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@cottonsunflower I feel your pain. Toward the end of my husband's chemo-radiation, he would almost beg not to have to go. He did successfully finish the full course without missing any appointments. We found steroids helped tremendously to eleviate the persistent nausea and discomfort. For him, cereal worked most of the time and other bland soft foods. He had a partial response to the treatment but followed with the planned surgery and 12 months of immunotherapy (which introduced another set of issues). It is a long road, try to take it a day at a time (I realize how demoralizing that can sound). Fast forward to 3.5 years later, my husband is doing well except for the dumping issues that we are still working out and occasional reflux. Life is different but good - he still works a full-time job (driving over 2 hrs day), goes on vacations, enjoys certain hobbies, friends and family. This disease and with its unsavory treatment has stretched our faith, streaked our faces with tears of joy and pain, and bonded us to each other and Jesus more closely than any other event in our lives. Praying all goes well for you and your husband.

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@supportivewife I'm glad your husband made it through the treatment. I did not have the esophagectomy. However, I had to grit my teeth for the last four sessions, at night after the treatment, even with pain pills. I feel like I developed most of the scar tissue/stenosis I've had sense at that point. The largest segment of dropouts they have from treatment is esophagitis. Some throats apparently just won't take it...