Glitterbox, please do get this checked out. I have two friends, one of whom had what she thought was lesions on vocal chord and the other of whom was just having difficulty swallowing, as if she had a lump in her throat. Both were of typical post meno age. Both were diagnosed with cancer, one of vocal chords, the other of oesophagus. I'm sure its not that but I now am on a mission to not ignore lump in throat feeling....just in case....