Havent been on the forum lately but i want to share something with you, my friends. Yesterday I went in for routine orthoscopic surgery on my knee. At the completion of the surgery, my vocal cords clamped shut on my breathing tube and I also bit down on it. I then inhaled so strongly that I filled my lungs with blood and fluid therefore drowned myself on the OR table.

I then proceded to spew out the fluid all over while they attempted to put another tube down in me. I was at near death and was told I did die for a few seconds while they preformed CPR to revive me.

I survived thryoid cancer last december and never really felt threatened by death but this time has REALLY changed my outlook on my life. To be told that I'm lucky to be alive strikes a cord. In fact I went to ICU overnight and they were surprised at how quickly I recovered. Also mentioned they dont normally discharge paitents from ICU...guess most folks die there.

We all go thru alot in life but being told by several doctors how close I was to crossing over has really hit me. Life is a frail thing, we think we are so in control but death is the great equalizer that brings about a unique sense of helplessness.

My family all seem to hug each other a little tighter now.

Thanks for reading

Pooly

 

I'm glad that you are still with us...Thanks for sharing your story with us...It really makes you stop and think how frail life really is...Hope you have a speedy recovery

 

Wow! I didn't anticipate the possibility that you were being literal with the title when I clicked on this thread. I'm glad you made it through and you are very lucky indeed. Congrats on beating the odds again, and that's too many close-calls for a kid in his early 50's.

 

damn luck is on your side wish you a speedy recovery

 

WOW....now thats a scary story.
I have had 2 knee orthroscopes but with no issues like yours.

Now.... I was dead for 15 hours back in 2003.
I had a open heart surgery to replace my mitral valve.
Surgery lasted 11 hours and when the shocked my heart to start it up it didn't respond.
Long story short I was on total life support with no heartbeat in cardiac ICU for 15 hours while they were pumping me full of drugs through an IV to improve the chances of starting my heart with the shock paddles the next morning.
They where just getting a room set up to give me cardioversion to try to bring me back when suddenly my heart started beating without anyone in my room.

My doctors said it was a miracle and they never saw a heart start by itself.
Well that was 9 years ago and my heart is fine and I see a cardiologist twice a year.

The human body is complex and ya never know when it might be your time to go but fortunately for both of us were here to tell our story.

Gary

 

looks like luck is on on your side also Gary

 

Oh my God, that is really an incredible story. I'm sure I speak for everybody when I say we're glad you're still around to tell us about what happened.
If you ever need orthoscopic surgery on your knee again, get a spinal and watch the surgery on TV.

 

I know how you feel. 6 years ago I died twice. Took 8 shocks to get me back the 2nd time. Spend over 9 minutes on the other side. I've survived 14 heart operations (since 94) and 6 weeks in a coma. When I left the Cleveland Clinic I had doctors and nurses clap'n for me. Calling me their poster child. Before being transfered to Cleveland I was in Columbus and my wife was told for 22 straight days that the best thing they could do was to let them make me comfy as possible and to pull the plug. This past March found me back in Cleveland again. They removed what they said was the larest thyroid ever removed from a white man. Before going in for the op I asked my cardiolgist what was my survivial chances. She said None. I begged to please just throw me a bone. She said with your history I can't give you any odds of survivial. The op took 9 hours but I live yet again. Life is so very preicous. Live today as thought it could be your last.

 

Lots of miracles in this thread, gentlemen. You are all very blessed.

 

Thanks for sharing, thanks for still enlightening us on how precious life is. It transponds across the pond aswell. I just read the thread this beautiful sunday morning and I am sure going to continue spreading the love.

Take care everyone. Nice to see that a car can bring ppl together

 

Wow.. Thanks for sharing guys, I'm glad your all OK.

 

I went to the other side too, interesting and ready to go back.

VALKRYDERGUY: DOes that 15 hours like affect your birthday or anything???????????

Woody

 

Wow Mike, thats intense, I can imagine Life is good tee shirts are your favorites. Thats quite a spiritual story!

 

You can never take your health for granted...

 

"Wow Mike, thats intense, I can imagine Life is good tee shirts are your favorites. Thats quite a spiritual story!"

I can tell you this. I no longer buy life time memberhips in anything. In fact I don't renew magazines for more than a year at a time. In my case I get a birthday cake every year on March the 8th. This one coming up will have 7 candles on it. I'm not a real religious kinda guy but I did feel the power of prayer while I was in the coma. See'n all the others here that have had close calls really makes me appreicate the medical profession. Enjoy life guys, it's the only one you're gonna get.

 

Man, do a bunch of us have a lot incommon. On Easter Sunday 2008, after Sunday dinner my heart quit running. No heart attack or heart damage. Heart was not getting the signal to run. My heart re-started on its own. The EMTs wanted to take me to the hospital, but my heart was running fine now, good blood pressure, etc. About an hour later it happened again. I went to the hospital that time. My heart re started by itself. They put a monitor on me and that night it stopped 16times and re-started each time on its own. Doctors told me they had never seen a heart restart on its own that many times. Well they put a pace maker in, been running for 3 years or so with no problems. Had it checked last month and was told its battery still has about 7 years left. So here I am, just trying to keep in the game, just had my 68th on the 15th.
God has been good to me, and I get to have my little XF to play with.

 

I really makes you want to not sweat the small stuff doesn't it.

 

I had the privilege of going there once, too, Woody. extremely interesting, and I wanted more than anything to stay, and said so, but I was told it wasn't my time, but don't worry, you'll be back. Since I know that now, I'm not in a hurry to achieve that, but it's also not going to bother me much when I do.

Glad you're still among us Green, and Gary, and everybody else that been there. It's so easy to get caught up in the nonsense of our present. We all know better, but seem to not be able to stop it.

 

I just now read this Pooly. So glad you didn't go. You would be missed.

Be well my friend.

 

dtinker You might consider having your doctor check out the soldering of the relays in your relay control module. Woody

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