Nancy, I have a question, did you have a awful taste coming up from the trache. Well where it was. I have this taste that I cannot get out of my mouth. It is so so nasty. I still have to use the suction machine for I still cannot swallow all of my salvia. But I hope to get there soon with this. Did you have ANY trouble breathing after it was taken out. I mean when you were talking, or doing things. I find that I have to stop a take a breath before I can finish a setence. Is this normal? I sure hope so...always, Vicki