I need help, Cause I'm a dumbass.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-27 09:41pm

so I cooked up a T.V. dinner. The kind with mashed potatoes. Well, I decided to try the potatoes. it was hot. Lik it was core of the sun hot. anyway. It was so hot I tried to hork it out. but when I inhaled in a refloxry gasp, the slop got caught in my throat, forcing me to swallow. No pepsi nearby. Anywqay, I could feel it burning my esophagus all the way down, and now my throat/chest burns like it's on fire. I mean it so bad I want to cry. and I can't do anything but drink water to ease the pain. I think, my friends, that I may have seriously injured myself....God, my throat.....should I go to the emergency room, y'all think, or have you had similar experiences and lived to tell about them......oh the pain...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-10-27 09:53pm

Hmmm.....ice water seems like a good idea.

At least a call to a medical person could be good.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-10-27 10:01pm

That seems to happen whever I'm eating instant mashed potatoes, but never that bad. I'd say cold water, and waiting to see if it goes away. Perhaps a call to the doctor if you think it's serious. Basically, what Shinova said.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-27 10:04pm

Todays lesson "tv dinner can burn you from the inside"

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-10-27 10:06pm

Instant mashed potatoes, a new way to cook humans... From the inside out: gooey and chewy on the inside, crispy and crunchy on the outside!

Seriously though, ice water, if it doesn't improve, or you start having breathing problems or whatever, go to the doctor/ER, there are some things you don't mess with.

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2003-10-27 10:06pm

Actually, I'd just go with cool (not cold) water. If my first aid courses were worth anything, extreme cold could make it worse. If it doesn't seem to help, and you really think it's worse than a "pizza burn" then you should probably get it looked at. Something swelling up at 3 AM would be a bad thing.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-10-27 10:10pm

I always find it amusing and slightly frightning when people with painful but harmless to actually dangerous and serious injuries get online and post about it for advice before calling medical help.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-27 10:13pm

Well, I dunno, MOre than the medical help thing, I thought you guys might get a chuckle or two at my expense....cool water seems to be helping (And I hosed my throat down with chloroseptic) So, I think I'll live...still hurts though...and I still feel like a moron

Ahh, well...From now on no more TV dinners (that'll hold for about oh, two days...)

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-27 10:33pm

Chardok wrote:Well, I dunno, MOre than the medical help thing, I thought you guys might get a chuckle or two at my expense....cool water seems to be helping (And I hosed my throat down with chloroseptic) So, I think I'll live...still hurts though...and I still feel like a moron

Ahh, well...From now on no more TV dinners (that'll hold for about oh, two days...)

Well you did get some chuckles from me,i know the effect of hot food going down.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-10-27 10:38pm

Hey, at least nobody here suggested swallowing lumps of butter

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-10-27 10:58pm

Duh, You swallow lumps of margerine for burns, butter is for anti-freeze...

Laird · Post by **Laird** » 2003-10-27 11:02pm

pepto bismal

LordShaithis · Post by **LordShaithis** » 2003-10-27 11:16pm

This is funny, but as far as food-related SDnet injuries go... well... we know who the real king is...

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-10-27 11:27pm

Dude that's brutal. Can you talk normally? You have a job where you talk to a lot of people.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-27 11:30pm

GrandAdmiralPrawn wrote:This is funny, but as far as food-related SDnet injuries go... well... we know who the real king is...

LMAO Again

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-10-28 12:25am

Call one of those free 24-hour medical hotlines for advice. We have one here in Ontario as part of our health-care program. Do you have something similar in your area?

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-10-28 12:48am

Isn't there a Carls Junior ad on the radio right now rather like this?

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-10-28 06:41am

why dont you sue the hell out of them and get filthy rich?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-28 07:56am

Well, it does hurt to talk today, fortunately, I'm in a class all day where I get to learn how to be nicer to dumbasses. Hopefully by tomorrow, everything should be better. as of now, the only problem I have is difficulty swallowing anything solid. So I guess it's just going to suck to be me for the next few days...Slept well, though, for that I am thankful

and no, We don't have an ask-a-nurse in my area, that I'm aware of. OH well, I guess "God" is punishing me for gluttony... ::snicker:: Oh, but I can't tell you how badly this sucks, guys. Oh, and who IS the king of SDN food-related injuries?

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2003-10-28 08:10am

Chardok wrote:Well, it does hurt to talk today, fortunately, I'm in a class all day where I get to learn how to be nicer to dumbasses. Hopefully by tomorrow, everything should be better. as of now, the only problem I have is difficulty swallowing anything solid. So I guess it's just going to suck to be me for the next few days...Slept well, though, for that I am thankful and no, We don't have an ask-a-nurse in my area, that I'm aware of. OH well, I guess "God" is punishing me for gluttony... ::snicker:: Oh, but I can't tell you how badly this sucks, guys. Oh, and who IS the king of SDN food-related injuries?

Big butt Hamel. He cut his dick with a piece of stale bread.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-28 12:37pm

Oh, pleasepleaseplease point me to that thread....

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2003-10-28 12:39pm

BoredShirtless wrote:
Big butt Hamel. He cut his dick with a piece of stale bread.

omg, i have to read that thread

it sounds too funny to be true

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-10-28 03:10pm

Chardok wrote:Oh, pleasepleaseplease point me to that thread....

Here ya go:

Linky

Read it before the brotherhood steals it

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-10-28 04:08pm

If the pain doesn't clear up soon, then at minimum I'd stay off solid foods for a few days, and perhaps take some anti-acids so that stomach acid doesn't further damage your esophagus.

A doctor might be able to recommend something. Maybe pepto-bismal would help *shrug*.

For seriously burns, your esophagus can become constricted (you'll have trouble swallowing) and they have to pass a "bougie" (a cylindrical, mercury-filled dilator) through your esophagus to correct the problem.

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-10-28 04:10pm

Chardok wrote:From now on no more TV dinners (that'll hold for about oh, two days...)

Just follow the instuctions to let it stand for a few minutes. I've figured out *why* a few times myself