So, since we’ve been in the hospital with Joelly Bear a few people have asked us what happened, well here is a rough timeline.
8 Jul 09
0930 -Andrea calls me saying Joel ate something, is gagging, and can’t get it out. I rush home and he’s breathing fine, but won’t take a bottle. He clearly has something lodged in there still.
1030 – We arrive at the local hospital (St. Elizabeth’s). They listen to the story, take one look at him and rush him right back (much faster than the average 2-3 hr wait).
1130 – After bringing him for X-rays the doctor comes back and says that he has something lodged in his esophagus. It looks about the size and shape of a quarter. They let us know that they can’t remove it and will be sending us to Children’s Hospital in downtown St. Louis.
1430 – The ambulance finally arrives. Andrea rides in the back with Joel, and I take Bo home to get some things and get food at Hardee’s.
1530 – I arrive at the hospital and Andrea is already in back, checked in with Joelly. They want to do a another X-Ray. Our friend Leslie is there to help watch Bo, the first of many friends and family to help us out.
1600 – The doctors are saying that they will probably let the coin pass, so we will most likely be staying the night to see how it goes.
1615 – The Ears, Nose, and Throat (ENT) doctor comes back and asks us if we have any watch batteries lying around our house. We tell them no, but we do have a disc battery in our DVD remote. They look concerned and say they need to talk to the attending ENT doctor.
1630 – They come in and tell us that they are bringing Joel up for surgery right away. They are really concerned about the possibility that he may have a battery in his throat. Our heads start swimming.
1700 – Leslie takes Bo to her house to play with Lucas. Andrea and I kiss Joel goodbye to rush into emergency surgery. They must really be concerned, they cancelled another scheduled procedure to get him in there.
1730 – We wait…
