[politicalwit]

I guess there is a big difference between a "near-death" experience and a "death" experience. In early October 2006 I had a Coronary Bypass and Graft (CABG). In the 3rd week of October 2006 I experience a cardiac arrest. CPR was administered for approx 7 minutes. My personal experience was extreme fatigue immediately before the event and then there was an absolute quietness. In my situation I have no memory of seeing bright lights, observing activities in the room floating above others or any other of the described paranormal activities.

The major effect it has had on me is short term memory and to some degree long-term memory. There are times now that I have difficult time even signing my own name. Names aren't as easily remembered and unfortunately there are times I simply forget what my next task may be. Although this is an event I would like to put behind me there propably isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about the event.

[tubebender]

The major effect it has had on me is short term memory and to some degree long-term memory. There are times now that I have difficult time even signing my own name. Names aren't as easily remembered and unfortunately there are times I simply forget what my next task may be

I had a triple bypass in mid 04 and was warned that I may experience the same thing due to slowing and stopping the heart. It did not occur but it was a big worry to me and my family...

[Old_Mil]

Interesting...thanks for posting your experience. I'm sure that some of the near death experience stories are sort of like UFO sightings. However, there are others that have been described by people who are fairly credible and documented by physicians. While an experience like this would clearly be impossible to investigate with a double blind trial, we do know enough to given what the amygdala does, it is not responsible for them. If I had to propose a biological explanation, it would be mediated by cortical hypoxia. Though in your case, given the lasting neurological deficits you are experiencing, it seems as if you suffered at least some degree of cortical hypoxia and did not have an near death experience.