Re: Disappearing Nesbitt Bridge [longish tale]
- From: "NOYB" <noyb@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:34:14 GMT
"John Keiser" <john.keiser2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My wife has had a Nesbitt bridge for 20 years. Never lost or broken. I
> liked the simple technology so much I had one made recently to replace a
> lost tooth.
>
> Like a young kid, I was careless.
>
> While eating some dried mango [I'm in Hawaii], I suddenly noticed that the
> bridge was gone. In the past, I had dislodged the bridge a few times but
> always felt it move and simply put it back.
>
> This time it was gone.
>
> I assumed I swallowed it [although I felt nothing].
>
> I called my HMO and they said it would pass in a few days. Advised
> against ipecac.
>
> 4 days later and no sign of it. [Take my word for this: I've checked
> carefully.]
>
> Is it likely that the bridge resin + metal dissolved [partially or
> completely] in stomach acid?
No, it won't dissolve. Get an x-ray before that thing perforates your small
intestines.
.
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