Oh that first slime

[denized 0]

Oh Monday night dinner with a friend to have my first stuck/slime. What an awful experience, lessoned learned but awful none the less. My friend and I went out and I ordered a seared tuna rice bowl with brown rice. Two weeks ago was my first fill since surgery. I have had some minor stucks which did not result in sliming. I have learned no mashed potatoes or potatoes of any kind. I have lost 40 pounds so far so I feel as if I have been compliant. Needless to say Monday night came on after a couple of bites of brown rice. It seemed like it took forever for the stuck to go down. I did find the excessive salivation to be problematic since I swallowed too much before I realized that I need to spit...lesson learned. I did not vomit so to speak but I did burp up the foamy foam twice. When I got back to the hotel, I travel with work, I got online to look up this event because I could not remember what to do. I found this forum and read everyone's post, did liquids for 24 hours, am buying papaya tabs to keep on hand just in case. I promise myself that I am going to be extra careful, chew extra long and try to never have that experience again. My back is still achy. Hopefully it will be better or my doc says he will do a swallow study on Friday. YIKES, that scared me into being more aware of chewing and bite sizes.

[Cindy C 150]

I learned that lessen the hard way too. Trust me, my episode was about 100 times worse than yours. I was outside in the blazing hot sun about 8 weeks after surgery waiting in line to get into Comerica Park for a Detroit Tigers' game. When they opened the gates, my son and I went to the restaurant where I chugged 2 great big glasses of ice Water. I didn't order food but took a bite of one of his french fries. That's all it took. I sat there fighting it off for about 20 minutes when all of a sudden all that water, mixed with saliva, started coming back up. It looked like Old Faithful! It only takes happening once to know you never want it to happen again!

[screeden 21]

Been there, and it is no fun at all! had mine a few weeks ago with family at a nice restaraunt. LOL! Water pouring out of my nose, as i am gasping to breath. i pushed two people out of the way to get the bathroom. Nice huh! it usually only takes once and you learn your lesson.