A few days ago, I took my pills as usual one at a time. They all seemed to go down successfully. About 20 mins later it felt as though I had taken a real hard swallow and you know how it stings a bit? It caused me to vomit a little bit but nothing came up except "slime". Well, I now feel I have a lump in my esophagus somewhere under my sternum. Is this the "stuck" feeling and should I go on liquids for the day? What could possibly be stuck since it was a pill and it should of dissolved by now? I see my doctor tomorrow but want to be prepared. Is there a better way to explain it to my surgeon or did I do a good enough job? Thanks

Sounds like a stuck issue and even though the pill did dissolve it probably irritated your esophagus and staying on fluids awhile would help. Discuss this with your DR.

Good Luck!

PS. You explained it just fine.LOL

You probably irritated it and now are a bit swollen. But call your doctor.

I had a problem where a large pill got stuck in my esophagus. It didn't desolve because the pill dissolves with stomach acids not liquids. However, when this happened to me I could not swallow ANYTHING even water without it projectily shooting back out. The doctor had to retrieve it with a scope type instrument. If you are able to get food and liquids down and are just having a stuck feeling you may have been stuck for a little bit but it pushed it's way down. Now it is probably just irritated from sitting there. Definitely tell your doctor! Let us know how it goes!