From what I read about prednisone dysphagia, that is what you had and you should recover quickly now that you are off of predinsone.I always have slept kinda in an upright position since my botched neck fusion about 8 years ago, LG. Tums are helping the intense heartburn...I just nibble them into almost a powder.
BUT I ate almost 1/4 cup of chicken nooooooodle soup this afternoon, noooooodles and all! No chicken, but did get the soup down by mashing the noooooodles. (eww) Now we wait to see if it goes the rest of the way.....GO ME!