X-Message-Number: 25914 From: "Basie" <> Subject: Starvation Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:09:07 -0500 About a month ago I nearly died. Many of you do not know what nightmare it is to wake up with pipes in your lungs and hear nurses yell at you "wake up!". I was at a movie when I suddenly had the most awful pain imaginable just below my chest. I ran out and vomited. I won't tell you the terrible details in between but I had severe acute pancreatites from an obstruction. I was put on no food or water for four days. I had a drip with minimum nutrients. On the fourth day I went into heart failure. But I did learn something to share. I was on a strong pain killer and a strong antibiotic. The latter apparently necessary because starvation leads to serious infections. All I remember from the four days are people coming into the room but when I open my eyes the room was empty. Thus it is possible to starve without to much suffering. But under the right conditions! Basie Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25914