The Diagnosis is in...

Since the end of December, I have had 4 choking attacks that have been really bad. I start to eat something and then choke really bad. I try to drink it down with something then I cannot breath and turn blue. Good thing and a miracle that Ben had been with me all four times. One time this even happened in a restaurant. He has had to do the Heimlich maneuver and help me to be able to breath a little again. I cough for about and hour and a half to two hours and then I drink a little Diet Dr. Pepper and whatever was in my throat goes right down. The next few day after I this, my whole body is sore from violently coughing. So it is not fun at all! Ben finally made a doctor's appointment to find out what they had to say!

Well Ben and I went to the doctor today to see what was going on with my choking. The doctor was really nice and very thorough. He asked me a few questions and told me that I have a problem called Dysphagia. It is one of two things. That I have an allergic reaction to some foods, or the ring around my epiglottis is not shutting or something like that. (My husband is the nurse around here) So I can do one of two things. I can 1. eat nothing but soft foods for the rest of eternity, or 2. have a procedure done that dilates my epiglottis. I will be sedated and under for about 2 hours. So while this is not good news, it is. I don't want to be home one day alone with my baby boy and choke to death. We are going to make the appointment and see what happens. I pray that everything goes well and our prayers were answered that it wasn't more than one surgery.