ECpara
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2012
- Messages
- 605
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 02/2012
- Country
- US
- State
- GA
- City
- Thomasville
Ironically, this happened on our way home from my husband's 3 month ALS clinic visit. As a bulbar onset ALS patient, he was warned today of the dangers of aspirating his food. And don't you know, he choked so hard on some chicken at Chick Fil A tonight, I thought I was going to have to do the heimlich maneuver. He turned red, could barely breathe, making a horrible whooping noise. He recovered but was scared to eat and ended up eating teeny weeny bits of chicken on the long ride home in the car (me driving of course). So now our question is, how likely does an aspiration incident like this go to pneumonia? What are the signs? Will he feel the effects immediately or over time? Might he get by this time with no effects? Boy, ALS is just chock full of new, not so fun experiences. Your input is greatly appreciated. Incidentally, he agreed to a PEG tube which will probably be put in by Nov, thankfully.