Overview

• Jonathan Bennett posted a video on August 10 showing his husband Jaymes Vaughan eating his first meal after a successful endoscopic dilation fixed a Schatzki ring.
• The procedure resolved a decades-long struggle with a tissue band at the lower esophagus that had made swallowing painful and caused recurrent vomiting.
• Vaughan’s Schatzki ring was diagnosed via an esophagram with barium swallow and treated by stretching the esophageal tissue to widen the passage.
• Bennett framed the Instagram post as an awareness campaign and urged anyone with similar unexplained swallowing trouble to consult a doctor.
• Medical experts note that Schatzki rings can recur and may require follow-up dilation procedures to maintain normal swallowing function.