Are you, "Lucky to be alive"?
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Yes.
I was born very premature, just over two months early, considering this was almost 41 years ago when medicine isn't quite where it is now it's quite remarkable I'm here at all.
Bowel issues, septacemia, hepatitis c, fairly major liver issues covers most of the issues I had.
I owe the NHS quite a lot ...
I was born very premature, just over two months early, considering this was almost 41 years ago when medicine isn't quite where it is now it's quite remarkable I'm here at all.
Bowel issues, septacemia, hepatitis c, fairly major liver issues covers most of the issues I had.
I owe the NHS quite a lot ...
crofty1984 said:
Major Fallout said:
Yes!
Nearly fell off the white cliffs of Dover when I was about 5.
Fell off a boat into the sea when I was about 6.
Boat sank 7.
Go-cart into a wire fence 8-9.
Stood next to someone that got stabbed 10.
1 ton of sand fell on me 11.
Fell off roof 12.
Run over 14.
Nearly runner again 15.
Hit on head by firework 15.
Electrocuted by hot tub 16.
Nearly did an Amy Winehouse in my sleep 18.
Caught by father of very religious girl in the act 19 (only thought he was going to kill me, so doesn't count)
Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.
Diff seized and totaled my car 27.
Tank slapper on an irish motorway in a 1916 racing car 28.
Live hand grenade on stone beach 29.
Tree landed on my car 30.
Inhaling some radium by accident hence Major Fallout.
Plus:
3 Range Rovers
2 X5
1 Discovery
1 Jaguar
1 Corsa
1 Punto
1 model t ford
1 motorbike
1 double-decker bus
1 Hotel
1 Channel tunnel train
1 HSS ferry
1 house
2 Forrest fires
1 pub
Have all caught fire while I have been in them them.
I'm sure I have missed some.
Not a lot lately after meeting my other half, she keeps me quite safe.
Bet I get a kicking from one of her horses tonight after that.
I can see why you have a go-bag now.Nearly fell off the white cliffs of Dover when I was about 5.
Fell off a boat into the sea when I was about 6.
Boat sank 7.
Go-cart into a wire fence 8-9.
Stood next to someone that got stabbed 10.
1 ton of sand fell on me 11.
Fell off roof 12.
Run over 14.
Nearly runner again 15.
Hit on head by firework 15.
Electrocuted by hot tub 16.
Nearly did an Amy Winehouse in my sleep 18.
Caught by father of very religious girl in the act 19 (only thought he was going to kill me, so doesn't count)
Amazing arse over tit ski crash at over 50mph.
Diff seized and totaled my car 27.
Tank slapper on an irish motorway in a 1916 racing car 28.
Live hand grenade on stone beach 29.
Tree landed on my car 30.
Inhaling some radium by accident hence Major Fallout.
Plus:
3 Range Rovers
2 X5
1 Discovery
1 Jaguar
1 Corsa
1 Punto
1 model t ford
1 motorbike
1 double-decker bus
1 Hotel
1 Channel tunnel train
1 HSS ferry
1 house
2 Forrest fires
1 pub
Have all caught fire while I have been in them them.
I'm sure I have missed some.
Not a lot lately after meeting my other half, she keeps me quite safe.
Bet I get a kicking from one of her horses tonight after that.
I thought I was going to nail this one but apparently not, some hardcore stories on here.
I was pinned into a wall at sixty odd miles an hour by a drunk driver when I was 21, two years ago. Had to have a double through knee amputation, broke both my femurs and also broke my pelvis. Had a small bleed in my brain and went into cardiac arrest just as I got to hospital.
Fun fact, in total they gave me 23 units of blood which is double the average amount in your body in the first place. They pumped it in and I pumped it straight back out
I was pinned into a wall at sixty odd miles an hour by a drunk driver when I was 21, two years ago. Had to have a double through knee amputation, broke both my femurs and also broke my pelvis. Had a small bleed in my brain and went into cardiac arrest just as I got to hospital.
Fun fact, in total they gave me 23 units of blood which is double the average amount in your body in the first place. They pumped it in and I pumped it straight back out
leglessAlex said:
I thought I was going to nail this one but apparently not, some hardcore stories on here.
I was pinned into a wall at sixty odd miles an hour by a drunk driver when I was 21, two years ago. Had to have a double through knee amputation, broke both my femurs and also broke my pelvis. Had a small bleed in my brain and went into cardiac arrest just as I got to hospital.
Fun fact, in total they gave me 23 units of blood which is double the average amount in your body in the first place. They pumped it in and I pumped it straight back out
I was pinned into a wall at sixty odd miles an hour by a drunk driver when I was 21, two years ago. Had to have a double through knee amputation, broke both my femurs and also broke my pelvis. Had a small bleed in my brain and went into cardiac arrest just as I got to hospital.
Fun fact, in total they gave me 23 units of blood which is double the average amount in your body in the first place. They pumped it in and I pumped it straight back out
Drink driving.
What did he get?
Blib said:
The closest I've been to dying was having a burst appendix at the age of three. I'm still here. There must be loads of you out there who have had close scrapes with the Grim Reaper........
Appendix aged 18 months. Without modern surgery I wouldn't have made it to pre-school! As others have said - there are some spectacularly close calls for various people!
Me? Never spent a night in hospital, only car accidents have been whilst stationary and others have driven into the back of me (I did have good reasons for being stationary!)
However - I've got a buggered gene which means my muscles are degenerating and this afternoon I'm heading to London for the start of an enzyme replacement treatment which hopefully will keep progress to a minimum. If the gene was slightly more buggered (so no enzyme rather than not much) - I'd probably not have lived past 1 year old, I've 'only' got the 'late onset' version which manifested for me ~50 years later than the infant form.
Me? Never spent a night in hospital, only car accidents have been whilst stationary and others have driven into the back of me (I did have good reasons for being stationary!)
However - I've got a buggered gene which means my muscles are degenerating and this afternoon I'm heading to London for the start of an enzyme replacement treatment which hopefully will keep progress to a minimum. If the gene was slightly more buggered (so no enzyme rather than not much) - I'd probably not have lived past 1 year old, I've 'only' got the 'late onset' version which manifested for me ~50 years later than the infant form.
I forgot to mention in my earlier post about the Hovercraft accident that I've also been hit by lightning...twice !
Once playing cricket in the 80's in the rain,when a bolt shot across the field and and hit my boot making a mess of the toecap ( another guy had it hit the zip in his floppy fielding hat, don't know who was luckier).
A few years later, playing golf with my mate, the weather starts clouding over, and I say the words "FFS don't be a wuss Wardy, stick with me, you know I've been hit once, and lightning never strikes twice".... 30 seconds later our umbrellas were knocked out of our hands landing 5 feet away.
Once playing cricket in the 80's in the rain,when a bolt shot across the field and and hit my boot making a mess of the toecap ( another guy had it hit the zip in his floppy fielding hat, don't know who was luckier).
A few years later, playing golf with my mate, the weather starts clouding over, and I say the words "FFS don't be a wuss Wardy, stick with me, you know I've been hit once, and lightning never strikes twice".... 30 seconds later our umbrellas were knocked out of our hands landing 5 feet away.
Nothing like some of the carnage on here but I once broke six ribs, cracked my sternum, lacerated a Kidney and punctured a lung by falling off my Mountain bike.
Finished up my ride and went home, tried to fix the 'bruised rib' with two Paracetamol and a cup of tea.
Found out when I went to bed that I was gurgling blood so my wife forced me (still against my wishes) to go to A&E where they diagnosed all of the above.
Glad I hadn't gone to sleep.
Finished up my ride and went home, tried to fix the 'bruised rib' with two Paracetamol and a cup of tea.
Found out when I went to bed that I was gurgling blood so my wife forced me (still against my wishes) to go to A&E where they diagnosed all of the above.
Glad I hadn't gone to sleep.
Zod said:
Blib said:
The closest I've been to dying was having a burst appendix at the age of three. I'm still here. There must be loads of you out there who have had close scrapes with the Grim Reaper........
Happened to me at 8. An Indian locum diagnosed me after two weeks of other doctors saying it was just colic and I was exaggerating. I wouldn't have lasted the night without surgery.) Damn thing burst as they were pulling it out,so double the usual recovery time,and I still have a lurid scar 35 years laterschmalex said:
I fell off the back of a racing yacht at night in a storm in the middle of the Atlantic when I was 20 while doing a two-handed offshore race, which was pretty dumb. Fortunately, the other crew member was able to crash-stop the boat and pluck me out of the water.
Falling off a boat into dark water in the middle of the ocean is just about the most frightening thing I can think of.Mine is nowhere as near as bad as most peoples.
When I was about 12ish I had a brand new Y frame bike for my birthday. Why out riding one day jumped up a curb and the front suspension detached from the bike as they had not been secured down. one of the fork went straight in to my neck.
I don't really remember what happened apart from lying on the floor for a good 10-15 mins (could be less or more) before someone found me on the pavement covered in blood (Lived in a small village)
Doctor said if it had been a few mm more it would have pierced my throat.
a day or two after it happened we got a recall notice on the bike saying do not ride due to a fault....
I do have a nice scar on my neck and chicks love scars !
When I was about 12ish I had a brand new Y frame bike for my birthday. Why out riding one day jumped up a curb and the front suspension detached from the bike as they had not been secured down. one of the fork went straight in to my neck.
I don't really remember what happened apart from lying on the floor for a good 10-15 mins (could be less or more) before someone found me on the pavement covered in blood (Lived in a small village)
Doctor said if it had been a few mm more it would have pierced my throat.
a day or two after it happened we got a recall notice on the bike saying do not ride due to a fault....
I do have a nice scar on my neck and chicks love scars !
Edited by Jordan210 on Wednesday 17th December 11:50
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