red meat is a challenge for me too.
here are some tricks that help me.

1) hamburger is sometimes better than steak
2) steak needs to be as high quality as possible, meaning the more fat the better and more tender.
3) do not over cook, med rare at most. or else it gets tough.
4) eat it while its hot.
5) use fork and knife to help with chewing, ie. cut a chunck then use each fork section to cut again... in the end, each chuck is cut 4 to 8 times. this saves chewing (your teeth) and helps you eat at a normal rate and with swallowing.
6) include other foods with the steak that are soft and juicy... mashed potatoes and gravey. tomatoes with sauce.. or salade with sauce.
7) time helps you heal and hopefully things will improve... if things are sticking, see if you need to have your esophogus streatched.

three cheers for eating read meat!!!

cu,
larryb