How similar is the experience of death to going into major surgery?

Question

When I went under for surgery it felt like someone turned out the light and "I" ceased to exsist. Is that what death is really like is there anyone here that has been resesitated from being dead?

Answer 1

I'd say, not at all.

In death, the brain ceases to function. During anesthesia, your brain is still rather active, if you look at an EEG.

There is a monitor called the BIS (bispectral index) that claims to be a monitor of consciousness, that uses a processed EEG as its basis for calculating degree of consciousness.

There is also a difference between "near death" and death, the latter being a permanent condition from which there is no return.

Answer 2

No similarities at all. I've had major surgery 3 times and never thought about dying. Death is permanent, you never wake up. After surgery you wake up after a little while depending on how long they had to put you out for but you DO wake up from surgery not from death.

Answer 3

There's no similarity because your vital signs (hopefully) would never stop pumping (your heart will still pump blood) as long as the surgeon is reasonably competent. He/she will put something to slow the bleeding, so the blood loss is minimal and put lots of disinifective solution during the process. Then he will stich the new wounds together when he's done. After you "wake up," the meds will make you feel drowsy (as if you had a deep sleep, and you probably won't even feel pain rightaway (the nurse will inject pain meds). You are alive, just asleep, the whole time during surgery.

Answer 4

I had near death experiences twice. Nothing happens except that I felt the aircraft was nose diving fast.
I went for surgery CABG . It was like going to sleep and waking up.

Answer 5

Not very; death is permanent; while surgery is temporary. I have had surgery and it did not seem to me that I was dieing while I was put under for the operation. But that is my opinion and not definitive.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Technically, it would be, as anesthesia is the step before death. But surgery is more like they've taken all you're nerves away, you can't feel, see, or hear, but you're still there.There's still a resounding subconscious as if it's making a slight ambient noise. It's actually different from sleep because you can sort of feel the time pass.

Answer 8

I died twice already in this lifetime. Had surgery too, neither is a problem. there is nothing to fear!