Sorry, but this really made me laugh :-)

[Dave Homewood]

64yo accidentally glues lips together

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 6:44a.m. UPDATED 4:01PM

The offending tube of superglue (3 News)

Read more: www.3news.co.nz/64yo-accidentally-glues-lips-together/tabid/423/articleID/303038/Default.aspx#ixzz2XVsJGtdV

By Dave Goosselink and Thomas Mead
A Dunedin woman directed emergency services to her home through a lengthy series of grunts and taps overnight, after accidentally gluing her mouth shut.

The 64-year-old, who spoke to 3 News on the condition on anonymity, says she made the mistake while fumbling for a tube of cold sore cream in the middle of the night.
Blocked up with a cold, she grabbed a yellow tube that she thought held the cream – but it turned out to be super glue.

“I got into bed and I could feel this tingling on my lips, so I thought I’d get the cold sore cream," she says.

"I have all my ointments in a tray in the cupboard, so I get out of bed and I dived into the tray and I couldn’t smell it because I was blocked up.

"And then I got into bed and thought, 'what have I put on my mouth?'.”

By the time the woman realised what she had done, it was too late. Dialling 111, she discovered her mouth was glued shut.

"I couldn’t speak on the phone so I couldn’t tell them where I lived, I couldn’t tell them my phone number," she says.

"The communication was 'Do you live in Dunedin?' and I grunted 'mmm', and then the lady went through all the suburbs and then all the streets, she was very, very patient.

“I had to tap on the phone, one tap for no and two taps for yes, and then it took a long time to narrow down the streets and then all the numbers too."

Eventually directed to her home in the suburb of St Kilda, officials initially sent a police dog handling team to the house as they believed she may have been gagged and the victim of a violent attack.

The woman was later taken by ambulance to Dunedin Hospital, who used a paraffin oil to remove the glue.

She is now back at home.

3 News


Read more: www.3news.co.nz/64yo-accidentally-glues-lips-together/tabid/423/articleID/303038/Default.aspx#ixzz2XVruJ3Zt

[Dave.K]

It's a good thing she wasn't using suppository's Dave.

[johnnyfalcon]

:-)

I also think it's funny how Dave apologizes first...

[Dave Homewood]

Because someone is bound to take offence...

[haughtney1]

I reckon maybe her hubby switched it while she wasn't looking.....

[baronbeeza]

Well here is one where you can all have a laugh on me.

Fortunately for me the mistake really worried me, to the point where it literally scared the sh*t out of me.

I was travelling and woke during the night feeling really uncomfortable and need of a No 2 pitstop.
Well after a couple of efforts, and each of many minutes duration I was feeling really put out. Getting more and more concerned for my health.

Back in bed, concerned, uncomfortable, and generally not at all happy with life. I then remembered... I had something in my travelling first aid kit, so sure enough on with the light a quick grab, a swallow and then back to bed to let it all take effect.

After a few minutes I woke with a terrible thought, about the same time the nerves had me shaking. What have I just done? surely not, could it be ?

On with the light, fire up the computer and do a search on Imodium.

I had never had a problem, and this despite many years travelling through Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands. I knew I carried the pills for a reason but had clean forgotten why, apart from they were for a rear end issue.

Well, with the computer confirming my worst fears I knew I had to do something, - and quickly.
So it can be seen the tablet worked a treat.... it did scare the sh*t out of me and all within seconds at that.
Back to sleep and a great nights sleep at that.

Oh, this was in an English city and not so far from quality medical help if it came to that.
Still scary stuff at the time.

[11SQNLDR]

I laughed when I heard this reported on ZB, they said when their reporter phoned the hospital to ask about the lady's condition, the said the nurse was "tight-lipped"