Greetings,
I was dx'd with esophageal ( mid section of organ ) cancer Oct. 2019, 6 weeks of daily radiation & 6 weeks of chemo ( which did not make me sick one bit. The only side effect from chemo was restless legs and insomnia believe it or not ). Then after about 4 - 6 weeks of recovery from them treatments I had surgery at Mayo / Rochester to remove the esophagus in April 2020. 2 weeks hospital stay only because one of my drainage tubes became infected. 8 - 10 weeks of a J tube ( feeding tube inserted into my lower intestine because due to the surgery I was not allowed to even have water ). Recovery so far has been fairly well. Thinking back now I am fortunate to have had the knowlege of how to modify food ( retired certified dietary mgr ) for easy consumption. Ground meats ( mechanical ), add plenty of sauce / gravy. Chew chew chew!!! Take small bites chew chew chew!!!! No need for a fancy expensive food processor, a small chopper works. Learn to tolerate the taste of Ensure or the like ( I preferred the choc. mixed with mint choc. chip ice cream ). Make sure he gets the calories and most importantly...... PROTEIN ( red meats ) (eggs are also a good source of protein) especially after chemo to boost them blood cells and keep them up. ( chemo destroys them ). I wish you the very best in this adventure ( which is what my husband & I choose to name it ).

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