Danger: Bay leaves may be about

Having spent last night in A&E trying to get a doctor to remove a bay leaf from my throat which was trying to kill me,
(it kept intermittently blocking my trachea) I wish to warn you all...

REMOVE BAY LEAVES BEFORE CONSUMPTION

I can joke about it now, but until I managed to cough up that little leaf, I was sure I was going to asphyxiate

(and the doctor was no help, he said I'd swallowed it, and sent me home. Where I managed to dislodge leaf by hanging my head upside down from bed and coughing, and coughing, and coughing)

I now am giving my bay tree away....

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God - that sounds so awful....
Have experienced choking once on a sweet, thought I'd gasped me last - finally got hubby to see this was no joke and he did the 'Heinrich' manouver. Forgive me spelling - you know what i mean.....'gasp'...

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Surely giving your bay tree away is a bit drastic! Lots of things could block your throat if you accidently swallow them. Glad they sorted you out.

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That's awful. I choken on a bit of lettuce not that long ago and it gave me a fright! Hope you are OK now. Must have been awfy scarey for you.

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That must have been very frightening for you Spinner, I'm glad to hear you are OK now.

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That sounds awful Spinner - it's bad enough when a slurp of tea goes down the wrong way but to have something stuck must be very very frightening. Glad you got it out.

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Hi Spinner, what a nasty experience, hope that you are OK now.

Please do not let this spoil your enjoyment of food, have you tried using a bouquet garni? Either put the herbs in a muslin pouch or tie them in a bunch and haul them out before serving.

XX

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Spinner darlin' - I do a lot of cooking using dried Bay leaves, so I take heed of your warning. I also use Bay Rum (a hair tonic) on my hair after I've washed it in the shower - love the smell of it - still reminds me of the smell of the old fashioned barbers who also used to use it.

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Terrible thing to happen and so pleased you managed to get the bay leaf out of your throat. I cant believe they didnt realise it was still in there at the hospital. Didnt they put a camera down your throat to look?
I think its a good idea to put the herbs in a mouslin cloth as mentioned.
I must admit that I have swallowed cardamin seeds out of rice from my Curry and Rice bought in. Thats frightening as well.
So beware of those seeds as well.

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That must have been so scarely for you Spinner, so pleased you're ok.

A good warning to others to take care....