Any one experience foreign objects? - Parent-2-Parent & Reflux in Children

amanda · May 3rd, 2006, 12:40 AM

Amelia spent last wed night in the hospital after we thought she swallowed Barbies accessory. Her 3 y.o sister pulled Barbies cell phone out of her mouth.(still don't know how they got out of the box). 30 mins later she had her brothers magnetix ball in her mouth.(all are safely in the trash now.) Well she started grabbing stomach,knees to chest, retching; we have all been there before.
Her surgeon wanted her observed and it continued all night. Well later that evening the dragon breath started.GROSS!!!

Thursday morning they scope her and nothing is there!!! As of today we still have not had any type of toy "pass".Am I losing my mind? What else could have caused all that. OH! the retching and breath all stopped after the scope. My theory was the versed helped her relax enough it could finally enter the stomach. Sounded great but where is it???????

**sknmom** · May 3rd, 2006, 07:41 AM

Its tough to say what happened. I think sometimes in cases like that even the doctors don't know what happened. I'm glad to hear she's doing better since the scope.

cameronsmom · May 3rd, 2006, 01:50 PM

Did they xray her too? I know my daughter swallowed a quarter a few months back and they did an xray first but it showed up right away, it made its way past the narrowest part of the esophogus so they said to wait until it passed...It took a week but it did pass without problem. I know they said if she had symptoms, like you mentioned, that they might have to scope her to get it out or if it didn't pass on its own after a couple of weeks they'd do another xray to see where it is? Maybe she started to swallow it and irritated her throat? I don't know..

amanda · May 3rd, 2006, 03:12 PM

They did scope her but being plastic they said it probably wouldnt show up. They think it was just sitting above her fundo and would go through if her stomach would relax and let it through. Thats why I think the Versed helped it go on into the stomach. So it could really take a week or two to pass. Not to be gross but I am really tired of having to check the diapers.

Mia has really slow motility of her intestines anyway. FUN FUN FUN!!!

littlebit · May 3rd, 2006, 11:08 PM

Ty's mighty bean magnet showed up on the xray but not the outer shell. I never saw him pass it but I assume he did as he isnt having any problems. Maybe it passed without you knowing it?

cameronsmom · May 4th, 2006, 06:37 AM

I hear you about checking the poops but they told me it was very important because if it didn't pass they had to get it out. Of course the quarter showed up on xray and you're not sure she swallowed anything. I'd say if after 2 weeks nothing I'd ask for an xray of her stomach (a scope just does the upper part, right?) or ask at least for them to see her again.

michaelsmum · May 4th, 2006, 03:58 PM

When I saw this post I thought I was going to be able to offer something, but so far we've only done shoving things into bodily orifices and not swallowing them.

Wishing you luck and hoping it appears soon.

Hugs

Debby

baileysmommy · May 4th, 2006, 08:37 PM

tristan swallowed a nickel when he was 2 and it got lodged in his intestines, it was too big to pass though, so it got stuck, and they had to go get it out. They gave it back in a little jar, gross, gross, gross!! i would watch for it!!!

amanda · May 4th, 2006, 11:55 PM

Thanks everyone!! We still haven't seen anything but we go to the Ped tom. They said they may want to do another x-ray, not sure what that will tell them since it couldn't be seen on the first one!?! We will have to see I guess.

May 3rd, 2006, 12:40 AM	#1
amanda Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Augusta Kansas Posts: 52	Any one experience foreign objects? Amelia spent last wed night in the hospital after we thought she swallowed Barbies accessory. Her 3 y.o sister pulled Barbies cell phone out of her mouth.(still don't know how they got out of the box). 30 mins later she had her brothers magnetix ball in her mouth.(all are safely in the trash now.) Well she started grabbing stomach,knees to chest, retching; we have all been there before. Her surgeon wanted her observed and it continued all night. Well later that evening the dragon breath started.GROSS!!! Thursday morning they scope her and nothing is there!!! As of today we still have not had any type of toy "pass".Am I losing my mind? What else could have caused all that. OH! the retching and breath all stopped after the scope. My theory was the versed helped her relax enough it could finally enter the stomach. Sounded great but where is it??????? __________________ Amanda Mallory 3-28-94 full term Brayden 7-18-99 35 weeks 6 days Olivia 10-04-02 29 weeker, mild reflux but quite a handful Amelia 10-26-04 32 weeker, severe GERD, failure to thrive, nissen x2, g-tube,developmental delays, but so very loveable.Just diagnosed Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy.

May 3rd, 2006, 07:41 AM	#2
sknmom Community Host of Towne Centre, Fundoplicaiton Issues and Middle & High School Years forums. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 8,186	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? Its tough to say what happened. I think sometimes in cases like that even the doctors don't know what happened. I'm glad to hear she's doing better since the scope. __________________ Patti mom to Spencer - age 17 - really loveable kid despite being a teenager! Refractory GERD, severe esophageal dysmotility and aspiration due to redundant neoesophagus, gastroparesis, chronic aspiration pneumonia, restrictive lung disease, pulmonary abcesses due to aspiration, GJ button recently changed to MICKey G button!! 1/93 Nissen fundo 1/94 uncut Collis gastroplasty-Nissen fundo with pyloroplasty 11/94 cut Collis gastroplasty-Nissen fundo w/G-tube 8/97 partial esophagogastrectomy and modified Belsey fundo 12/00 esophageal resection with jejunal interposition (esophageal replacement) 7/01 gastric augmentation using transverse colon (stomach enlargement) 2/04 Open lung biopsy

May 3rd, 2006, 01:50 PM	#3
cameronsmom Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 532	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? Did they xray her too? I know my daughter swallowed a quarter a few months back and they did an xray first but it showed up right away, it made its way past the narrowest part of the esophogus so they said to wait until it passed...It took a week but it did pass without problem. I know they said if she had symptoms, like you mentioned, that they might have to scope her to get it out or if it didn't pass on its own after a couple of weeks they'd do another xray to see where it is? Maybe she started to swallow it and irritated her throat? I don't know.. __________________ Jenn Mom to: Cameronborn 2/5/94 at 28 weeks at 2 lb. 8 oz., had Grade 1 IVH resulting in PVL. Cam has CP, FTT and reflux. G-tube placed 7/05. Meds: Protonix & Zyrtec. Delaney born 5/11/04 at 35 weeks at 6 lb. 10 oz., Happy, healthy & HYPER!!!

May 3rd, 2006, 03:12 PM	#4
amanda Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Augusta Kansas Posts: 52	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? They did scope her but being plastic they said it probably wouldnt show up. They think it was just sitting above her fundo and would go through if her stomach would relax and let it through. Thats why I think the Versed helped it go on into the stomach. So it could really take a week or two to pass. Not to be gross but I am really tired of having to check the diapers. Mia has really slow motility of her intestines anyway. FUN FUN FUN!!!

May 3rd, 2006, 11:08 PM	#5
littlebit Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 84	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? Ty's mighty bean magnet showed up on the xray but not the outer shell. I never saw him pass it but I assume he did as he isnt having any problems. Maybe it passed without you knowing it?




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May 4th, 2006, 06:37 AM	#6
cameronsmom Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 532	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? I hear you about checking the poops but they told me it was very important because if it didn't pass they had to get it out. Of course the quarter showed up on xray and you're not sure she swallowed anything. I'd say if after 2 weeks nothing I'd ask for an xray of her stomach (a scope just does the upper part, right?) or ask at least for them to see her again.

May 4th, 2006, 03:58 PM	#7
michaelsmum Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Herts, UK Posts: 65	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? When I saw this post I thought I was going to be able to offer something, but so far we've only done shoving things into bodily orifices and not swallowing them. Wishing you luck and hoping it appears soon. Hugs Debby __________________ Debby Mum to Michael!! 24+5 Nov 99, Dysphagia, Pharengyl stage swallow impairment, Bulbar Palsy, Dysfluency, G-Peg fed, Hypotonia, Ligmentus Laxity. CLD/BPD, Autism and Learning Difficulties. Michael's website

May 4th, 2006, 08:37 PM	#8
baileysmommy P2P Supporter: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NC Posts: 976	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? tristan swallowed a nickel when he was 2 and it got lodged in his intestines, it was too big to pass though, so it got stuck, and they had to go get it out. They gave it back in a little jar, gross, gross, gross!! i would watch for it!!! __________________ Melissa- Tristan(7) asthma, wild man: John Bailey(3) severe asthma, Gerd, fundo x's 2, pylorplasty, g tube,Bronchiolitis Obliterans, IV steroids, IVIG monthy, my lil hero. http://www2.caringbridge.org/ca/bay/

May 4th, 2006, 11:55 PM	#9
amanda Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Augusta Kansas Posts: 52	Re: Any one experience foreign objects? Thanks everyone!! We still haven't seen anything but we go to the Ped tom. They said they may want to do another x-ray, not sure what that will tell them since it couldn't be seen on the first one!?! We will have to see I guess.

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