Schoolgirl, seven, faces fifteen years of operations after getting toy's battery stuck up her nose for FIVE MONTHS
- Little Kelsie was playing with a toy in 2016 when the battery fell out from inside
- The youngster placed the battery in her nose where it remained for five months
- Her parents realised something was wrong when she produced brown discharge
A school girl who had a battery stuck up her nose for five months faces years of reconstructive surgery after it burnt through her septum.
Kelsie, seven, was playing with a toy when she put a button battery from it up her nose - only for it to become lodged for almost half a year.
Mother Kerrie, 39, was told Kelsie could need five operations over the next 15 years after the battery leaked and burnt through her septum.
Kerrie Heath, training manager at the NHS said: 'After several trips to hospital, the battery was picked up by X-ray after five months- the doctors had never seen anything like it.
Little Kelsie was playing with a toy when the button-sized battery fell out and she placed it inside her nose where it would remain for nearly half a year
The youngster now has to undergo five operations over 15 years after the battery leaked and burned through her septum
When brown discharge began seeping out of Kelsie's nose, her parents rushed the seven-year-old to hospital, where medics were able to confirm the battery's presence
'Kelsie had an operation to remove it but now she's predicted to have four or five surgeries to repair the damage left behind.
'She's often in huge pain and has massive nose bleeds. Having no tunnel in her nose means nosebleeds start at the top of her nose she'll sneeze and explode blood everywhere.'
Little Kelsie, from the East Midlands, was playing with the toy in 2015 when she placed the battery inside her nose.
And without anyone else knowing, it remained there unnoticed for five months while she was living with foster carers.
Not only was Kelsie's hearing affected as a result of the injuries, the seven-year-old lost weight and her appetite
Kelsie's damaged nose has had a painful impact on her day-to-day life - from headaches, ear infections, nosebleeds and even making her a target for bullies
Her new parents, Kerrie and Scott, adopted her a few months later. Kerrie said: 'They don't want to work on her too much until she's an adult when she stops growing
Her new parents, Kerrie and Scott, adopted her a few months later.
But when brown discharge started seeping out they rushed her to hospital, where medics were able to confirm the battery's presence.
Kerrie said: 'They don't want to work on her too much until she's an adult when she stops growing.
'The first surgery to repair her nose is to build up her nose cartilage and was meant to be this Summer.
'But she's quite slim for her height, so the doctors want to wait until she's a bit bigger which will probably be next year.
Her mother added: 'She's a typical seven-year-old girl in that she likes anything glittery, pink and princessy
'She will then have one at the beginning of her teenage years, at the end and then when she's an adult.
'We knew about this in the adoption process.
Kelsie's damaged nose has had a painful impact on her day-to-day life from headaches, ear infections, nosebleeds and even making her a target for bullies.
The seven-year-old said: 'You shouldn't put a battery up your nose because otherwise you'll have to go to hospital.'
Her mother added: 'She's a typical seven-year-old girl in that she likes anything glittery, pink and princessy.
The seven-year-old said: 'You shouldn't put a battery up your nose because otherwise you'll have to go to hospital'
'Kids at school have been mean about her nose, which is obviously upsetting.
'As well as health problems, the lack of a bridge in her nose means when she goes swimming means she needs adult goggles tightened several times over and she asks, "Why can't I wear proper goggles?"
'She can't blow her nose at all so we have to manually clean it for her with a special tool.'
'Her sinuses are exposed which causes all sorts of problems and she also gets ear infections as a result.
'Her hearing was affected, her weight went down and she lost her appetite, she's amazing and has a very high pain threshold.
'She's very excited about getting her new nose as she likes to think of it but doctors can't guarantee the pain will go away immediately.'
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