Nelie,

Keep working at it. When I first tried to drink after my surgery and treatments, I had to use thick-it in everything and took the liquids by a spoonful. Now after a year, I'm close to being back to normal. That is with somewhat thicker liquids such as milk. Still have some trouble with thinner liquids such as water. Some times the progress is so minimal that we don't really notice it, yet it is there.

John