This is my problem, I could not swollow-this happened in the middle of the night, I woke up, because I was trying to swollow, ( like seliva) in my sleep, and couold not swollow. It took some time before I discoverd that if I moved my lower jaw and tongue, that eventually I could again swollow- this feels like my muscles in the throat will not respond- I was checked by 3 doctors who did not find anything, and I think did not believe me- 18 months later, I chose to go to a new doctor for my diabetes, and right away found a large nodule on the left side of the thyroid- after tests it proved to be 1.49cm- I was told this is pretty large, I have just gotten the results of the biopsy, and it is not (Thank Goodness) Cancer, as I am a 2 time cancer survivor, I was really prepared for the worst. What happens next is up to the doc. But it is getting harder to swollow, and the pressure in the ears is unbelieveable-
I am so very sorry that you have no insurance- I was hoping that the health care reform that did pass would have something to help all of us ?
Is this swelling moves up during swallowing?