Hello Meredith,
Sounds like John has the same problem that I have when swallowing. There is no pain associated with swallowing, the food just gets stuck. I will be seeing my surgeon on Thursday about having my esaphogus dilated with a balloon. He will be giving me more details on the procedure. He did state that he has had very good success with that type of procedure and it takes less than an hour to perform. I will let you know how it goes. I have had a peg tube since 1/25/02.
Victor