About a good week ago, I was really starving since I barely ate anything all day as I was pretty occupied with work and didn't have time to eat breakfast or lunch. I get out mostly at night and I was super hungry. I stopped by a restaurant to get something to eat and I ordered a hamburger, with how fast I was chewing, I was surprised I didn't choke on the food, but I did feel the hamburger meat I ate end up stuck in the middle of my throat, it was a good chunk amount and I felt the sensation there while I wasn't choking, I drank a carbonated drink and water to help moisten it, water was going down, not affecting my breathing, but still felt it. I talked to my family about this if they can take me to the ER to get it removed by a doctor, but they refused since I'm not really choking and I'm still able to eat and breathe just fine. Days passed, still felt the sensation and I called my doctor about it and he told me the food is mostly in my stomach now since he questioned me about my symptoms and everything seems to be fine to not schedule and see him. I made an appointment before about a food dislodged in my throat and he found nothing inside, except I had nasal drip that is causing me to feel like something is there, when it's really nothing there and he told me I suffered from sinusitis, judging with my history of having mostly throat infections or something wrong. He told me to relax and nothing is wrong. Today, I don't feel it as much as the other days, with the sensation of it still being there, but I'm having a bit of a neck pain that is concerning me and my anxiety is through the roof. Should I be worried? I know stressing is not good, but I'm really hoping I will be okay and just probably believe my doctor.
sorry you’re feeling this way. But please listen to your doctor. What is happening is that you are overthinking this. We can actually create symptoms when we keep thinking about it over and over again. then what happens is that we start believing the illusion that something is wrong because we’ve convinced our self. But convincing yourself is not based on fact it is only based on fear. Which is simply an emotion and not reality. Become aware of that.
Believe me, if something was stuck in your throat for that length of time you would not be alive right now.
the sinusitis really explains a lot of what you were feeling.
I think if you were to get busy with other things you would stop thinking about that so much.
One thing that I do to stop thinking so much is to go and do something for somebody else. That took my mind right off of myself and I almost forgot what I was worried about.
your doctor is right. you are absolutely fine! People have all kinds of sensations, aches, pains, etc. the vast majority of which are not harmful.
enjoy your life. Take care
Thank you so much for the response Jan and caring, you’re right. I keep overthinking things a lot and just making the symptoms really worst for me, it’s so hard to try to stay positive when concerned, anxiety keeps telling me otherwise that my life is in danger. It’s horrible.. I’m going to really try listening to my doctor since he is making a lot of sense.