So, don't eat Bony fish

[icecream-guy]

Had family emergency earlier in the week.

Family ate catfish for dinner last Monday.
catfish bone got stuck in wife's throat.
she followed a bunch of recommendations from the internet.
like drinking water, eating bread, bananas, peanut butter. nothing worked
she woke me up Tuesday 2AM, said it was a critical emergency,
(and it is, bones in your through can cause throat damage, infections, and even death)
so we went to the ER.
Nobody on staff could fix her issue, 3 people tried, but she has a really bad gag reflex when stuff is in her mouth, nobody could resolve.
did some CT scans to determine if it was a bone or not  (reference I Cannot refer but i remember 80/335 people in survey did not have bone stuck in throat when I did research)
Sat till scheduled Ear, Nose, Throat doctor came online in the morning, she tried around 7AM, couldn't do it.
wife had had some Juice around 6AM.   
They were going to put her in the OR, but couldn't undergo surgery until 6 hours after last liquids intake due to anesthia.
so we waited more.
eventually the ENT doctor decided that is was best to not go OR, and do Conscious sedation. which they did around 1:30PM.
kicked me out of the ER, and performed the procedure to pull a 1" catfish bone out of her throat.
she is all well and fine now.
But it was a scary PITA, so don't eat bony fish.
12 hours alter we were home
Thanks to my daughter for taking care of the dogs.

[Dieselboy]

ouch hope she makes a speedy recovery!

[deanwebb]

I'll eat them, but slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowly

[icecream-guy]

I'll eat them, but slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowly

take small bites and chew 50,000 times

[icecream-guy]

man people have been telling me related horror stories about eating and choking, make one not want to eat anymore

[deanwebb]

I hate IVs, so eating is my only alternative until we get this oxygenarian lifestyle down.