@upstatephil Yes, I remember wondering and waiting for improvement in swallowing and for when all the pain would subside, and like you said, it seems to just disappear right on schedule. My surgery was 7 years ago, and I swallow fine, but I can swallow wrong if I am not paying attention and cough on some water. I do still have some tightness on one side of my throat, and stretching that out does help.