attack of the curry
last night b took me to the thai house - a great thai restaurant in town. we had already tried to go to a thai favorite - the lemongrass - but its closed until the 20th. so back to the other side of town we went in search of thai.
i got a mild yellow chicken curry - one of my favorites - and b got a spicy red beef curry. halfway through my first plate, a piece of food takes its time heading down to my stomach.
i often have this problem: i dont chew my food enough, and i have some food allergy that i have yet to pin down. the combination results in my needing to 'help' my swallowed food with a gulp of water.
last night i used my helpful water chaser, but it didnt help the food down. instead, it backed up and cut off my airway. no coughing, no noise.
thats right, ladies and gentleman.
i choked in a thai restaraunt.
as my eyes bulging three times their size, my love quietly asked: 'sweetie, are you choking?'
in less than thirty seconds i nodded, he jumped up and proceeded with the heimlich maneuver, a lady to my right said, 'oh my god, shes choking,' a waitress brought a pile of napkins, and i was harfing onto my plate.
i sat down and harfed a couple more times. which, if you havent done in a public restaurant, i would highly reccomend.
shaking, b led me to the bathroom where i harfed into the toilet, washed my face and my glasses, and wondered aloud if i should induce more vomiting - it still felt like my throat was clogged. he assured me it was merely stretched out.
oh. is that all?
walking back to our table, i was the most self-conscious i think i have ever been. it was terrible. we didnt stay any longer.
this happened once before when i was about 12. the culprit was a burger from dennys. my grandma slapped my back a couple of times (something you SHOULD NOT do to a choking victim) and out popped the half-chewed burger patty.
have you ever seen someone choke in a restaurant? ever helped someone who was choking? i havent.
