Benaroya made it ok!

josemonaro wrote:

I never thought music would help me through a tough time in my life, but this album proved me wrong. A few weeks ago I was riding my dirt bike when I unfortunately came off in the middle of no where. When I fell I could feel my right leg pop, but in a strange way. After hitting the ground and realizing what I had done I looked down at my right leg and noticed it was facing the wrong way. After the initial shock of this, the pain pursued. It was a long agenising wait for the paramedics and firefighters to arrive to assist me. I remember thinking this is going to take a lot of time to repair and thought of all the commitments that people these days have.
This thought hung around for awhile until I was given a green tube to suck on and a good dose of morphine from the paramedics.
To shorten a long story, I ended up having surgery to insert a 250mm long titanium plate and 12 screws to repair my tibia and fibula that had shattered. During the two weeks I was in hospitial I was in significant pain, yeah of course I had all the morphine, oxycontin known to man thrown into but for the first time in my life I was in pain physically and emotionally. In the scope of injuries that I have witnessed or those that are around me sitting in this hospital it was the worst I had ever felt.
One day I was laying in my hospital bed tripping out on pain medication and feeling pretty low. I hadn't slept for a few days from the nausea and needed some sleep. My wife brought me my ipod that is always loaded with PJ, foo fighters, green day and all my other favourites. I placed the earphones on and started to scroll through my song list and saw "Benaroya Hall". I pressed play and instantly started to feel better. It took me by shock initially of how the mind and body could be healed by music. I don't know if it was having music I knew at a speed that was a bit slower than normal or what. But I was later told by the nurses that I snored like a rusty old chain saw cutting down some ancient tree from a rainforest. So, Benaroya made it right. I will never again doubt the power of words and music.

josemonaro wrote:

I wish I took a picture of my leg backwards as its a real head trip. The most amazing experience was when they knocked me out on a drug called "ketamine". I googled the drug and this was the result.

•Higher doses produce a hallucinogenic (trippy) effect, and may cause the user to feel very far away from their body.
•This experience is often referred to as entering a "K-hole" and has been compared to a near death experience with sensations of rising above one's body. Many users find the experience spiritually significant , while others find it frightening.
•While in a K-hole it is very difficult to move. People usually remain seated or lying down during the experience.

I must say I felt all of this. It was the most peaceful feeling I had ever felt in my life. I felt as I had risen out of my body and falling through a tunnel. When I woke, I asked the ER Dr had i died it was that intense. I must admit that i understand it was synthetically produced, but WOW, it was awesome.