I've never heard of this before in connection with fibro, but definitely could be a possibility because of the gastritis. Do you have esophageal reflux too? That irritates the passage and can make swallowing painful. Have you actually had a swallow test done? One lady on a forum had osteophytes which are bone spurs off the spine that jutted into the esophagus and narrowed the pathway. A specialized physical therapist can help with some swallowing difficulties. I used to work as a Physical Rehab assistant for people with brain injuries (not the same as what you described of course) and clients that had trouble swallowing did some exercises for those muscles involved and got some help from the speech therapist (it isn't just speech they help with, but all the interaction of the muscles in the throat and palate and jaw.) Might be worth your while to get testing done, and then some therapy if possible. Also ask your pharmacist (not your doc, they don't know much about drugs) if this could be a side effect of the lansoprazole, just on the off chance.

Did you get things checked out @deeschange? How are you doing?

Well, there's nothing that says it can't be a combination..... Anything that can be done to remedy these issues?? Is it a thyroid tumour, or just an enlargement?

I had an issue with my throat for a while. I constantly had to swallow because for some reason it felt like there was a huge lump in my throat that wouldn't feel relieved unless I did that. Mysteriously, it disappeared one day and I never had the issue since.