Anyone ever flatlined before????

[VIPER]

I had a heart attack 5 1/2 yrs ago and it wasn't a big deal.In and out of hospital in 2 1/2 days after a stent and all was well.........almost.Around 2;30am last thursday morning after getting home from work that changed pretty quick.Laid down in bed and realized something was wrong about the wierd feeling in my chest. I got back up and checked my blood pressure(bp) and freaked.Woke up my daughter who called paramedics and wife who was working allniter,went and took aspirin and nitros. Wife beat pm's here checked bp again 179 over 156 heartbeat 166per min,I caught a major chill wrapped up in a blanket and DIED.Wife and daughter kept me in and out with CPR before pm's arrived and hooked up defib.Well when the smoke cleared I had been rescued 4 times by wife and daughter and shocked back 7 times by pm's.Luckily I do not remember past the blanket wrap until around 8-9 am.Well to shorten this up basically I died 11 times got another stint and came home on sat at 3 pm. I have holes in me all over, feel like someone parked a semi on my chest and have burns from defib on my chest.I thank God I'm still here and we all have taken CPR classes and wife and daughter kept it together to apply to me because it was around 15min before pm's got here after I slumped out of chair.WAY TO GO HOME TEAM. By the way everyone should take a cpr class.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I've never flatlined but have family with history. Sounds like your team stepped up and thats awesome. I'm 3 for 4 on giving CPR and yes everyone should take it and be willing to use it.
Just went in and got a heart scan not too long ago to start monitoring myself with our family history and got an A+. Glad you made it

[cpwhip]

wow scary story. so glad you are ok thank God for your wife and daughter they are true hero's.

[Grand58742]

Can't say I've flatlined myself, but I sure am glad to hear you pulled through okay and your family knew what to do in an emergency.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[610Alpha]

WOW!! That is a great testimony..so glad you are doing better...hope your recovery is a speedy one.

Your wife and daughter kept their cool and kept you alive until the PM's got to you. I bet you are very proud of them.

[VIPER]

I am EXTREMELY thankful and proud of them. Instead of everyone attending a funeral sat we had a big family get together yesterday. Oh forgot to also say I have the Bad cholesterol genes,very hard to keep it down.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Hey what size of apsrin did they give you?

[VIPER]

Hey what size of apsrin did they give you?

Matt,I took a 81mg aspirin and two .4mg nitro's. Did the same when I had the first one and very minimal heart damage either time although still very serious situation. at least with a strong heart speeds recovery.If anyone ever thinks they might be having a heart issue you definitly should take a aspirin.(81mg-325mg)

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Matt,I took a 81mg aspirin and two .4mg nitro's. Did the same when I had the first one and very minimal heart damage either time although still very serious situation. at least with a strong heart speeds recovery.If anyone ever thinks they might be having a heart issue you definitly should take a aspirin.(81mg-325mg)

Thanks, hear this often even from my dr but forgot to ask what size.

[WiseOwl]

Thank God you made it man! Big congrats to your family for using their training and cool demeanor to keep you here.
I spoke with a woman today that stocks my facility first aid cabinet and she told me she teaches all types of classes, I am waiting on her to send me the pricing. Asked her about a wilderness first aid but she said she had never done one but could.
I need that type of training like your family because maybe I could help save someone one day if I needed to.

I never flat lined but came close.

Long story short, mystery illness, dehydrated, after 5 days lost 20 lbs started hallucinating. Could not walk. Could not keep anything down. Dad took me to the emergency room, doctors said if he would have waited til that evening I would not have made it because my body was shutting down. I saw family in the room that were not in this life anymore. Took quite a few IV's, a spinal tap (to make sure it wasnt meningitis) and some morphine. I woke up 6 hours later and had no clue where I was.

Doctors had no explanation and there was no diagnosis. Weirdest thing I have ever experienced. I saw snow and real bright landscapes and it was cloudy and rainy that day. My dad tells me that I was speaking in another language. I think it was just my brain was starting to shut down and the computer upstairs was malfunctioning.

[Grantmeliberty]

If big Pharma weren't in control, maybe more people would be aware that Linus Pauling had patents for reversing heart disease by adequate intake of Vitamin C and the amino acid Lysine. Personally I take 4000 mg daily of Vitamin C and one clinical examination of my system, when my optometrist examined my eyes she told me that the blood vessels in my eyes were in better condition than any she had seen. Blood vessel deterioration from Vitamin C deficiency and not cholesterol, is the underlying cause of most heart disease.

http://www.paulingtherapy.com/

Cayenne pepper is also a good therapy for those who are having a heart attack.

http://www.naturalnews.com/030566_cayenne_pepper_heart_attack.html

On that note pepper spray might be a lifesaver.

[cpwhip]

Grant,
how old are you? I have found in the last couple years that I seem to be going blind. I never wore glasses in my life then all the sudden at age 44 I can't see very well could C help that? I've been told its natural aging?!?! I'm 46 now.

[Grantmeliberty]

I am 63, I wear corrective lenses, but my night vision and basic acuity is great. I take quite a few supplements, including 10,000 IU of Vit D3 daily, a multivitamin, an eye supplement (Super Vision from Trader Joe's, better IMHO than Bausch and Lomb Occuvite because it also has helpful herbs) Ubiquonol from Costco (a reduced, more bioavailable form of CO Q10),Ginko Biloba and Vinpocitin , Astaxanthin, Methyl Cobalamin form of Vit B12 (better than cyancobalamin) Chromium Picolinate (cofactor to insulin) I also add some drops of iodine to water to assure adequate iodine intake, Lugol's solution 2% Iodine. You might find my health information (no sales whatsoever) blog interesting www.bearcloverhealing.blogspot.com
My father, who is now 95 was having vision problems about 8 years ago, dry macular degeneration, and his opthamologist gave him a chart to monitor the degeneration, some help. His optometrist recommended Occu-Vite and he has taken it ever since. It reversed the degeneration and he quit going to the worthless opthamologist.
He and my mother, 92, still drive, and we will be driving back to Nebraska next week to see their new great-grandson--my new grandson, our very first.

[Mjollnir]

Viper, Glad to hear you are OK and recovering well. You are a very lucky man to have your family reacted so level headed in such an emotionally terrifying situation. A lot of folks panic and lock-up in such situations especially when it involves a loved one. You are blessed my friend.

[VIPER]

Viper, Glad to hear you are OK and recovering well. You are a very lucky man to have your family reacted so level headed in such an emotionally terrifying situation. A lot of folks panic and lock-up in such situations especially when it involves a loved one. You are blessed my friend.

They kept their heads when it mattered most but the emotional part hit them about 2 days after.