Hi

I had similar to this a few years ago, felt like when I was swallowing, tablets and food was getting stuck in my throat.  I also was worried about thyroid as mine seemed bigger on one side.

I saw my gp who as some of the symptoms could be cancer, refered me under 2 week pathway.  Of course in this time I convinced myself that I had cancer, as we all do!

Saw ENT consultant, had very thin camera fed up through nose & down throat, throat was a bit red she said, but no lumps found.  Was sent for ultra sound of thyroid, was confirmed that I have a lump on it, but they could tell from looking that it's benign one.

Long and short of it was even though I didnt feel like I had acid reflux, I actually did. When lying down, the stomach acid rises up & makes the valve in your throat swollen, which then makes you feel like you can't swallow.  I was put on medication & it gradually went away.  Every now and again, if I get stressed, it can flare up again, so i just take medication that calms it down again.

It is good that you have a gp appointment, dont panic if you get referred for US and ENT consultant, thats just what they do.

Good luck with your appointment.

Marie

ps.  forgot to mention, full blood tests were done at ent appointment, so that also ruled out any other problems.