My wife had her esophagus removed in December 2017 and has been doing great. The use and care of the feeding tube was quite easy and nothing to fear. They will teach you. We had additional complications because of her diabetes. She too had been having treatment for the Barrett's esophagus for several years. Fortunately the Barrett's treatment was being done at Mayo in Rochester. As soon as the cancerous neoplasm was discovered we were referred to a surgeon and the surgery was performed 3 weeks later. The key to esophageal cancer is early treatment. I don't believe there is a place that does more. If not daily, at least several esophagectomies are performed each week. The 3 year survival statistic is a mute point since whatever it is is better than anywhere else. Because of the dedicated teams at Mayo my wife has been able to enjoy 5 additional grandkids and she is back to taking care ❤ of me like she has done the last 50 years. Bottom line: get your butt to Mayo.