Cause of
Choking via Skittle.
I know. I know. I SWORE I was going to quit tasting the rainbow after I thought I had breast cancer. But I really missed them. So I was sitting in my bed, watching trash t.v. and having a few. (It was a share size bag, but I would have eaten them all had they not almost killed me first. I'm just keeping it real.)
Mr. Boobies & The Boss were in the kitchen; which my bedroom is located just off of. And somehow, (maybe because I was going at these bite sized lovelies a little too aggressively) a Skittle lodged into my throat. Panic! It wouldn't come out and so I went into pure hysteria. I finally managed to start coughing. You know, that cough you have when you're choking to death? But the Skittle still wouldn't move. On a side note, I'm pretty sure my trachea is infant sized.
The Boss didn't even give me a second look, which I'll keep in mind next time he wants to play 'online shopping with Mommy.' Finally, less than 30 feet away Mr. Boobies says; "You okay, Babe?" Without even looking up from what he was doing. That's it people. I was going to die and my saviors were mere feet away.
I did consider trying to Heimlich myself but was so frazzled, I decided it wasn't worth the last of my oxygen. Okay, I'm probably being a tad overdramatic. Because if I was coughing, I was still breathing. But I coughed for at least 4 minutes before the offending red Skittle launched out of my throat.
I've decided that a higher power wants me to give up Skittles for good. So I'm going to. Mostly because I'm afraid of what will happen next should I keep eating them. (A vaginal mishap could be next. And that's not a story I think I'd be willing to publicly share.)
Have you ever had a brush with death? Why can't I eat Skittles??
P.S. I'm linking up with I.A. & Shawn for Talk To Us Tuesday!
18 comments:
Glad you didn't peg, Boobies.
Oh no! I will be honest when I saw the title I was thinking you 'died' haha. Maybe you just need to eat your Skittles under direct and constant supervision? Perhaps H would be willing to help you lol.
In all seriousness...this sounds terrifying!
Death by Skittles, oh my! Sounds like they really have it out for you.. I would be putting the Skittle bag down too.
My friend choked on an ice cube, scared the heck out of everyone.. but luckily it melted!
Oh man! Death by Skittles would not be a way I'd want to go.
And the lack of concerned attention? Sounds like my house. If I'd been there, I totally would have Heimliched you. Wait...that doesn't sound right... ;)
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Death by Skittle?
That would have been tragic!
Time to give up the Skittles! I think they have it out for you.
Skittles are trying to do you in while the sprinkles on top of a Little Debbie cake was trying to off me.
While skittles are awesome the juice and stuff they put off can tend to thicken in the throat. Especially if you have eaten a lot of them. That thickness can lead to what happened to you, it went to what was the larger opening at that time. I hate skittles for that reason. One at a time and even then in moderation cause I hate that thick slimy feeling in my throat. Glad you are okay and I hope you smacked hubby upside the head and thanked him profusely for his lack of help.
I've had several near misses with choking >.< Every time I get a bad cold that settles in my lungs and the phlegm starts to break up, I'm at risk. I've gone through that panic mood of being unable to breath so often, I know the panic itself is my worst enemy. I have to fight to stay calm, and find it easier if I can feel air around me... I usually aim for a window or door. At work it hit once.. no windows and the door is alarmed... I fought back the panic and aimed for the closest person, who happened to be in the big walk in freezer.. and discovered that cold air helps just like fresh air :) Of course, that means if I ever have a fit of choking at work that I don't recover from... they'll be wondering why I went to the freezer to die >.< That would totally freak out some of my coworkers, having someone die in the one room that they already hate to go in..I could haunt the shit out of them :D I have also had one close encounter with distracted drivers where I was almost pinned between two cars while crossing the street. And just last month I damn near fell down the stairs...Some times I'm amazed I still live ;)
Those dangerous little suckers!
I hate chocking, it scares the snot of me! I'm glad you were able to tend to yourself since you Knights in Shinning Armor where useless. Yet, another example as to why we do not need men!
Thanks for linking up with us we heart you big time!
Wow, joking aside Boobies it does sound like maybe you should give up Skittles for a while, remember being perhaps third time unlucky and all that, maybe these are warnings!
Since you were coughing you were at least breathing and if you performed the hind lick maneuver on yourself I woulda been über amazed (not that I'm not already).
Most of my near deaths occur at night when my blood sugars drop in my sleep. Thankfully I wake up at the last second. Lol.
It would be a hard obituary to write-- and to explain to people asking what happened when your kids explain they lost their mom. Poor lil' people would get laughed at..
My mom choked on a skittle.
BHAHAHAHA!! not funny, I'm serious!
I wonder if it has happened!?
I did google it and one link said it is linked to premature aging and death.. so this is good that you survived to tell your story.
I won't eat another again thanks to Boobies true story.
:) xoxo
I think you should stick to marshmallows or m&m's since they melt in your mouth--not in your hand. That was a close call from death. You better be careful. I haven't met you IRL yet and I really want to.
Thanks for linking up my love!
Scary! One of our girls likes to tell the story of how she saved her friends life by giving her the heimlich when she was choking on a gummy bear and telling her, "Don't worry! I got it! My dad's a doctor!"
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Really? Did you have to bring up Skittles? I've had a little mini halloween bag sitting by my computer for a couple of days that my granddaughter left there. So, you made me eat them. Yes you did, don't even try to deny it.
OMG, Boobies! I would have helped you! So, tell me, did Mr. Boobies catch hell for almost allowing his lovely to choke to death?
I had a brush with death eating a chewy sweettart one time. I was in my apartment at college. My roomates all went home for the weekend and I had the apartment to myself. I had one of those big chewy sweet tarts (I don't even know if they make them anymore)they made a lot of juice when you chewed them. Anway, it wasn't the candy itself but the juice. A bunch of it went down the wrong pipe. I started choking. I was gasping and couldn't get any air. No one was there and I couldn't even talk on the phone. After trying to breathe or cough and not being able to I decided to try to head into the bathroom and see if I could gag myself and make it come up. I was still having trouble and starting to feel funny. I honestly thought I was going to die right there slumped over the toilet and when my roomates would come back they'd find me dead in the bathroom. I was finally able to start taking some breathes. Obviously I survived but I will never eat chewy sweet tarts again nor will I buy them for my kids.
Those damn colorful sugar-covered bastards! Trying to off my friend-I won't have it! :(
Glad you are relatively unscathed from your deadly rainbow encounter :)
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