So I'm eating at Chillis. I'm enjoying a nice steak quesadilla and I notice "hey, I can't swallow!". A piece of steak got caught in my throat but didn't stop my breathing, I just couldn't swallow. So, after 30 min of puking in the bathroom I went to a doc-in-a-box health center across the street. Basically they said "go to the ER now". Lol
So I get to the ER and they rush me into the back. I mean I got red tagged and everything. The hook me up for vitals and stick an i.v. in my arm. The nurse said "are you afraid of needles?" to which I replied "I have 3 tattoos so not at all". They pumped me full of something to induce vomiting and something to loosen up my esophagus. The chunk of meat came up.... but got stick in my windpipe for a sec and cut off my breathing. It was only a second though but scared me.
Basically, I have something called a stricture in my through. A part of my esophagus blocks food from going down from time time - but it's never been this bad. Usually I can take 2 drinks and I'm fine. However, now it's at the point to where I'm at risk of my esophagus rupturing - which could kill me. So, this week I have to go to a GI and see what needs to be done. They said it can easily be fixed with a simple 10 minute procedure thankfully..... but it involves a scope, a big tube, and me being knocked out.
So I get to the ER and they rush me into the back. I mean I got red tagged and everything. The hook me up for vitals and stick an i.v. in my arm. The nurse said "are you afraid of needles?" to which I replied "I have 3 tattoos so not at all". They pumped me full of something to induce vomiting and something to loosen up my esophagus. The chunk of meat came up.... but got stick in my windpipe for a sec and cut off my breathing. It was only a second though but scared me.
Basically, I have something called a stricture in my through. A part of my esophagus blocks food from going down from time time - but it's never been this bad. Usually I can take 2 drinks and I'm fine. However, now it's at the point to where I'm at risk of my esophagus rupturing - which could kill me. So, this week I have to go to a GI and see what needs to be done. They said it can easily be fixed with a simple 10 minute procedure thankfully..... but it involves a scope, a big tube, and me being knocked out.