Louna
20-10-19, 21:52
I know the title sounds ridiculous. How does one swallow a nose stud? Well, let me explain.
my sleeping pattern is backwards at the moment. I went to sleep last night at 5am. I woke up at 12pm, just in time for sunday lunch.
So, halfway through my sleep, i woke up. It must have been 8am or 9am ish. I was half asleep, but i was holding my nose stud. I must have been fiddling with it in my sleep.
I immediately fell back asleep, when i woke up at 12pm, there was no sign of my nose stud at all. I have looked everywhere, all day i have searched for it. I’ve had my whole room out, its not in any clothes, bed sheets, under mattress, under bed, ANYWHERE.
So i have come to the conclusion that i must have swallowed it while half asleep / in my sleep. Its the only explanation i have.
Its a “twist stud”. So it is straight on one part and has a curve on the other. Its made of surgical steel and is titanium plated.
At first i was panicking about it hooking onto something and not “passing through”.
I called NHS 111 to just ask for advice. The nurse i spoke to said it doesn’t sound like an issue and to just keep an eye on my stools etc.
But then she said “because you were asleep, you could have breathed it in.” And to just check for any chest pains etc.
Now i’m worried i have breathed it in instead. What if its sitting in my lungs right now? Like its such a small thing what if its just gone through unnoticed :(
I am in absolute panic. The panic is making my chest hurt, it was fine earlier. So now i can’t distinguish between the 2.
I can’t afford to pay £50 in taxis to the nearest hospital and back. I don’t know of anyone who can take me. I’m just such a mess right now and i’m in absolute panic over it.
my sleeping pattern is backwards at the moment. I went to sleep last night at 5am. I woke up at 12pm, just in time for sunday lunch.
So, halfway through my sleep, i woke up. It must have been 8am or 9am ish. I was half asleep, but i was holding my nose stud. I must have been fiddling with it in my sleep.
I immediately fell back asleep, when i woke up at 12pm, there was no sign of my nose stud at all. I have looked everywhere, all day i have searched for it. I’ve had my whole room out, its not in any clothes, bed sheets, under mattress, under bed, ANYWHERE.
So i have come to the conclusion that i must have swallowed it while half asleep / in my sleep. Its the only explanation i have.
Its a “twist stud”. So it is straight on one part and has a curve on the other. Its made of surgical steel and is titanium plated.
At first i was panicking about it hooking onto something and not “passing through”.
I called NHS 111 to just ask for advice. The nurse i spoke to said it doesn’t sound like an issue and to just keep an eye on my stools etc.
But then she said “because you were asleep, you could have breathed it in.” And to just check for any chest pains etc.
Now i’m worried i have breathed it in instead. What if its sitting in my lungs right now? Like its such a small thing what if its just gone through unnoticed :(
I am in absolute panic. The panic is making my chest hurt, it was fine earlier. So now i can’t distinguish between the 2.
I can’t afford to pay £50 in taxis to the nearest hospital and back. I don’t know of anyone who can take me. I’m just such a mess right now and i’m in absolute panic over it.