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If you’re wondering–yes, that X-ray is real, and no, it is not normal to have a fleur-de-lis in your throat, no matter how big a Saints fan you are. Unless of course you’re one of those fans who goes way too far in showing love for your team. Then yes, this would be normal for you.

But that’s not the case here. This is just a simple case of one Saints fan mistakenly swallowing one of her Saints earrings she had laying on her bedside table, sitting amongst the vitamins she normally takes before retiring to bed.

Florellen Rickard realized something was wrong when she took her nightly dose of vitamins on the night of February 1. She noticed a sharp pain in her throat after downing her pills, and her husband took her to the hospital after calling 911.

The doctors initial attempts at retrieving the earring only made things worse, with the piece of jewelry ending up being pushed down into Rickard’s stomach. The woman eventually was put under general anaesthesia while her stomach was pumped and the earring recovered.

Florellen is doing fine, except for a scratchy throat, and yes, she did wear the earrings while watching her beloved Saints win the Super Bowl on Sunday night.

And I’m just going to assume she cleaned the earring before wearing it–because that would be just gross if she didn’t.