A VISIT TO THE LOCAL E.R.
Life with a two year old seems to bring unexpected adventures. For example yesterday. Emmy wanted to watch Barney (not all that fond of him--but sure why not). So while she's quietly watching barney and eating some raisins, I decide to check my email and a few other things on the computer (in the same room, not more than 6 feet away). I think all is going well, until she comes over to the desk and looking a little panicked tells me she put some raisins up her nose (like it was the most natural thing in the world to do--except for the fact that things were now uncomfortable in her nose). Just as she tells me this she starts sneezing and gagging. So I'm thinking she's really not kidding. I called my mom, who burst out laughing, since I apparently did the same thing when she was 7 months pregnant. She told me to call tele-health ontario, but to be prepared to be told to go to the e.r. After a short but funny (in retrospect) conversation with the tele-health nurse, Emmy and I headed off to the E.R. dept. (Of course I had to call the high school where dan works first cause I was supposed to run an errand for Dan and it may not happen depending on how long the visit to the E.R. room would take--the teachers in the math dept got a good kick out of it and some of the teachers with kids told dan their e.r. horror "my kid stuck this up their nose" stories).
There's nothing more embarrassing than going to the E.R. and telling the nurse (after she's seen patients with major problems -- like broken bones) that you're there because your otherwise healthy 2 year old thought putting raisins up her nose (a good storage spot?) was a good idea.
Anyhow, after a two hour wait (we were kind of low priority) and maman ready to loose her patience. We saw the doctor. And go figure, after examining her, figured that the raisins had probably already passed through her sinuses and down her throat and that she should be ok. Yeah, for a long wait for nothing. The funniest part was when the doctor admitted that his three year old did the same thing last weekend.
Life with a two year old seems to bring unexpected adventures. For example yesterday. Emmy wanted to watch Barney (not all that fond of him--but sure why not). So while she's quietly watching barney and eating some raisins, I decide to check my email and a few other things on the computer (in the same room, not more than 6 feet away). I think all is going well, until she comes over to the desk and looking a little panicked tells me she put some raisins up her nose (like it was the most natural thing in the world to do--except for the fact that things were now uncomfortable in her nose). Just as she tells me this she starts sneezing and gagging. So I'm thinking she's really not kidding. I called my mom, who burst out laughing, since I apparently did the same thing when she was 7 months pregnant. She told me to call tele-health ontario, but to be prepared to be told to go to the e.r. After a short but funny (in retrospect) conversation with the tele-health nurse, Emmy and I headed off to the E.R. dept. (Of course I had to call the high school where dan works first cause I was supposed to run an errand for Dan and it may not happen depending on how long the visit to the E.R. room would take--the teachers in the math dept got a good kick out of it and some of the teachers with kids told dan their e.r. horror "my kid stuck this up their nose" stories).
There's nothing more embarrassing than going to the E.R. and telling the nurse (after she's seen patients with major problems -- like broken bones) that you're there because your otherwise healthy 2 year old thought putting raisins up her nose (a good storage spot?) was a good idea.
Anyhow, after a two hour wait (we were kind of low priority) and maman ready to loose her patience. We saw the doctor. And go figure, after examining her, figured that the raisins had probably already passed through her sinuses and down her throat and that she should be ok. Yeah, for a long wait for nothing. The funniest part was when the doctor admitted that his three year old did the same thing last weekend.
posted by lisa b at
4:01 PM
2 Comments:
She was just saving them for later mama! heehee...I know, I know funny until it happens to me!
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Melinda, at 1:14 PM
haha thats funny..you don't no me but, i had something happen similar to a little girl i babysit..only it was a bead.. lets just say it really cannot fit down such a small hole nor digested to easily..long story short she also went to the er, but ended up having long metal things stuck up her nose:-) not fun...haha
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