Hello. I to have severe dysphasia due to radiation in 2013. I’m trying my best to avoid a feeding tube too. I am unable to even use the thickening product. I just drink ensure ( coughing all the time) puréed soups, peaches I use yogurt to swallow my crushed pills. I’m praying I’ll get better but I feel I’m fighting a loosing battle. I don’t eat in front of people because I have to spit a lot and I cough. Lots of thick phlegm. I had skull base reconstructive flap surgery january 3, 2023 and my swallowing is worse. Surgery was 12 hours long. They removed all the infected tissue and bone from skull base and put flaps(,pieces of my skin and veins) and covered it with new tissue and veins. Ugh. I’ve recovered from that but no swallowing and everything sticks to the flap on the roof of my mouth. Make sense? Anyway I just pray 🙏