Spent 5 hours in the ER this afternoon for my daughter
Sidenote: my wife who works at a hospital tells me it's the Emergency Department... Not the Emergency Room.
Anyways, our daughter was having trouble at school gagging so my wife came and got her. (Quick backstory.. she's disabled with lots of issues likely genetic from her birth parents. So she can't communicate when she's hurt or sick. Also doesn't have the mental understanding to cough up or swallow vomit or phlegm and has major reflux issues.)
When she got home she continued to cough and gag on thick phlegm, ended up choking and going limp and unconscious. Wife was able to get her back and make her vomit it. She was out for probably 30 seconds and was turning blue. So she rushed her to the ED.
They gave her zofran and fluids and she perked right up. All tests were good.
That place (Carilion-Christiansburg) was, as usual, packed. Sick people everywhere on beds in the hall. So it took forever there. Fortunately my brother was the one duty police officer there so he came by a few times and made her happy to see him (until he had to go babysit a frequent visitor tripping on cocaine), so that made it bearable.
Anyways, I'd say the odds of us getting sick from that place at 50/50. Also, very happy to be home tonight.
Posted: 09/09/2024 at 08:35 PM ET
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Spent 5 hours in the ER this afternoon for my daughter
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-- HokieGator
Sep 09, 2024 at 08:35 PM ET
HokieGator
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09/09/24 08:35 PM ET
God bless your daughter & your family. 🙏🤞**
-- The Big Cat
Sep 11, 2024 at 04:29 PM ET
The Big Cat
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09/11/24 04:29 PM ET
Bless her little heart... God Bless her, and you guys too!**
-- HOKIERIT
Sep 10, 2024 at 07:42 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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09/10/24 07:42 PM ET
She is an angel and you and your wife and your brother are saints.**
-- OrlandoHokie
Sep 10, 2024 at 09:57 AM ET
OrlandoHokie
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09/10/24 09:57 AM ET
Shes a trooper! Prayers for recovery and healing
-- Happy Dog
Sep 10, 2024 at 05:08 AM ET
Happy Dog
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09/10/24 05:08 AM ET
Holy crap man, as a father, I got frantic just reading your post.
-- MP4VT2004
Sep 10, 2024 at 12:02 AM ET
MP4VT2004
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09/10/24 12:02 AM ET
All the respect in the world for you and her, sir. Hope everyone is ok.**
-- soldcokesatLane
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:07 PM ET
soldcokesatLane
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09/09/24 11:07 PM ET
All good. I get to sleep on the couch with her tonight. Just to be safe.
-- HokieGator
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:09 PM ET
HokieGator
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09/09/24 11:09 PM ET
Worth the sacrifice, though
-- Happy Dog
Sep 10, 2024 at 05:09 AM ET
Happy Dog
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09/10/24 05:09 AM ET
Lot of resiliency there, both in front of and behind the camera.
-- Rinoki21
Sep 09, 2024 at 08:48 PM ET
Rinoki21
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09/09/24 08:48 PM ET
Very happy for you and her that ordeal is over. Prayers for healing.**
-- Spud
Sep 09, 2024 at 08:43 PM ET
Spud
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09/09/24 08:43 PM ET