I'm sorry that you had to go though such an awful experience, Ellis. Let us know how the test goes! I am glad that you are okay!
Stay well...we need you here to keep those "others" in line...but of course not me because I am such an angel!:dizzy:

Thank you, girls. You're all very sweet. :D I was actually thinking of you while I was in emergency. Immediately after the trauma was over, I said to DH, "Wait until I tell the girls at 3fatchicks this story!" :lol: (Soozie, I KNEW you'd laugh. snort.)
Ah, yes, Wildfire... a gastroenterologist! :D This has happened to me about six times over the last two years. But all the other times I was able to get the food down within about five minutes. Five hours was a bit ruddy much. ;)
Oh, Merrylegs... I WISH I were Italian! :lol: Another stupid thing that I did in the hospital... when they gave me all those meds at once I IMMEDIATELY felt ill, and I looked at the doctor and said, "Is it okay if I throw up?" :rolleyes: Talk about STIFF!!

Hey, I've almost finished my Christmas shopping! Squeak, you inspired me!
And I've bought Christmas decorations. This year, there is going to be A COLOUR THEME! We are NOT going to hang every damned knick knack we can find ON THE TREE!!

Nice to know you were thinking of us while throwing up ellis :lol:

I can't believe you've almost done your Christmas shopping! What colour are you doing your tree? We don't have room for one in my place so I bought a little table topper one last year and put some lights up on the balcony :)

Well, I thought as my living and dining are red and green, I'd go for red and green this year. ;)
Seriously, I bought a bunch of red, gold and silver stuff to decorate with. I don't want to see anything blue or pink on the tree!
Hey, they have some cool "trees" at White Rose. They're tall and thin. Sort of funky looking. A big branch stuck onto a metal stand with bits and pieces of branches stuck in them. Sort of Charlie Brownish. They're cool... I want one... ours always takes up SO much room.

hope that you're continuing to feel better Ellis. Please keep us posted about how the doc appts. go. and Please be really careful until then...as you said, small bites and chew, chew, chew...

maybe we could ask Jennifer if we could get a smilie tossing it's cookies icon.

Wasn't it Janis Joplin, oh, no, it was Mama Cass Elliot who died choking on a piece of sandwich. Don't go there Ellis, love.

Once when I was working at a daycamp I got a piece of hard candy stuck in my throat. I tried warm water to dissolve it and then the women who worked in the kitchen gave me a tablespoon of some kind of cooking oil...that was disgusting. I think it was the small sips of warm water that finally got it to slide down. But, I felt uncomfortable for awhile after that...and that was only a piece of candy, not a hunk-o-chicken burger.

Well, take care you!
and talk to you all tomorrow.
Love, Soozie

Ellis, do you think your esophagus needs to be stretched? I think I mentioned that on the SBD thread - a friend had to have that done recently. I think it is about the equivalent of going to the gynocologist. They just slide something in there and crank it open. Ahhh.....stretched! Actually I have no idea how they do it, but that sounds logical!!

When is your appointment?

Ok, I'm going to rolllllllll into Cody's room to say goodnight. I ate entirely too much for din-din and I am SO sick. It was all 'on plan' food, but I pushed the envelope a bit too much.