Pills and sometimes food I eat to push them down, get stuck in my esophagus and I have a lump in there for hours. I sit up and drink water which I can feel trickling down bit by bit, but the pill stays . It takes hours for the feeling to go away. I'm afraid to lie down, and sit up till I'm exhausted. I meet with surgeon in 2 days but he doesn't really respond much. Has anyone else dealt with this? Any advice?