I was told, and it did work out this way for me, that I wouldn't see any improvement for about 2-3 weeks after treatment ended. I rinsed a lot throughout the day with baking soda and salt mixture to breakdown the mucas. I think maybe a month after treatment ended I started to experiment with eating cream soups and puddings, along with drinking my Carnation VHC drinks. I had to relearn how to swallow because I hadn't used these muscles in a long time. They kept telling me if you don't use them, you lose them. My ENT had me take a swallowing test about a month after treatment to see if my throat needed stretched. Luckily I didn't.

The problem I have with eating now, 3 months out from treatment, is that I have no saliva to help with swallowing. I just about have to drink a sip of water with every bite.

I hope this helps and good luck on the recovery.

Tom