I was 85 and also forewent the surgery, mainly because of age, but my tumor was confined to my esophagus and my lymph nodes were clear. I also had to terminate chemo after three treatments. My kidney values shot sky-high and my blood pressure dropped to 80s over 40s. I was pronounced NED in my esophagus. I finished up last May 15. In October, PET detected a nodule in my upper left lung lobe. They don't think it's metastasis, because that would be very rare. It may be a lung cancer, accidentally caught early or a number of other things. Nevertheless, it has to be treated. I'm having it treated locally on a TrueBeam machine, which has sub-millimeter accuracy (it's only about a half inch in diameter). That's five treatments over a week, extremely high dosages. I opted for MD Anderson for the proton treatment, although I've been to Rochester Mayo's for another condition. I had help. We rented an apartment and my wife was with me and my daughter temporarily relocated from California. I could have made it without help, but the help was awfully nice. I had a hip which was in terminal shape and I was confined to a wheelchair when out. I had the hip replaced in mid December. That's my tale. I'll be happy to share details..