Egg Hunt and Rod's ER visit in the same Day

Beautiful Spring Day!!! That is how today started out.

Rick, Laine, and Christopher came to visit.  Chris loves to watch the chickens.  He isn't too sure of the goats or pigs, and he loves all the dogs.  We started out playing in the house some, then we went to see the baby chicks and finally to see the big chicks.  Rod and Laine went to get us some BBQ and Rick and I took pictures of Chris.

So after they came back, we ate and Rod got some food stuck in his esophagus.  This happens to him fairly regularly and normally it eventually go on down.  But this is a "new" spot that it get stuck in so it wasn't going down.  He didn't want to go to the doctor, so we did an egg hunt with Chris instead.

An hour later, it is obvious that this bite of BBQ isn't going to go down.  We are going to have to go to the ER.  So Rod takes a shower... he is stalling hoping it is going to move... and Laine, Rick, and Chris leave... and 1 1/2 hours after it got stuck, we are on our way to Skyline.

We waited about 45 minutes until they get him into room.  The nurse comes in, checks blood pressure, tells us she is doing an IV and leaves.  Then the lab guy comes in... This is funny because Rod says "you must have the wrong room".  The lab guy says "are you Rodney Cagle".  Rod says "yes, but I don't need any blood drawn, I just have a piece of food stuck in my throat".  The lab guy (as he is getting the needle ready) says "no one leaves here without a Lab Bill"....  It was a funny exchange.  Most people that know Rod knows he hates needles.

The nurse comes back and says that they are going to give him some medicine that only works about 10 - 15% of the time.  And it takes 1 1/2 hours to work and the on call doctor will be there at 6:00.  So we wait and wait.  He keeps hoping it is going to finally move on down..... and we wait.... 6:00 comes and they come get him to go to the OR.  The on call doctor is here, talks to him about the procedure, the anesthesiologist explains everything, etc.  Now the nurse is back with the medicine to put him under.  She is going to give it to him and she said you will start counting backwards.  She has the medicine in the shot and Rod says "Wait".. I think I was able to swallow (all this time he couldn't even swallow his own saliva).  He was 30 seconds from being put under.  She goes to tell the doctor and the doctor says to make sure he can drink a full glass of water... and sure enough, it has moved!  So they come get me and everyone is laughing about it....

4 hours and probably a pretty good hospital ER bill and we are back home!

I took a picture of Rod at the hospital and he really, really didn't want me to post it... So I won't.

So here are some sweeter pictures of Chris from the day!!!!!!