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I was going in and out of consciousness during the examination and when I was in the second operating-theatre I suddenly found myself surrounded by very bright light, where there was really no way to tell up or down...
Following a sudden aortic dissection, I was urgently operated in a specialized center...
On January 27th I had an appointment with my cardiologist at 2:00 pm...
I was in the hospital, semi-seated in bed, after giving birth to my first child...
Bob W Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2525 Bob W Probable NDE 4924 Experience Description As mentioned above at the point of blockage I ceased to breathe...
Tim NDE Home Classification NDE 2526 Tim NDE 4927 Experience Description During major emergency surgery for perforated diverticulitis that destroyed much of my large and small colon, I rose above the operating table...
Catherine P NDE Home Classification NDE 2534 Catherine P NDE 4935 Experience Description It was a regular school day...
I was in surgery for a cervical fusion from a broken neck several months prior...
I was in a very weak state later described by the medical staff in layman's terms of a 'walking coma'...
Vincent K NDE Home Classification NDE 2548 Vincent K NDE 4936 Experience Description About five minutes into my recovery period from a stress-test on an exercise bike, my eyesight began to cloud over, starting from the outside corners...
A friend dunked my head under the water and I did not know how to hold my breath...
Beth L FDE Home Classification FDE 2554 Beth L FDE 4963 Experience Description We had those old metal ice cube trays that make the giant cubes with the sharp edges...
