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A few minutes ago, I almost choked to death. A prescription drug I'm taking somehow got stuck in my throat after I had swallowed it, the pill burst, letting loose the medicine and I absolutely could not fucking breathe. That was by far the most terrifying experience I've ever had. I honestly thought my life was over. If my roommate hadn't been in the room to give me the Heimlich, I might not have been able to clear out my respiratory passage by myself. I'm OK, a bit shooken up, but OK. It feels like a fucking acid drip in my nose, but I'm OK.

I think I've gained a newfound appreciation for life. This may sound cliched, but cherish every moment of it.

And no, my life didn't flash before my eyes.

Taking medication sucks.

Glad to hear you are still with us.

I choked on a piece of a hamburger when I was a kid. SCARY AS HELL!!!! I know what you mean....

Holy shit. Be glad it turned out OK. Now go out and celebrate your good fortune by living life to the fullest.

Man, must be on of those big pills. I hate it particularly when they prescribe those huge capsule thingies. I always thought somebody might choke on them someday.

The taste in my mouth is absolutely disgusting. I'm pretty sure I'm going to hurl at some point tonight.

Durran Korr wrote:The taste in my mouth is absolutely disgusting. I'm pretty sure I'm going to hurl at some point tonight.

But at least your still here to hurl. Glad your ok there Durran, give your roomie a big high five and be sure to buy them round next time your out.

Glad you're OK. Props to your roommate. My friend's roommate drove us back to Hofstra one night where I got too wasted to drive, so I know how cool they can be.

That just fucking sucks suffocation for even a few seconds is scary as shit, as I found out while rafting.

Damn man! Next time, take a swig of something (but don't swallow yet), pop the pill in your mouth, and swallow that sucker.

The only time I remember ever coming close to dying was almost drowning in a public pool. (This was many years ago, and at the time I didn't know how to swim.)

Vertigo1 wrote:Damn man! Next time, take a swig of something (but don't swallow yet), pop the pill in your mouth, and swallow that sucker.

The only time I remember ever coming close to dying was almost drowning in a public pool. (This was many years ago, and at the time I didn't know how to swim.)

I did drink a lot of water. The fucking thing was stuck in my throat for like 12 minutes while it dissolved, but I didn't realize it.

The fucking outer coating of the pill gets sticky when wet, it's no wonder that it happened.

Welcome back to the land of the living. Did you black out and go back in time, or any funky shit like that?

irishmick79 wrote:Welcome back to the land of the living. Did you black out and go back in time, or any funky shit like that?

Nope, just heaved like hell for a bit under my air passage opened up again.

Sweet Jesus Christ in a hopscotch contest. Glad you're okay, dude.

Horrible!

Good thing that your roomie where on hand. You ove him a real pary now you know

I guess I am lucky I have never had bad stuff like that happening to me

Welcome back to the living, Durran - Glad that all turned out well, there. The smallest things can be quite, uh, "dramatic" at times.

Asphyixiation by any means would be my worst fear of death, I could go with anything else.

Glad to see you're still with us, Durran. Your life didn't flash before your eyes because you weren't destined to go now, you just had a bad pill.

I never knew one pill could do so much damage though, what the hell is that stuff?

damn! be careful bud! i'm glad you're ok.

Glad yopu're still with us, Durran.

Glad you're okay.

Im happy to hear you are okay. I almost drown once as a kid, someone else thought I was playing and rescued me. It is terrible to not be able to breath.

Take it easy, and enjoy your weekend. You deserve it.

In 5th grade, I almost choked to death on a burrito. When I finally managed to cough it up (after everyone at the lunch table just sat there staring at me like I was a deranged lunatic with a purple face), everyone was really grossed out. I wasn't too happy, so I yelled, "Oh, what?! Should I have just choked to death so that you people wouldn't have to see a half-eaten burrito on the table?!"

Durandal wrote:In 5th grade, I almost choked to death on a burrito. When I finally managed to cough it up (after everyone at the lunch table just sat there staring at me like I was a deranged lunatic with a purple face), everyone was really grossed out. I wasn't too happy, so I yelled, "Oh, what?! Should I have just choked to death so that you people wouldn't have to see a half-eaten burrito on the table?!"

I hope you have perfected the art of chewing now.

I can't imagine swallowing a burrito.

Choking is a horrible way to die, glad you're well.