I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer 3 weeks ago. I have a history of acid reflux disease. As a child, I remember my 3 sisters and Dad getting up at night running to get the Maalox and Milk of Magnesia because the acid was coming out my nose and mouth. It was a way of life. It was call indigestion in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I had to sleep upright most of the evenings. As an athlete, when it came down to the final push, I would pass out due to the acid reflux. When I became a European Chef and Dietetic Chef, I thought I could cure myself. No such luck. I've had lesions for about 45 years. At my last esophageal scope, they said I had lesions, I told them I had them for several years. Once the Gastro=doc call me back to come in again, he endo-scoped and found a small cancerous tumor, about an inch. Kaiser Permanente-my medicare-Advantage insurance- has one method of dealing with esophageal cancer; Radiation, Chemo then surgery. After surgery immunotherapy. I've been reading many success stories here. I had only one remedy for the cancer through Kaiser. I wasn't offered anything else. What to do? I feel normal, no swallowing issues, nothing. Starting my second week of radiation and Chemo tomorrow. Any advice?