Danny - Yep, it's pretty much the same for my husband - although liquids do go down the wrong way - milkshakes and melted down ice cream are usually no problem. He can also eat solids, as I mentioned - but he gets full VERY FAST, and usually doesn't clean everything on his plate. And it's not like I'm overstuffing his plate with food - but he said that food "is not the pleasure" it once was...and he generally doesn't look forward to eating because of the "gullet" or "2nd throat" or whatever you wish to call it. I call it a pain in the tush - since it really hinders progress in getting adequate nutrition on most days. So I do hear you on this one. Reflux also is a problem, and he does take "Ranitidine" and other prescribed meds for it. Sometimes it helps - other times it doesn't. I found another cool web site called Kasamba.com where they have experts in various fields and even an ENT specialist. For a fee, you can ask questions and get an online answer within a day or two. If you don't mind paying a fee for services (usually around $10 - $20.00) - it's an interesting way to get some answers without having to make a trip to the doc. Just thought I'd pass that along.