Thanks for the encouraging words. Yes, each day does get better!! Today it was a few bites of oatmeal and tonight a bite of a Subway sandwich but then later he tried a few more bites. (big improvement since he had been avoiding all bread) He said it burned the fire out of his throat. I am surprised how slow the throat heals. Still on pain meds but I think he is cutting done a lot, sometimes goes over 12 hours but needs 12 ml.