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Would you still be alive?

If you lived back in, say, the middle ages before modern medicine, surgery, and good doctors, do you think you would have survived as long as you have? Do you have any illnesses that, without proper treatment, would have killed or crippled you by now? Any surgeries that were done when you were younger that saved your life?
You don't have to answer all those questions, just this one: Would you still be alive right now?



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15Nope, I'd be dead for years now...
14Yea I'd be alive and strong.
5Other
0No, i wouldve died recently

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moviesnob
posted 25-Aug-2008 10:04am  
Yes, I'd still be going.
llamamama Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 25-Aug-2008 10:27am  
I'd probably be dead..What with falling through glass and having appendicitis..The appendicitis would have most certainly killed me..It kinda almost did in modern day, anyway. If that had killed me I woulda been dead for..8 years now.
Cain
posted 25-Aug-2008 10:40am  
Yeah, I'd be alive and kicking.
Melf Gold Qualifier
posted 25-Aug-2008 11:13am  
Icurok did this just over a year ago...

I would still be alive, had there not been an outbreak of TB, etc, but my eyesight would have held me back quite a lot.
JessicaWoman99
posted 25-Aug-2008 11:37am  
Yes I would be alive and strong and kicking!! and i have no sickness or any illness
Crayons Silver Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 25-Aug-2008 12:13pm  
Haven't had any sort of medical things going on. I think I'd live.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 25-Aug-2008 1:52pm  
I don't know. I've been vaccinated for a bunch of things that could theoretically have killed me. I haven't had any illnesses or medical problems that would have killed me without other medical intervention, though.
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Double Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 25-Aug-2008 2:45pm  
Dead at 21, RIP.
Iseult Quadruple Gold Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 25-Aug-2008 4:10pm  
I think I would be alive.
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (8 minutes ago)
posted 25-Aug-2008 4:30pm  
Well, it's more complicated than that.

My first emergency surgery was because of bike/car collision. There were no cars (and maybe no bikes!)... so it would have been unnecessary.

My second emergency surgery was due to a placental abruption... I certainly might have died without the surgery, but back in medieval times - I probably would not have grown up on processed sugars, causing me to develop diabetes.. which contributed to the complications.

My third emergecy surgery was because of a mistake that a doctor made during a kidney stone surgery.... One, I probably wouldn't have developed the stone back during those times because I would work a more physical job and my diet would be less laden with processed garbage. B, if I did develop a stone, I would just f'n deal with it.

So.... while I could have died without any of the medical interventions that I had --- Chances are, I wouldn't even have needed the interventions in the first place.
southernyankee Bronze Star Survey Creator This user is on the site NOW (4 minutes ago)
posted 26-Aug-2008 12:19am  
Would've kicked the bucket a long time ago.
kcthedog Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 26-Aug-2008 12:26am  
 * check * Yea I'd be alive and strong.


If I lived back then, motorcycles would not have been invented, I would not of had my accident which would eventually put me in the hospital teetering on the brink of death! But what the hell they had horses so I probably would have had my ass dumped on the road by a horse instead of a motorcycle. Who knows?
kcthedog Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Melf) posted 26-Aug-2008 12:42am  
I have to admit Melf you get maximum mileage out of your avatars! They are even more fun if I imagine that I actually understand the humor behind it while I do not want to seem presumptuous I sense a deep-rooted personal message conveyed. You always have a really obvious choice of avatars that always catches the eye and won’t let go, it is just always right there!

justjulie
posted 26-Aug-2008 8:50am  
i'd still be here, unless of course the plague swept through
judgescratch
posted 26-Aug-2008 9:32am  
I'd be alive. My wisdom teeth would probablly be giving me a hard time, though.
Jody Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 26-Aug-2008 11:48am  
Nope, with all my allergies as a child they would have surely just left me in a field to die or something.
gambler Gold Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 26-Aug-2008 2:13pm  
Nope, I'd be dead for years now............... I had pneumonia @ 2yrs old and was under an oxygen tent, I dont think I would have survived in the middle ages
Melf Gold Qualifier
(reply to kcthedog) posted 26-Aug-2008 4:18pm  
 * smile * Thanks! I prefer it when an image just pops out at me, like with this one and the galaxies, than going looking for one. There was actually a shot from a program I downloaded the other day and I wrote the time down to retrieve it later...
kcthedog Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Melf) posted 27-Aug-2008 12:06am  
This one needs to cut out the caffeine, or take a long drag off of a pipe!  * wink *
Matty
posted 27-Aug-2008 8:50am  
I would have died when I was 13; I had to have an appendectomy.
Melf Gold Qualifier
(reply to kcthedog) posted 27-Aug-2008 11:20am  
 * grin *
aquawolfy
posted 27-Aug-2008 5:12pm  
I would have died of Menengitis as an infant
Melf Gold Qualifier
(reply to kcthedog) posted 27-Aug-2008 5:35pm  
How bout this one?
kcthedog Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Melf) posted 28-Aug-2008 2:11am  
I like it, at least it is calmer but I do not think it captures You!
HMC35
posted 3-Sep-2008 7:10am  
You know, I think I'd be healthier for some reason.
cloudhugger Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 5-Sep-2008 4:21pm  
I would be alive.
JohnCD
posted 7-Sep-2008 12:16am  
Yes, I would still be alive and well.
docgbrown
posted 7-Sep-2008 10:45pm  
Since I had issues in infancy I'd be dead
meowry
posted 18-Oct-2008 3:40am  
No. I have poor genetics, and not a strong will to live unless I have things to enjoy. And, considering my childhood disabilities, I would have died at a young age.
Otter
posted 18-Nov-2008 12:47pm  
From the middle ages to now? No I'd been dead for hundreds of years by now.
drcameron
posted 1-Jan-2009 4:06pm  
i dont think i would have died from an ear infection, but i probbably would barely be able to hear, and i can hardly see without my glasses.
Biggles Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 20-Jan-2009 2:23pm  
I had osteomyelitis as a baby, so I would probably be dead. Also, missing out on all the vaccines I've had, as well as no access to modern sanitation, would probably have done for me before I was 5 years old.
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