Hi Margaret, thanks for writing. I was put on a clear liquid diet for a full week, that was very hard. This coming Monday it will be 4 weeks since my surgery, up to last Tuesday I actually was feeling worse after the procedure when eating, basically, everything I ate felt like it got stuck on my throat. Since Wednesday, I have been feeling some improvement, it is not back to normal but it does feel better, hopefully it will keep improving little by little. Good luck to you, cheers and I will keep you all posted!