I am now 5 years post treatment and having major problems eating. I constantly have food get stuck in my throat and often find myself coughing up half of what I have attempted to eat, depending on what I eat. I am at the point where I can only eat fatty meat and shell fish (oysters are the easiest) without much of a problem. I have also had 15 bouts of aspiration pnemonia in the past year and practically live on anti-biotics. I am scheduled to have a low profile button tube put in next month after I return from a trip I planned 6 months ago. Believe it or not I had to see 4 doctors before I found one who agreed that I was able to have a Button Tube in lieu of a Peg Tube. The first three were Gastro Doctors and the fourth was a Radiologist. Still haven't decided if I'll go through with having the tube inserted. The quality of life associated with not being able to eat anymore is not one I am having an easy time dealing with. I also continue to have constant throat pain which increases as the day goes on. By mid afternoon, I am hardly able to talk and I sound like I have a frog in my throat as my voice is extremely graspy. I'm wondering if the constant infections are related to my throat pain. None of my doctors really no for sure. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.