I nearly died today. I am not joking. I have been in scarey situations before, but this one was really scarey.
To cut a long story short, i have a bronchual infection. So, today, i went to cough up a huge lump of phlegm and it got lodged in my passageway. I couldn't breathe in because i had used all my oxygen in order to cough, so it was stuck. I was at home alone and i honestly thought, "this is it"... I kept trying to cough it up and it wouldn't budge. I couldn't beathe. I started getting dizzy. I remember thinking to myself, "not like this" in relation to how i was going to die... imagine, chocking on your own phlegm in your own home at the age of 37.
Anyhow, i don't know how it managed to happen, but some of it lodged and i managed to get some air in. It was still there, so i knew that the only two ways out were to breathe it back in again (which was impossible, i tried), or to get it out somehow. I was only breathing at 50% capacity at this stage which in itself was scarey. I was so scared i was going to die that i was just about to jot down a last will in testament (i'm not joking). A couple of things went through my head, but not much. You don't get much time when you're about to carck it. I actually didn't know whether to call a friend or 000. So, anyway, i calmed myself down and made a Eucalyptus oil and hot water mix. I thought "I've got to dislodge this stuff somehow", as it wasn't going anywhere, but didn't want to cough until i knew it was ready because one more cough could have been my last.
So, got the hot water bottle out, made a hot lemon and honey, and breathed in some Eucalyptus oil. Very slowly of course. I was still too scared to cough (i didn't want to cough until i was sure it was going to come out because it was still semi-lodged there). That didn't seem to work. I made a stronger Eucalyptus oil mix and inhaled it. All of a sudden i thought i was going to choke. The phlegm came up into my airway again and i thought "this is it... it is either going to come out or i am going to die". At this stage, i was seriously considering calling 000. I coughed a few times, it was still lodged there. I couldn't breathe. By some miracle, i managed to get another cough and the phlegm dislodged, enough for me to swallow it (gross, but better than dying). There is still some in there, but i am going to take it easy.
It was scarey.
To cut a long story short, i have a bronchual infection. So, today, i went to cough up a huge lump of phlegm and it got lodged in my passageway. I couldn't breathe in because i had used all my oxygen in order to cough, so it was stuck. I was at home alone and i honestly thought, "this is it"... I kept trying to cough it up and it wouldn't budge. I couldn't beathe. I started getting dizzy. I remember thinking to myself, "not like this" in relation to how i was going to die... imagine, chocking on your own phlegm in your own home at the age of 37.
Anyhow, i don't know how it managed to happen, but some of it lodged and i managed to get some air in. It was still there, so i knew that the only two ways out were to breathe it back in again (which was impossible, i tried), or to get it out somehow. I was only breathing at 50% capacity at this stage which in itself was scarey. I was so scared i was going to die that i was just about to jot down a last will in testament (i'm not joking). A couple of things went through my head, but not much. You don't get much time when you're about to carck it. I actually didn't know whether to call a friend or 000. So, anyway, i calmed myself down and made a Eucalyptus oil and hot water mix. I thought "I've got to dislodge this stuff somehow", as it wasn't going anywhere, but didn't want to cough until i knew it was ready because one more cough could have been my last.
So, got the hot water bottle out, made a hot lemon and honey, and breathed in some Eucalyptus oil. Very slowly of course. I was still too scared to cough (i didn't want to cough until i was sure it was going to come out because it was still semi-lodged there). That didn't seem to work. I made a stronger Eucalyptus oil mix and inhaled it. All of a sudden i thought i was going to choke. The phlegm came up into my airway again and i thought "this is it... it is either going to come out or i am going to die". At this stage, i was seriously considering calling 000. I coughed a few times, it was still lodged there. I couldn't breathe. By some miracle, i managed to get another cough and the phlegm dislodged, enough for me to swallow it (gross, but better than dying). There is still some in there, but i am going to take it easy.
It was scarey.
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