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03-01-2012 2:33 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Jon
02-27-2012 6:19 PM

Prognosis
You're going to die.

Relax.

Things could be worse.

My nephew (now a 40 year old cop) at 17 lodged a quarter in his esophagus while playing a particularly stupid drinking game.

Upshot: he scarred his esophagus, and now regularly presents himself for a procedure in which his esophageal tissues are stretched with a balloon device similar (though not in scale) to those threaded into plaque-ridden coronary arteries and inflated to restore flow.

So be at peace, knowing there is an acutely uncomfortable procedure available if you develop difficulty swallowing.

No, no--don't thank me.

"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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