Feel the food going down

I am five weeks out and on soft diet, I know if you take to big of bites or drink to fast it can hurt , but it seems like everything no matter how small and chewed hurts .

I understand and agree! Pretty much anything I ate that wasn't mush came right back up for a good 2 months.

I just started the soft diet as well and can feel the food go from my throat to my chest to my stomach.  If I don't mash the food up good and I leave little chunks, I feel nauseated as if I am going to throw up.  I take a bite every 3-4 minutes to allow each bite to make its way down.  The only part of this the I hate is that my food is cold by the time I get to the 4th or 5th bite.