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celery

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Possible Ingested Glass.
Posted: 02-09-07 12:44pm

Well, i'm not sure if this is the best place to ask this,but I would really love some advice.

Earlier today a glass fell off my counter and shattered on my concrete floor. I swept up the mess twice, and intended to vacuum but then got really busy.

After getting home for lunch, I was puttering around in the kitchen and making myself a sandwich. One of my potato chips fell on the floor, I picked up and set it on the side of my plate. Later I was eating and I realized that I had eaten the chip that had fallen on the ground, the floor where the glass broke. I quickly spit out the food in my mouth and noticed a tiny bit of blood. I rinsed my mouth and only noticed a little bit of blood twice more. After a few minutes I wasn't able to detect anymore blood. I never felt anything hurt me, or going down. If I did ingest glass it must have been a tiny shard, because I had swept, and it would have needed to stick to the potato chip I ate.

I don't have insurance, so I don't want to rush to the hospital unless I know I need to be concerned. Please, does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you very much.
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