Hi Teresa, Thanks for responding.
This is a new issue for me, it has happened only three times in the last two months, and always with a group social meal together. It happened after only a bite or two and then the pain in upper chest and an inability to swallow, along with shallow breathing. After 5-6 minutes or so, the discomfort leaves, (almost like a toilet emptying) I then can continue to eat and carry on a conversation. I have not yet talked to my GP, but I do plan to have a telephone visit with her.