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HokieGator HokieGator OP
Sep 09, 2024 at 08:35 PM ET
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.

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The Big Cat
God bless your daughter & your family. 🙏🤞
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HOKIERIT
Bless her little heart... God Bless her, and you guys too!
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OrlandoHokie
She is an angel and you and your wife and your brother are saints.
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Happy Dog
Shes a trooper! Prayers for recovery and healing
My dad was at Carillion in Roanoke yesterday. Five hours to be seen. Glad you were able to get take care of. God bless you all.
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
Holy crap man, as a father, I got frantic just reading your post.
So sorry you guys have been through that, but I'm glad everything seems to have turned out OK. I just said a prayer for protection for your sweet little girl.
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soldcokesatLane
All the respect in the world for you and her, sir. Hope everyone is ok.
HokieGator HokieGator OP
All good. I get to sleep on the couch with her tonight. Just to be safe.
"sleep" being an objective term.
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Happy Dog
Worth the sacrifice, though
You'll get to sleep well in another 15 years. Hoping you both have a better day today.
Rinoki21 Rinoki21
Lot of resiliency there, both in front of and behind the camera.
Hope she is feeling better, soon!
Spud Spud
Very happy for you and her that ordeal is over. Prayers for healing.