It's been about 5 weeks since I originally posted above (7 wks post tx) and Jim has started "eating" small amounts of soft foods. When I say small I mean SMALL, like it's an accomplishment for him to eat one tablespoon of pudding. He thinks he wants it but when I put it in front of him he will try one tiny bite then say he can't eat anymore. His throat is sore but not so sore that he can't swallow, so it is such a puzzle to me as to why he won't try to eat more. Here is this 6'3", former 215 lb. man who loved to eat any and everything, and now he's afraid to eat jello! It's like he has an aversion to food now.