i thought i might die last night - seriously

Ronnie

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fell asleep at my desk (imagine that) :mj07:

woke up gasping for air. i could get some air but it wasn't right/normal.

i was like gagging and coughing badly and then i realized i had swallowed a piece of hard candy in my sleep.

i could feel it rattling in my upper chest area and i couldn't quit gagging and coughing.

i started to pace and went to make some coffee because i knew the warm fluid would melt the candy quicker.

i was really struggling to breathe and was worried that i might cough the rattling candy into a position where it might block my wind pipe completely. but i couldn't stop coughing.

i was scared shitless.

then my step-daughter came down from her sleep and asked if i was okay. i tried to tell her what was going on and she started slapping me on my back.

finally, right before the coffee was ready, i coughed it up.

whew! what a scare that was.

question: suppose it completely blocked my airway. how does one do a solo fix in that situation?

Did you fall asleep or pass out?:mj07:
 

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You said you made some coffee, and it got lost in the storyline. Once you hocked up the morsal........did you ever drink the joe?


(I got to the thread too late to say, "Holy shit! You alright?"............I see that you're already back in your spirits, sir!)



Anyway........After reading all this, I said to myself, "I wonder if he ever drank the coffee"?

So..............???
 

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You said you made some coffee, and it got lost in the storyline. Once you hocked up the morsal........did you ever drink the joe?


(I got to the thread too late to say, "Holy shit! You alright?"............I see that you're already back in your spirits, sir!)



Anyway........After reading all this, I said to myself, "I wonder if he ever drank the coffee"?

So..............???
matter of fact, i DID drink the coffee, TYVM :)

not sure what kind was in the container. :shrug:

i have folgers (sp)
dunkin donuts
8 o'clock

next!
 

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It may need the support if you do want you did to the Ravens with all your promoting :scared :scared :scared
don't worry, Billick has nothing to do with this, i hope :D
 

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i was like gagging and coughing badly and then i realized i had swallowed a piece of hard candy in my sleep.

i started to pace and went to make some coffee because i knew the warm fluid would melt the candy quicker.

Is it really true that hard candy melts?? What flavor was it, frozen water?? I always thought that was called ice........:SIB

Just messin with ya, Jack........glad your ok. I choked on a piece of butterscotch hard candy when I was a kid. Thought for sure I was gonna die. Scary chit.........
 

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This is my year 2008 to get back to the doctors. I havnt been unless I had to for over ten years.

Tommorrow my wife is going to have a colonoscopy at 0630 . They gave her a gallon of this stuff to drink. It tastes terrible and she started throwing it up. She had drank about a quart I think. So we call the Doctor and he tells her ok then go and buy a over the counter product she could take instead. It was five bucks. The gallon of crap was 15 bucks.

Anyway she is up on the toilet now. I guess it works.

I have promised her I would get one before the year is out.

My step mother who is in her 60s and was a nurse, did not choose to get a colonoscopy like most of us do. She should have noticed something was not right . She had pain in her stomach and was rushed to the hospital. They had to take out a portion of her colan that was clogged tight. She almost died from it :scared

So get that one set up also Jack.

Glad your still with us.
 

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Choking: First aid

Choking occurs when a foreign object becomes lodged in the throat or windpipe, blocking the flow of air. In adults, a piece of food often is the culprit. Young children often swallow small objects. Because choking cuts off oxygen to the brain, administer first aid as quickly as possible.

The universal sign for choking is hands clutched to the throat. If the person doesn't give the signal, look for these indications:

Inability to talk
Difficulty breathing or noisy breathing
Inability to cough forcefully
Skin, lips and nails turning blue or dusky
Loss of consciousness
If choking is occurring, begin to perform the Heimlich maneuver. If you're the only rescuer, perform the Heimlich maneuver before calling 911 (or your local emergency number) for help.

If another person is available, have that person call for help while you perform the Heimlich maneuver.

To perform the Heimlich maneuver on someone else:

Stand behind the person. Wrap your arms around the waist. Tip the person forward slightly.
Make a fist with one hand. Position it slightly above the person's navel.
Grasp the fist with the other hand. Press hard into the abdomen with a quick, upward thrust ? as if trying to lift the person up.
Repeat until the blockage is dislodged.
To perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself:

Place a fist slightly above your navel.
Grasp your fist with the other hand and bend over a hard surface ? a countertop or chair will do.
Shove your fist inward and upward.
Clearing the airway of a pregnant woman or obese person:

Position your hands a little bit higher than with a normal Heimlich maneuver, at the base of the breastbone, just above the joining of the lowest ribs.
Proceed as with the Heimlich maneuver, pressing hard into the chest, with a quick thrust.
Repeat until the food or other blockage is dislodged or the person becomes unconscious.
Clearing the airway of an unconscious person:

Lower the person on his or her back onto the floor.
Clear the airway. If there is a visible blockage at the back of the throat or high in the throat, reach a finger into the mouth and sweep out the cause of the blockage. Be careful not to push the food or object deeper into the airway, which can happen easily in young children.
If the object remains lodged and the person doesn't respond after you take the above measures, begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The chest compressions used in CPR may dislodge the object. Remember to recheck the mouth periodically.
Clearing the airway of a choking infant younger than age 1:

Assume a seated position and hold the infant facedown on your forearm, which is resting on your thigh.
Thump the infant gently but firmly five times on the middle of the back using the heel of your hand. The combination of gravity and the back blows should release the blocking object.
If this doesn't work, hold the infant faceup on your forearm with the head lower than the trunk. Using two fingers placed at the center of the infant's breastbone, give five quick chest compressions.
If breathing doesn't resume, repeat the back blows and chest thrusts. Call for emergency medical help.
If one of these techniques opens the airway but the infant doesn't resume breathing, begin infant CPR.
If the child is older than age 1, give abdominal thrusts only.

To prepare yourself for these situations, learn the Heimlich maneuver and CPR in a certified first-aid training course.
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