Hi,
My husband is in the same boat. He just turned 49 and was having difficulty swallowing, The Doc's were sure it was achalasia and on june 4th he was scheduled for a Heller Myotomy. During surgery, they pulled out due to blockage. After biopsy, the found stage IVB esophageal cancer. never smoked and ran 6 days a week. He couldn't swallow foods as well and was rapidly losing weight. We had a J peg feeding tube placed in immediately and what a god send. Now I know he is getting 3000 calories per day and I push thru atleast 5 to 6 cups of water in daily. Helps me ease my mind to know he is getting his nutrition by Nutren 2.0. Before the tube I had him on ensure, boost, and home made soup I put thru the blender. Took him hours to get in down but atleast it was hydrating him. Also dont for get the popsicles.