Danny, Glad to hear you'll be eating solid foods again! That will seem strange at first - but I think you'll adapt just fine. My husband John had that done during his neck dissection yesterday - but I am not sure what kind of device/procedure the doctor used for that. He did tell me that he really didn't think my husband needed to get that done - but it should help a bit more. He was eating solids before this, although certain solids were still out of the question - such as some meats and sandwiches or anything too "dry" - but he had improved a great deal in his eating since treatment ended November 29th (2002). So anyways...I'm sure this will be a great improvement for you even if you have to go back for further treatments - I'm sure it will be worth it. Good luck and let us know how that first bite of solid food works out for you!