Optium review: Email service

I'm trying to keep my old email name of "hugybr" that I had at Suddenlink. Optium keeps putting "46" after my email name. I want my old email address of "hugybr" I know that Optium bought out "suddenlink" but I still want my old email name spelled "hugybr" That's how my husband had it set up with "suddenlink". I don't need to tell people the year I was born.

Please get this straightened out for me. I'm too damn old to keep changing things.
Patricia A. Seuling