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This morning I got up and did my daily morning routine: eat breakfast, shave, etc., etc. One of my ritualistic habits is to take a vitamin. Normally, I have no problem with this, but for some reason my throat decided to have fun with me and when I tried to swallow it, it got stuck in my throat. I wasn’t choking as I could still breathe, but sucking in air suddenly became a lot harder. I didn’t panic as I realized, “well, I can still breathe, so I’m not choking, and it’s not that big of a pill, so I should be able to get this sucker down or cough it up.” After a drink of water I finally coughed it back up into the sink.
When I got out of the bathroom, Liz asked me, “Are you throwing up?” Well … not really, unless you count that pill that came shooting out of my mouth about 20 seconds ago.
Now I have this tickle in my throat which is causing me to cough every so often. I guess life can be a lot crappier - if this is the worst of my problems I feel fortunate :).
Published: 08.22.2005 12:31:16 PM CST