I was curious about the self-dilations. I have an active gag reflex (so my ENT tells me), so I wasn't sure I could pull it off. It certainly sounded like it could really come in handy for a stuck bolus. My stricture is right below my larynx, about a third of the way down, so it certainly should be easily reachable. BTW, I declined surgery, so my esophagus is intact. My situation is complicated by spasms, which have caused two stuck boluses...