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keithbvadu2

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10. Bleeding ulcer. Dark, dark black stool. Was pumping dry.
Fri Jun 18, 2021, 11:19 PM
Jun 2021

Bleeding ulcer. Dark, dark black stool. Was pumping dry.

I remember arriving at the hospital but very little else for the next two days.

Surgery, cat scan and lots of blood but I don't remember any of it.

Girlfriend told me.

They operated down the throat, endoscopy, cryo, clips.

Woke up for a few minutes and realized I might be about to die.

Was slightly pissed off about it.

Realized that I had no control about it so stopped worrying.

Worried less than two minutes, maybe less than one.

Thought about not going back to sleep to stay alive. Went back to sleep not knowing if I was going to wake up.

One blessing was that there was no one in the room to give me any advice.

I had an ongoing delusion that had a complicated, developing story line during that time.

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No, and no. Dial H For Hero Jun 2021 #1
As a critical care nurse and first responder... absolutely Murphyb849 Jun 2021 #2
Yes. Age 4 during a tonsillectomy 1950. rickford66 Jun 2021 #3
Not me - but my mother leftieNanner Jun 2021 #4
Election night 2016 was as close as I have come. Tomconroy Jun 2021 #5
Yes, but I have no superstitious ideas about it. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #6
1+ keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #7
Not a near death experience, but out-of-body experiences. Jeebo Jun 2021 #8
I have experienced stuff while I was between BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #11
This describes exactly my own experience. intrepidity Jun 2021 #12
Cats NJCher Aug 2021 #21
Thanks for sharing that, Cher. Jeebo Aug 2021 #22
I have had visits from both of my pups after they died. BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #26
I have pre birth memories I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #9
Bleeding ulcer. Dark, dark black stool. Was pumping dry. keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #10
Twice vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #13
Yes LiberalLoner Jun 2021 #14
A recent piece on NDE'S flotsam Jun 2021 #15
I am glad he said this. BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #16
My sister inlaw flatlined for quite some time. C Moon Jun 2021 #17
Kaiser does that? Cool! BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #18
I don't believe in a god either. That happened about 15 years ago, C Moon Jun 2021 #19
I'm going to have to look into IANDS BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #20
No, but when I used to be a nursing assistant one of my patients had one. milestogo Aug 2021 #23
That's the sort of thing BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #24
Well I'm sure people have come up with explanations that dismiss it. milestogo Aug 2021 #25
Open pelvic fracture, a lot of bleeding inside and out. Hotler Oct 2021 #27
Did you leave your body at any point? BigmanPigman Oct 2021 #28
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