Hi Rosemary,the choking sensation and coughing may indicate that the food may not be all going down the right way. The speech and language pathologists recommend swallowing hard two or three times with every mouthful -- once is not enough. If you any doubts at all, cough hard to get it all back out so that it doesn't get into your lungs. My husband has a lot of swallowing difficulties and we were told to be really vigilant about aspiration. You might like to ask for a swallowing assessment. The SLP will give you a bunch of strategies and suggestions to help you swallow better.