Kim1Champ Performs First Surgery

Tonight mom called and announced "We have a situation over here". I responded "Oh Great, what?" Mom responded "Well we had Chinese food for dinner and James has a piece of Chow Mein stuck in his throat". James was put on the phone and I suggested he go to urgent care. He wanted to know what they would do and I said they probably would stick a tongue depressor in his mouth and it would probably force you to cough it up. Then I volunteered to take a shot at it.

James arrived a few minutes later and I prepared the surgical suite. Exhibit A
Next I retrieved the tools (1) High Powered Small Flashlight (2) Toddler Spoon Exhibit B
I took a picture of the patient prior to extraction Exhibit C
The last picture is a photo of the doctor after the procedure Exhibit D







So James assumes the position. (On his knees, next to the toilet) I sat on the step for the tub, turned on the flashlight and pointed it into his mouth. Next, I inserted the toddler spoon far into the back of his mouth. As he started to cough I saw the culprit, on the left side of his mouth (my right) I could see a small piece of cabbage. Extracting it would require another attempt.

We repeat the procedure and once again I see the cabbage but am unable to reach it as he begins to cough.

James asks if I think he could reach it with his fingers. I told him that I thought he could so this time I turned on the flashlight and instead of the toddler spoon, James attempted to utilize his fingers to perform the extraction. Unfortunately, this to failed.

I determined that if I flipped the spoon regular side up I may be able to scoop it out. Fortunately, on this attempt I was able to dislodge the pesky cabbage and James proceeded to swallow it. Afterwards the patient drank a sip of water (in the 24 cup) and was discharged to his home.