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Accidentally swallowed my lower retainer Sunday and needed emergency surgery

Let me start by saying this is not flame. Got braces off ...
Flushed histrionic church building
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  07/18/25
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cracking rebellious therapy property
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Haha wow There's probably some sort of subreddit that wou...
mind-boggling main people
  07/18/25
i think you also have scurvy.
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  07/18/25
would you describe it as a PEAK EXPERIENCE?
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cracking rebellious therapy property
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How can a retainer fit down your throat? It seems like your ...
beady-eyed gay wizard
  07/18/25
it's weird as fuck. maybe I should look into a lawsuit
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"I started choking and genuinely thought I was going to...
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  07/18/25
Yeah it's possible. I was chilling out after initial panic b...
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this sounds nightmarish
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Missed that thread but this accident would no doubt give bro...
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Are you 300lbs?
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Date: July 17th, 2025 9:13 PM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

Let me start by saying this is not flame.

Got braces off like 20 years ago, and I’ve worn a retainer occasionally ever since. It’s a Hawley-style lower retainer, the kind with the acrylic and wire. I still wear it maybe once a month because I notice mild shifting when I don't

This past Sunday morning, I had it in and took a big gulp of water with a handful of vitamins and supplements. Somehow it slipped out and went straight down my throat. I started choking and genuinely thought I was going to die for a minute, then things calmed down and I realized what had happened. My girlfriend took me to the ER, and they did an x-ray and found the retainer lodged in my esophagus. They put me under and tried to pull it back up, but couldn’t safely, so they pushed it into my stomach and had to perform open abdominal surgery cutting into my stomach to remove. Was only supposed to be in the OR for about an hour but I ended up in there for like six.

Afterward they told me the GI team might have accidentally punctured my esophagus while trying to pull the retainer out or that the retainer might have done it going down. They weren’t sure, so they started me on antibiotics and kept me in the hospital for observation. I had to wait until the next day to get a CT scan after drinking contrast to rule out a perforation. Once they confirmed everything was intact and I could eat solid food again without an issue, they discharged me on day three.

Wouldn't have thought it was possible to swallow one of these things. I’ve never heard of it happening. I looked around online, checked ChatGPT, etc. As far as I can tell, there’s one recorded case from 1987, and that one was considered life-threatening. I’ve barely ever been in a hospital before this. Whole thing feels surreal and kind of embarrassing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49110525)



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Date: July 17th, 2025 9:16 PM
Author: Black hissy fit boiling water

180

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Date: July 17th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building



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Date: July 17th, 2025 11:45 PM
Author: razzle impressive library alpha



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Date: July 17th, 2025 11:24 PM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building



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Date: July 17th, 2025 11:26 PM
Author: titillating ungodly site



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Date: July 17th, 2025 11:45 PM
Author: razzle impressive library alpha

increduble

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Date: July 18th, 2025 12:16 AM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

Not flame:

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49110940)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 12:19 AM
Author: passionate resort genital piercing

Are you a great big fat person?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49110946)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 12:21 AM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

Nah

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49110951)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:42 PM
Author: Mischievous goyim filthpig



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Date: July 18th, 2025 12:23 AM
Author: frisky elastic band

Incredible jaw

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Date: July 18th, 2025 12:27 AM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

Ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49110957)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 2:38 PM
Author: cracking rebellious therapy property



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:52 AM
Author: mind-boggling main people

Haha wow

There's probably some sort of subreddit that would get a kick out of that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111025)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: laughsome hell

i think you also have scurvy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111876)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 12:29 AM
Author: Misanthropic Stage

would you describe it as a PEAK EXPERIENCE?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49110959)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 3:32 PM
Author: cracking rebellious therapy property



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49112261)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:56 AM
Author: beady-eyed gay wizard

How can a retainer fit down your throat? It seems like your wind pipes are abnormally large

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111026)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

it's weird as fuck. maybe I should look into a lawsuit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111455)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:57 AM
Author: beady-eyed gay wizard

"I started choking and genuinely thought I was going to die for a minute, then things calmed down"

Are you sure you didn't just feel calm about dying?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111027)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:01 PM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

Yeah it's possible. I was chilling out after initial panic but started thinking what a retarded way this was going to be to go out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111832)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:16 PM
Author: laughsome hell

this sounds nightmarish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111859)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: Confused dilemma

Are you the one whose dental hygienist was dry humping him? She's going to get the ick if she hears you swallowed your retainer whole.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111902)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 1:40 PM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building

Missed that thread but this accident would no doubt give broads the ick. Current gf is heroic but would expect other American women I've dated to prob leave me within 48 hrs after this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49111943)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 10:40 PM
Author: Flushed histrionic church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49113471)



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Date: July 18th, 2025 11:01 PM
Author: Offensive talented institution

Are you 300lbs?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5751612&forum_id=2#49113533)