Very glad to be here

Wow, Don, I am glad you are still with us. Strange how the little things can trip you up sometimes.

dang man, be careful. glad you are still here!

I've been around both children and adults that were choking. I can't think of anything else (other than someone on fire) that immediately throws the victim into animal panic.

I shot a marble across the room once giving my oldest son (he was three at the time) the Heimlich..it would have been funny if it weren't so scary. I don't ever want to try and 'rassle' a full growed person in throws of panic...

Glad you were able to keep your head until your pipes cleared. Your wife should get some pretty flowers tommorrow.

Good for you and reminds me of an incident on our travels. We were dead stopped on I 5 because of an accident about a mile ahead and all of a sudden, this suv pulling a camper did not stop and plowed into the left lane of stopped traffic. We were in the right land stopped and all of a sudden I was seeing in my side mirror cars flying, debris flying, and we I was expecting something happening to us. We had a slight bump and turned out to be a gash in the bumper.

I got out of the car and there was screaming and the suv was on its side laying across the median concrete strip with people pulling out kids from the suv.

I have no idea if there was fatalities or not, but did not look good?

There was about 10 guys working on pulling out people and did not look like we could do anything and left to get out of the way for ambulances.

The Lord was riding with us!!

Keith

WOW Don, Glad your ok, What a panic. Way to keep your cool and ride it out. Live each day to the fullest!

I know the feeling -- a couple of years ago I popped two peanut M&Ms into my mouth, and while talking one of them lodged in my airway. I made a few odd squeaking noises and felt the panic begin, but before anyone around me could react the thing came loose. Not fun.

Glad to hear that you're okay.

P.S. My wife, son and I passed through your hometown a few hours ago on our way home from Tuolumne Meadows. We ended our trip early this year because my wife's Achilles tendons were giving her so much grief that hiking became unbearable, and because the mosquitoes in the high country are so bad this year. It was with heavy hearts that we left before our planned stay was up, but that's life. We did, however, stop at PJ's for some iced tea to go.

I knew those fish oil caps must be bad for you.;-)

I think in many cases, the object that triggered the problem isn't solely responsible for blocking the airway - it is laryngospasm that prevents things from opening up.

Once or twice a year, I get laryngospasm from something as benign as a few drops of water "going down the wrong tube" if I swallow carelessly. Instead of just coughing, my throat clamps down and I wheeze as I struggle to barely breathe in. Breathing out is easier.

The best thing for me to do is just try to relax (yeah), turn face down, and maybe extend my neck, and make do with what little air I can get. Heimlich would just complicate things because there is no object to expel in these cases. Usually I'm getting enough air within a half a minute, and I've never actually passed out, but it is scary for me and bystanders.

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> Once or twice a year, I get laryngospasm from something as benign as a few drops of water "going down the wrong tube" if I swallow carelessly. Instead of just coughing, my throat clamps down and I wheeze as I struggle to barely breathe in. Breathing out is easier.
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this also happens to me once or twice a year.

Thanks all

Thank you all for the sentiments. I went to bed right after I posted last night. Woke up this morning and my wife still wants to baby me:-)

Don

Laryngospasm

Very scary stuff. Interesting video.

Thanks all

> ....Woke up this morning and my wife still wants to baby me:-)
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> Don

Well cool....turn on the tv, put your feet up and start asking for beers.....she'll get over that babying thing real quick.;-)

Just kidding, glad to hear you're okay.

Try this:

Carlson's Lemon Flavored Fish Oil in a bottle. Good by the spoonful, on salads, whatever. No fishy taste.

> Carlson's Lemon Flavored Fish Oil in a bottle.

Wow, I thought they were a software company. Good to know. 😉

Thanks all

Don. I she gets too pushy with her babying, tell her you appreciate being babied and you were never put on a bottle as a baby. That should change her tune a bit.