I agree. We felt so much better once we got started. You can't see the end of the tunnel until you are in it. Take each day as it comes. It helped us. My husband continues to swallow some foods as long as they don't make him nauseted. He drinks Carnation VHC (thanks to this forum) and we do some tube feedings. He has not lost that much weight. We are just looking at the end of treatment and then the road back. Stay strong