Hi Elina,
I am in a similar boat. I have not eaten in 2.5 years. I can sip a little bit of fluid but not very much or very well. The stretches should taper off for you. I just reached a point were my doc says call me cause there is no need to schedule. It appears fairly stable to him at about 10mm diameter. I start VitalStim next week, wish me luck. I understand that the stretching can go as long as 6 months. That is something to look forward to for sure. Best of luck with your recovery.
mark

11/1999 SCC tongue - surgery
1/2000 Met(s) in lymph nodes - modRND
2/2000-4/2000 RT ~6 weeks
end of 2006 SCC tongue - surgery
1/2008 SCC BOT - surgery / PEG installed
2/2008 chemo & RT
4/2008 last time I consumed solid food by mouth