I was choking last night at dinner and no one helped
Last night I went out to dinner with my husband and in laws. I took a bite of an onion ring and must’ve inhaled because the onion part slipped into my throat and was stuck.
I was trying to remain calm thinking oh It’ll go down I just need to drink something or swallow a few times. Tried that and nope nothing it was stuck. It’s been about 15-20 seconds and I start to panic.
I waved my hands and put my hands up to my throat. Everyone at the table looked at me like I had 4 heads and someone said “can you tell us what’s wrong” as I’m mouthing “I’m choking help”.
Another 15 or so seconds go by of me looking at everyone mouthing for help while my hands are around my throat.
At this point I give up on help and stand up to give myself the Heimlich maneuver with my chair. Luckily it FINALLY was out and I was coughing and trying to catch my breath all at once. Tears were filled in my eyes and I honestly felt so embarrassed.
I’m still being stared at and someone says “what was that all about?”. After catching my breath I can barely talk and say “I was choking thanks for the help guys” to which they say “how were we supposed to know? You didn’t tell us”.
It was a scary moment that felt like an eternity and I just felt so hopeless that they all just watched me then blamed me for not talking to tell them what I needed.
Waking up today my throat still hurts and I’m really sad/upset that no one tried to help. I thought it was a universal sign when someone is pointing at their throat that it means they are choking…