petepie2 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 how long did it take to pass?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Never. It got stuck in the esophogus, just past the neck. It was there for 10 days before we finally xrayed and realized it hadn't moved. It was then removed by an endoscope. He was 18 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petepie2 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Never. It got stuck in the esophogus, just past the neck. It was there for 10 days before we finally xrayed and realized it hadn't moved. It was then removed by an endoscope. He was 18 months old. My DD had a chest xray this past Tuesday, and it wasn't there. So, either it's still in her lower half somewhere, or she never swallowed it in the first place. It's been 9 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 It should only take a few days. Maybe it's time for another xray to be sure it's not stuck some place else. I swallowed a quarter when I was 5 that had to be removed by endoscopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I wouldn't think that long, two or three days. But it could easily pass without being noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 No idea. I must have missed it. After about a week, I was SURE it was stuck somewhere, but we had a few xrays and nothing showed. I know she swallowed it, so I guess it passed without us noticing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 My 2yo told me that he swallowed a penny then he said he swallowed a quarter :confused: I never found either one of them he didn't seem distressed and I don't believe he swallowed them in the first place. I keep waiting for him to tell me he ate a silver dollar :) Although this is the kid that I have had to call poison control for twice! He is a climbing monkey genius who has super kid abilities to open any "childproof" lid, lock or latch out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Dd swallowed one when she was two. I never saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestar Academy Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Can't believe I'm sharing this... I swallowed a penny when I was about a year. My mother saved all my poopy diapers all day for my dad to go through when he got home from work. I held onto that penny for just over a week. Then it passed. my dad was the happiest man on earth. robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petepie2 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Can't believe I'm sharing this... I swallowed a penny when I was about a year. My mother saved all my poopy diapers all day for my dad to go through when he got home from work. I held onto that penny for just over a week. Then it passed. my dad was the happiest man on earth. robin Hahaha! I can sympathize with your mother! I tried to go through the first poopy diaper and couldn't stomach it. "Uh, Honey! Do you mind doing this?" This entire week I've managed to investigate one diaper, and he's done the rest. Yes, I'm a wimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadie Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 We thought my dd swallowed a quarter when she was 2. The pediatrician ordered an X-ray, but said she would not do a film for a penny or dime unless there was some evidence of a problem, because most likely that size coin would simply pass. The quarter never appeared on X-ray or in diapers. Was it in a diaper the baby-sitter changed, or did she not swallow it after all? I'll never know. I know it's hard waiting/searching, but it's a good thing it was a smaller size coin that has a good chance of just going on its way.... Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 My niece once swallowed a nickel, and it showed up on an x-ray. The doctor told my SIL to check every poopy diaper until it passed, and it if went a week without passing, he would have to schedule surgery (endoscopy, I guess). I think it passed on about the 6th day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Several days, 4-5 maybe? We kept up with it with a metal detecter and tracked it with a marker. When we couldn't find it on his front side we switched over to his backside. One day the metal detected went off over his diaper. Turned out to be a dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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