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Hospital EXPERIENCE!!!

 
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gharwell1



Joined: 21 Oct 2004
Posts: 48

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:20 am    Post subject: Hospital EXPERIENCE!!! Reply with quote

I went into the ALMANA Hospital in Jubail to get laser surgery on my throat for snoring. No biggie. Usually, they give you the gas and put you out. Then they put the tubes, etc. in and then give you a muscle relaxer to kill you and start the machine and do the operation. Right? No, they didn't give me the gas. They started with the muscle relaxer. I couldn't breath. I suffocated and died. I saw myself on the table as I rose above it I saw smaller images of myself struggling to breathe on the table in darkening shades of Brown. Then out to black and death. The next thing was a flash and they were telling me to wake up, it's over. They skipped a step and I died. I don't think I was in any real danger but I did die.

In short, "It Wasn't fun."

Timothy McVey, who blew up the Oklahoma Federal Building died easier than I did.

Much to many people�s chagrin and dismay�� I�m baaaaack.

The actual operation was a great success and I'm very happy with the results. I just didn't need to experience death.
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Saudi4Ever



Joined: 25 Mar 2004
Posts: 135

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just what I need to hear 5 weeks before my surgury!
Shocked
Welcome back from the flat lines.
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johnslat



Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:51 pm    Post subject: Dead end jobs Reply with quote

Hmmm, well, I've sometimes thought that being in the KSA is a "near-life experience."
Regards,
John
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veiledsentiments



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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Location: USA

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting... I've had a number of surgeries and never had gas.

The only time I recall having gas was in the 1950s as a small child when they pulled a tooth at the dentist. I still remember the dream of the tooth leaving my mouth on its own and heading up a tube like a vacuum cleaner.

Your experience sounds very similar to this... a drug induced nightmare...

VS
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flutterbayou



Joined: 01 Apr 2006
Posts: 244

PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:08 am    Post subject: dead without gas Reply with quote

Gharwell,

Hey there, and now I know why you didn't answer my Christmas email.


You're getting some glib responses, and I'm sorry you've had a rough time of it. Be well, GH

Your buddy, pl
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