I am sooo sorry you hate typing because your message was so good and so important. Thank you so very much! It is not really my choice whether to talk offline from here, it's his. And what is great about a written message is that I can copy and paste it and send it to him. He won't come here, and he won't talk with anyone in a support group. It's just his nature. He's kind of like a curmudgeonly yet lovable Larry David type guy and so you can imagine Larry David doing that...just not happening...lol! Yes he was stage one and was fortunate for that. There were some cells in the lymphatic system adjacent to the esophagus so I don't know if they re-graded him beyond a 1 for that. And I hadn't even thought about vagus nerves being affected in the surgery, that does make sense regarding the digestive problems. He won't be happy to hear he has to endure this for a year or more, though. He was readmitted to the hospital on Sunday due to the anorexia and I'm awaiting news about how he's doing. I hope they give him a feeding tube because otherwise he'd just be back again in a month in the same boat. And I will definitely relay to him your info when he is stabilized and back home, hopefully in just a few days. Again, thank you SO much for your generous knowledge and I wish you the very best in conquering this disease. There are miraculous new discoveries every day so it's very possible for that combined with your positive nature that you will beat the odds. Have a wonderful day!