Packing - Not For Travel

The phone rings at 2:00 am on our labor and delivery floor. It's a patient wanting to speak with Dr. S. Luckily Dr. S. was in our nurse's station and took the call. It soon became evident that this was not going to be an "ordinary" call. While we only heard one side of the conversation, it went like this:

Dr. S. - Hello, this is Dr. S.

Dr. S. - You swallowed WHAT?

Now we usually have pretty imaginative minds, but I don't think even the most seasonsed Labor nurse has received a call like this one.

As it turns out, the patient visited her dentist earlier in the day and had a tooth extracted. What she swallowed at 2 o'clock in the morning was her packing.

Asked why she would call Dr. S instead of her dentist, her reply was, "It's 2 o'clock in the morning! You don't think I'd bother my dentist at this time of hour do you?"

Yea - Obstetricians and Midwives sit up and wait all night just for your call. And if you believe that, I have some great property in Alaska I'd like to sell you too.