cgksheff   44 #13 Posted November 21, 2006 Do you have an out-of-hours phone number for your doctors?  Get the duty doctor to call you back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shoeshine   10 #14 Posted November 21, 2006 call you gp's surgery they will have an out of hours No. to call at least you'll get some advice  The child is 18 month's old.......never mind calling some outside hours bloody surgery phone service. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SatanInHeels   10 #15 Posted November 21, 2006 thnaks. off to the hosp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shoeshine   10 #16 Posted November 21, 2006 Calm down....!  OK...why do I bother..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sierra   21 #17 Posted November 21, 2006 Not to worry. When my son was three, he swallowed at least five pennies. Maybe more, we only found five. The main worry with small children swallowing foreign objects is choking. I would say if your little girl is acting fine and breathing ok, then just wait for things to come out in the end. If you're still worried, maybe a phone call to the doctor.  Sierra Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shoeshine   10 #18 Posted November 21, 2006 thnaks. off to the hosp  Thanks lass.....ignore these peeps...it's your child, not theirs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scoop   10 #19 Posted November 21, 2006 OK...why do I bother.....  Sorry didn't mean to offend, but there really is no need to panic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kelliinlove   10 #20 Posted November 21, 2006 Sorry didn't mean to offend, but there really is no need to panic.  i do agree...many kids can surive swallowing stuff...look at me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shoeshine   10 #21 Posted November 21, 2006 no but swallowing a paper clip as a child ( i know a dumb move from me) made me realise the only real way for it to come out is by nature or laxatives  A paper clip is not the diameter of a 10p piece! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Olive   10 #22 Posted November 21, 2006 What a coincidence - this happened to a colleague's child only this morning. The NHS advice line advised her to take the child to the Childrens' Hospital, where they used a metal detecting device to check that it had made its way all the way down into the stomach.  They couldn't get conclusive evidence and ended up x-raying. The little boy is fine though - don't worry, just get it checked out.  Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #23 Posted November 21, 2006 Hope she's OK. At least you will be reassured, if all is clear.  Let us know if there is any change! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Harry O Â Â 10 #24 Posted November 21, 2006 Get her to the Childrens Hospital straightaway, the coin, depending on where it is lodged, may be allowing air/food to get past it, but it only has to rotate through 90 degrees and you've got serious problems. Â <----Sits back and waits for the inevitable "Wait 24 hours to see if there is any change" joke. Â Damn, I was 2 minutes late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...