My husband was prescribed anti-anxiety medication. He took it until he felt he didn’t need it and he stopped. Recovery is as hard as undergoing treatment, that I believe. You might want to explore that with your doctor.

Unfortunately, John passed from pneumonia brought on by silent aspiration. It’s a very long story. He actually found an interventional radiologist who opened his esophagus using earth magnets. It was a trial procedure and to my knowledge, so few doctors know about it that John remains the only patient on whom this was done. I know because the doctor called me about a year back to ask me for permission to publish a paper about the procedure.

With the new year, I would like to wish you better luck, health and smoother sailing.