Jack J NDE

Experience Description

I was scheduled for my tonsils and adenoids to be removed. I was wheeled into surgery. I was sleepy from the shot given beforehand. I remember being so out of it and then they placed a mask over my mouth, but only half covering it. They told me to count backwards from 10 which I think I made it to 7 and was out.

The next thing I knew, I was sitting up and looked at the tile on the wall. It was white and bordered with black tile. There was a clock on the wall. The the second hand dial was the type that sweeped rather than clicked. I hopped off the bed from the right side and walked around the foot of the bed. I saw the nurses and doctors huddled around the bed. I never heard anything or paid too much attention at who was in the bed. I walked out of the room, through the door, and turned right into a waiting area. I saw my mom looking worried and my Dad was looking at a magazine. There was an end table between them with a green lamp between them. I stood there and heard my mom say to my Dad, 'Something is wrong.' My Dad looked up at my mom. She said, 'Something's wrong with Jack. I am going to see what's going on.' My Dad closed the magazine and placed it on the table. My mom got up and walked from my right to left as she passed me. I walked on her right side and a few steps behind. She went to the nurse's desk to the left. I knew she was asking the nurse something but I continued walking. I took a left to another hallway and all was black again.

I woke up in the recovery room. About a year later, my mom told me that I had died on the table and be careful in the future because I don't take anesthesia well.


Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1971

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain Surgery-related. While under general anesthesia. Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function)

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I told my mom what she did while I was in surgery and confirmed it. I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? More consciousness and alertness than normal. I was brighter and peaceful

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Upon sitting up during surgery

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses More vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Just felt free

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. During it was like selective hearing. I had to almost face the person speaking to hear them or if I wasn't it, seemed muffled.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Some unfamiliar and strange place. After I passed my mom at nurse's station, just the building was different. I say this because I had been there many times with other people in surgery.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Not much emotion, I just seemed to be exploring

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Other Christian Just a child exposed to bible school

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Select

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes Not really a change of values or beliefs, just more of a 'I feel weird, something is going to happen.'

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? An afterlife probably exists

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes My mother's love

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Slight changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. I feel the medical staff revived me before I reached the point of no return

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Looking for my parents

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes After my mom told me I told her what happened

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. Vivid and shocked

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. It was real but restricted somewhat

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No