As I had someone at the house giving me a quote on redoing floors, Reilynn came running up to me choking. After a huge wack on the back and 2 fingers down her throat (mine and Alfredo's), she told me she swallowed money. She was still gagging and screaming, so I called 911.
An ambulance ride and 2 throw up bags later...we are waiting for an X-ray. So sad!
After the x-ray, they determined she swallowed a quarter. It was stuck in her esophagus. We had to take another ambulance to another hospital with a pediatric doctor that could remove it.
The poor girl threw up 16 times, was up until 5am before they admitted us, and then the surgery was at 9am. 14 1/2 hours after she swallowed the quarter, they took it out and she was as good as new. It was a scary, frustrating, and infuriating experience...many tears were shed (and not just by Reilynn). But we are so thankful that everything is ok, and their wasn't any permanent damage from the quarter being stuck for so long.
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