what remains the rest of his life.
We honestly did not see this coming.