Feeling a lump in my throat

I am 48 yrs old and have nodules in my thyroid and Hashimoto disease.
I also have a very large big fibroid with no symptoms for about 12 yrs, but this is another story.
My weight is acceptable (5'6) 168 pounds and I'm a non-smoker.
I do drink everyday though, 175 ml of vodka.
I do not eat meat, (for 8 years now) and I do eat heathy.

For the las year or so I'm getting food stocking on my throat, like if I'm eating something like a sandwich
stocks on my throat until I drink something, so I have do that or I choke.

I spoke with a friend that told me to eat slowly and smaller bites, but does not seem to be the problem,
any solid food will do this effect.

Then I realize that the nodules on my throat are maybe bigger (goiter) and I started to eat seaweed and changed
to table salt (I[ve been eating non-iodized salt for the last decade or more).

Anyway, nothing hepeld really, now I'm realing feeling this lump, my voice is hoarsening and I'm always
feeling like there is something on my throat.

I do not want to be a hypocondriac even though I lost my health insurance and I do not know where to go
for a specialist since I'm unemployed, I just want an opinion if this is serious enough for me to see a doctor
or if I just relax and live my life until this symptom dissapear.

Besides these symptoms I do not feel any pain
Thank you
Sabrina

[Ariom63]

Hi..First off I am by no means a doctor...but I had the same problem, turned out to be a tumor in my left thyroid gland....nothing life threating.  I am just thankful they took it out.  Sometimes when I started talking my voice would change.I choked on everything I ate.  Also you could see it just by looking at my throat.  Plus I noticed alot of other things going on.  This may not be the case for you...but I certainly would get it checked out since you have had problems in the past with your thyroid.  I had the surgery back in April of 2002 and I am fine now.  taking Synthroid daily, but fine.  After they took it out...day surgery I was back to myself 1 week later.  I understand not having insurance..I just had my GB taken out, and had to pay for it all out of pocket.