Crossdressing poisoned me!

[JenniferYager]

Earlier this week I bought false nails that you stick on with glue. I figured I'd give them a trial run today, so I glued on one hands worth and painted them. After they dried, I went to take them off using nail polish remover in a facial pad, which took off all except the ring finger nail, so I poured a bit of nail polish remover in a cup and soaked the nail till it came off.

Then I realized the sink was a disaster, so I cleaned it up, cleaned up my room and hung up all my clothes. I went back to the sink to take my vitamins for the evening. I take a bunch of vitamins so I put some water in a glass and drank it...

the same glass with the nail polish remover.

It caught me by surprise and I didn't spit it out. Luckily it wasn't a lot, so I just drank a lot of water and it'll pass through my system.

Be careful girls, crossdressing can poison you if you don't pay attention!

[AllieSF]

Maybe should have had a glass of wine in a wine glass and then there would have been no complications! I hope all "passes" well. Nice meeting you, and please return soon.

[Vala]

I hope you won't get I'll from it. Nail polish remover is really something that should be digested.

[Andy66]

Ew. How do you feel? Is that what the label said to do in case of ingestion, drink lots of water?

[Nikki.Kontos]

Hope all is well!

[sometimes_miss]

National poison control 1800 222 1 222. Tell them how much you've taken and they will help you. For everyone else, tape this number on a label or something somewhere handy in your house. I keep it written on my kitchen cabinet door where the cleaning chemicals are stored. I also have it programmed into my cell phone under 'poison'. They are helpful for all kinds of substance exposures including potential overdoses of various drugs/medications, and can tell you when you need to go to the hospital for more help.

Call now. It's free.

[Marcelle]

Hi Jennifer I have to admit I didn't think the story would got that way. I hope you are feeling better. You may want to eat some plain pro-biotic yogurt as well to help replenish some of the good bacteria in your stomach.

Hugs

Isha

[Kate Simmons]

Acetone will dry you out. I figure the best thing to do is drink plenty of water for a few days to neutralize it and dilute it. If you do that again you should have a designated container Hon. We learned the importance of that in HS chemistry class. We learned this jingle: "Little Willie was a chemist, Little Willie is no more. What Willie thought was H2O was H2SO4." :)

[Krististeph]

Acetone is one of the lesser nasty solvents, actually. Not that I encourage ingestion or absorption by skin. The information on Wikipedia regarding ingestion appears to be correct as I remember it, so I'd start there.

Personally, I've never ingested it, though I've used a dab to remove the "outlast" brand lipstick, when i ran out of other options. Rinsed my mouth well & brushed my teeth twice.

I'm sure I absorb acetone via skin when i clean my nails, I do this 3-4 times a week on average, but never notice adverse effects. Do drink plenty of fluids, a well hydrated body seems to flush out nasty stuff a little easier- plus, it's more diluted in your bladder, if any gets through metabolized.

Let us know what happens!

[Beverley Sims]

Using neat alcohol as model paint stripper has the same effect. :)

What a boost!

[Allison Chaynes]

Don't sweat it Jennifer. My son (who was three at the time) sprayed Shout stain remover in my drink once, and I had a couple sips before I knew something was wrong. The lady at Poison Control laughed at me when I told her what happened.... I'm worried I'm gonna die, she's laughing at me. Turns out Shout is not toxic.

[Krisi]

I make a special effort not to mix kitchen and shop containers for this very reason. Once something from the kitchen goes to the shop, it stays there.

I'm glad you're OK.

[Debra Russell]

not to worry...... just a blonde ...moment:doh::o.................................D ebra

[Jordin]

I find it helpful to use a small clear glass and put a dab of polish on the bottom. That way I know it's only used for my nails.

[Katey888]

Nothing wrong with blonde moments... ;) Probably best not to repeat too often though...

I'm sure you'll be fine.. plenty of water and I understand that something from northern France, slightly effervescent and naturally fermented works wonders if consumed copiously... :D

Let us know what happens.... if you can still type and focus on a tablet screen in the days to come... :eek:

Katey x

[JenniferYager]

I woke up this morning just fine. Have been drinking lots of water and I don't feel sick. Poison control said not to worry since it was a very small amount (less than a thimble).

[Heather_Shirly]

I don't think crossdressing nearly poised you I think it was just absentmindedness that almost poised you!

Is absentmindedness a word even!

lol!

Seriously I am glad you are OK darling!

[Isabella Ross]

I knew there were risks with being transgendered, but this is something I never even thought of!

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Jenn, That ranks right up therewith syphoning gasoline with a piece garden hose.