Oh wow!!!! You & I were in St. Mary's / Rochester at the same time for the exact same surgery!!!! Dr. Wigle was my surgeon. I had my esophagectomy April 15th and was home on the 29th ( neck drainage tube site got infected after the tube was removed ) so I had to stay another week. Lower intestine feeding tube for 8 - 10 weeks. In the meantime NPO. I'm doing fairly well for the most part except the monthly dilations where the stomach & remaining esophagus connect. Hoping the temporary stent will remedy that. Thank God I'm a retired Certified Dietary Mgr. which turned out to be a Godsend in the dietary / caloric aspect. I lost a significant amount of weight but I was over weight to begin with so..... I'm steadily holding a healthy 140#. I have most recently been suffering from that pesky acid reflux. Why now a year after surgery? That is really my only 2 negatives other than the sometimes extreme pain on the right side where the huge incision is along the entire ribcage. Hope you continue your adventure successfully. Hoping also to receive a response and connect.