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What is the craziest thing that's ever happened in your life? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kiwwimix@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Curious to know what people have encountered in their lives.

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[–] eddietrax@dmv.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

First one happened at birth:

I was turned the wrong way as a baby and the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck, choking me to death. Doctors had to perform an emergency c-section. In doing so they cut my face with the scalpel in two spots. Almost didn’t make it but have these cool scars.

EDIT: where were these experts during my birth? As the commenters pointed out, I wasn’t choking, but dying nonetheless.

[–] stepan@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

You cannot choke when you are still connected with umbilical cord. You don't have to breathe. EDIT: Ignore this comment, I was wrong. In my defense I have to say that this is what my biology teacher teached us, that babies cannot choke with their umbilical cord. But she is also antivax, so I shouldn't have believed her.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I imagine it's more like a blood choke than an air choke.

[–] eddietrax@dmv.social 6 points 1 year ago

Apparently this is common. It’s not a good thing and obviously an emergency as they wanted it not wrapped around my neck. Regardless I was not going to make it.

[–] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't asphyxiate, you just cut off the blood supply to your brain

[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which carries the oxygen to the brain?

[–] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yes