The Cellar - View Single Post - November 8, 2006: Snake through the nose guy

jinx · 11-08-2006, 07:17 PM

When my son was 2, he shoved a pistacio shell up his nose... far enough that I couldn't even see it clearly. It did not come out thru his mouth unfortunately, and we had to go to the er to have it removed. After several failed attempts with various medical equipment, the doc tried inserting an angio balloon up past the obstruction, blew it up, and tried to drag the shell out. The balloon *popped*. In my kids face.
It worked the second time.

11-08-2006, 07:17 PM	#17
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	When my son was 2, he shoved a pistacio shell up his nose... far enough that I couldn't even see it clearly. It did not come out thru his mouth unfortunately, and we had to go to the er to have it removed. After several failed attempts with various medical equipment, the doc tried inserting an angio balloon up past the obstruction, blew it up, and tried to drag the shell out. The balloon popped. In my kids face. It worked the second time. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.