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67. Closest I have come was having a bleed after a colonoscopy.

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 09:22 PM

Jun 2017

One doctor said that I had probably lost 60% of my blood volume. The lowest blood pressure they measured was 80s over 50s, which for me is extremely low. Odd thing is that I was never light headed or dizzy during it all and had no issues walking.

My last words would have been something like "I'm fine."

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Very close to death experiences - what would your last words have been? [View all] luvMIdog Jun 2017 OP

Shit or F@CK, almost hit by a bus, had a gun waved in my face bettyellen Jun 2017 #1

lol so far the go to last words are shit or fuck luvMIdog Jun 2017 #2

"pull over! pull over! why are you stopping in the middle of the freeway??" unblock Jun 2017 #3

my p/w's juxtaposed Jun 2017 #4

I've had a couple of experiences during which I thought I would die. CozyMystery Jun 2017 #5

How scary for you, CozyMystery! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #8

Thank you. nt CozyMystery Jun 2017 #17

Yikes! (The "trickery" intrigues!) WinkyDink Jun 2017 #42

This is what happened the next day CozyMystery Jun 2017 #78

Wow! Both incidents are truly chilling. Duppers Jun 2017 #61

According to cockpit voice recordings just before plane crashes The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #6

Yep flotsam Jun 2017 #15

Old baseball manager Joe Schultz' favorite curse was shitfuck. Works for me. kairos12 Jun 2017 #21

I have come close to death several times (from 6 to 10). Binders Keepers Jun 2017 #7

If "6 to 10" means ages, God bless you. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #43

Hold my beer! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #9

LMAO LOL Lib Jun 2017 #34

Spot On! aka-chmeee Jun 2017 #54

I was in very tough shape in the hospital Warpy Jun 2017 #10

I forget who the comedian was SCantiGOP Jun 2017 #11

I believe that was the great Emo Phillips sharp_stick Jun 2017 #32

You saw Emo?! I am officially envious. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #44

OH, damn! I didn't have dessert today???!!! lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #12

I almost died as a result of an unfortunate mixture of cleaning materials and poor ventilation. Sedona Jun 2017 #13

Yeah, ammonia + bleach chlorine gas, I think Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #20

Exactly my thought! "Fuck me this is a stupid way to die!" LOL Lib Jun 2017 #33

wow, that's how the lady across the street from my mum died Skittles Jun 2017 #69

Well this sucks n/t hibbing Jun 2017 #14

'I'm sorry mom' was my thought when I had a very bad car accident. Fresh_Start Jun 2017 #16

Get rid of all republicans blueinredohio Jun 2017 #18

Agreed. kairos12 Jun 2017 #22

I believe my grandfather's last words were, indeed, "oh shit" Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #19

Or "Buckle up, I wanna try something". smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #72

"Glug glug glug ... burble." (I think my closest approach to death would have involved drowning) petronius Jun 2017 #23

"I buried a hundred thousand dollars under the" nolabear Jun 2017 #24

I was cleaning my gutters when a 8 ft metal ladder collapsed under me. Fla Dem Jun 2017 #25

Good thing you didn't get too entangled in the ladder - haele Jun 2017 #36

I know! Fla Dem Jun 2017 #38

I have been a hospice nurse for 12 years and I know it's very different but as an FYI mucifer Jun 2017 #26

I watched Wawannabe Jun 2017 #62

Kovfefe C_U_L8R Jun 2017 #27

WTF......... Historic NY Jun 2017 #28

"You're just like your mother" jberryhill Jun 2017 #29

Bravery above and beyond the call COLGATE4 Jun 2017 #31

Came within an inch of being trampled to death in a crowd COLGATE4 Jun 2017 #30

The Who in Cincinnati? WinkyDink Jun 2017 #45

No - at a provincial airport in Colombia when COLGATE4 Jun 2017 #53

I actually died once. SonofDonald Jun 2017 #35

Probably "Hmm" or "Huh". Iggo Jun 2017 #37

From one of my favourite movies Saviolo Jun 2017 #39

I came close to death left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #40

Someone, or something was watching over you. It just wasn't your time. Fla Dem Jun 2017 #56

It's funny, but you mentioned that calm acceptance - "So this is how I die". smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #75

"maybe when you are going through it, you don't experience it" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #80

the truck and me NJCher Jun 2017 #83

I got caught in a rip current at Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas (CA) when I was 16. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #41

Same thing happened to me onlyadream Jun 2017 #51

I also got caught in a rip current in Florida, and I didn't realize I was in one and was trying to smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #76

It's a really scary experience. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #77

I was never afraid of the ocean before, but since then I have developed a healthy respect smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #79

Fascinating thread! Because all obviously have survived, I can say I could read a book of WinkyDink Jun 2017 #46

While I had a knife against my throat, I asked my robber for enough money to get a subway ride. Kaleva Jun 2017 #47

Once, many years ago, high on mushrooms, I rode my 10 speed panader0 Jun 2017 #48

Please save my life God. trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #49

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO nt retrowire Jun 2017 #50

Rolled a car at high speed in my mid-20s Zorro Jun 2017 #52

I had only one close to death sakabatou Jun 2017 #55

I think I would invoke one of those two Chinese deities,,, lastlib Jun 2017 #57

Good one! Wawannabe Jun 2017 #63

I was in a car wreck and got a concussion LSFL Jun 2017 #58

Oh, shit! Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #59

It probably would have been "thanks," but I'm just guessing, since I went into a coma. NNadir Jun 2017 #60

Car wreck and anaphylactic shock. Duppers Jun 2017 #64

I like Che's last words: "Say that I said something". Hamlette Jun 2017 #65

It would never be a curse word Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #66

Closest I have come was having a bleed after a colonoscopy. Thor_MN Jun 2017 #67

If not "Oh shit!", "well, this is different." n/t sarge43 Jun 2017 #68

Hey guys..Watch this! red dog 1 Jun 2017 #70

"Hold my beer". smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #73

Was in a bad car accident.. Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #71

The three most potentially dangerous car accidents all inspired one thought mythology Jun 2017 #74

"I hope my baby lives." I started getting labor pains early in my 7th month Nay Jun 2017 #81

I wish I spent more time at the office. IrishEyes Jun 2017 #82

Nearly choked to death while home alone. No words, just blind panic. VOX Jun 2017 #84