No More Tacos

[chicken]

So last night I started to choke on a piece of hard taco shell. It got all horizontally wedged in my throat, all sharp and pokey. I panicked. Later, when I could breathe normally again, I went to the emergency room to make sure I hadn't scraped an infectable gash in my throat. Aaaah! What am I, five? I still don't know how to chew and swallow? I am not letting myself every have tortilla chips, taco shells, or the like EVER, EVER AGAIN. Bad, bad chicken.

But the nice thing is, the doctor had a great bedside manner. You just don't run across doctors with good, calming, non-condescending bedside manners much.

Comments

[coaxme.livejournal.com]

my dad doesn't chew enough and eats too fast and basically chokes constantly, so don't feel bad, because no matter what you're better eater than he is. :)

I'm glad you're ok :)

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

So do you all ever thump him on the back to help? Or are you so used to it now that no one blinks an eye? :-) Thanks for the boost.

[coaxme.livejournal.com]

we're all just used to it, I think if anyone else ever ate over at our house they'd be totally disgusted and horrified but we don't even notice anymore.

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

I am not letting myself every have tortilla chips, taco shells, or the like EVER, EVER AGAIN. Bad, bad chicken.

Oh, that's horrible. Since my GERD kicked into overdrive and I have to be careful of what I eat, I chew taco shells and chips to the consistency of....no, I really don't need to share at that level, not in someone else's LJ. Just let me say last night I choked on a sip of water, so I know the feeling.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Yes, I choke on sips of water or my own spit, from time to time as well. And, being a chicken, and knowing about the bird way of eating (ahem, think of a mommy bird and her baby birds), I am not grossed out by your "chew to a consistency of ..." esp. as there was an ep. of SNL that had a whole family doing this (which, the way they did it? Ew).

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

Yes, I choke on sips of water or my own spit, from time to time as well.

Ghod I hate that. I'm like "HelLO, could I possibly have a working esophagus please...."

And, being a chicken, and knowing about the bird way of eating (ahem, think of a mommy bird and her baby birds)

Heheh. Now that's mother love.

[samantha2074.livejournal.com]

I have some Mexican food cookbook in which the author contends that some people are put off Mexican food (or maybe it's just tacos) by those crispy shells. Although I think she had more in mind their tendency to crack and dump taco filling all over your hand rather than their danger as a choking hazard.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

I adore them, taste-wise, and don't mind the spilling. I just tend to eat them too quickly without chewing enough. Bad me. :-)

[kaydee23.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear the taco chip injury wasn't more serious. I have things like that happen, and it hurts.

In other news, What's happening with Bunny? I see she deleted her journal! I hope she's all right. Tell her I miss her. I hope she comes back!

Hi Bunny. I miss you.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

It was just a mistake. She deleted two of her communities, and in doing so accidentally deleted her own journal. Thanks for your love and concern. :-) ** Hugs back! **