About 31 hrs ago I swallowed a Tums whole, then brought it up with a bit of blood, and because it felt like there was still something there, I continued to try to vomit (unsuccessfully). Went to Emergency Dept and Triage Nurse said it would be wasting my time to stay, so I was untreated. She looked at my tonsils, no problem there. I could breathe and talk all right. Still feels like there's something there, but I think it's getting better slowly. Still hurts to swallow. Mainly on left side, must be near the channel to my ear because is a sensation of ear being a little tiny bit plugged. That feeling is almost gone now (ear). Anything to worry about? I'm 68, 5'5", 210 lb.