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Emile

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26. My first colonoscopy exam. Actually

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 08:39 AM

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I was in the Navy out in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and the captain called for swim call. I jumped into the sea from the third deck. It was high up and when I hit the water it hurt. I must have went underwater 10 feet, I could see the whole bottom of the ship. When I surfaced I found I was quite some distance from the ship. I was a strong swimmer, but I was fighting an ocean current and was starting to freak out. I was beginning to think I was going to drown when a life boat picked me up and gave me a ride back to the ship.

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