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Some of you were wondering what happened to Concreteguy. He had a pretty serious medical issue and was in a coma for 14 days. He went from 216lbs to 159lbs in that short time. His medical issue wasn't gear related, just to get that out of the way. He said it was ok to repost some posts he made on Anasci.org.
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My abbs burste and as a result I was placed in a coma for 14 days. This is this first time I have logged in since this all happened. I'm learning to walk again and just live day to day without assistance. I lost 22lbs and look like a twig.
April 6th...
I went in for emergency bowel obstruction. The procedure went ok and I was on my way to recovery. Five days after the first operation our of nowhere my abbs started just filling with blood. Th emisintary lining in my stomach burst from inflammation. Dr Turnner, performed my first surgery. He saw what was going on and contacted the rapid response team at St marys to have me air lifted to the University of Penn in Philly. The rapid response team inspected me and my vitals and determined I dint have enough time for the air lift and another surgery had to be performed ASAP to stop the bleeding. They found the problems and fixed them. The problem was my abbs were so swollen they couldn't close me up. So heres the kicker. They put me into an induced coma for 14 days. This was so the swelling could go down and then close me.
A coma is nothing like sleeping. For me it was endless nightmares that just kept playing over and over. There was nothing familiar in them and I knew none. Thing is, I knew I was lost and kept trying to call out to my wife for help.
They had me on this white stuff that looked like milk as a food supply for the IV. This has all but destroyed my body. My glutes are literally gone. It's hard to believe so much damage can take place in such a short window. it's as if my body just ate it's self up. I still have a drain in my abbs that's coming out next wed. The doctor said this entire event had nothing to do with all the gear I was on and it may have even helped me. Go figure. They gave me an entire run up and my heart and kidneys are in crazy good condition. Can you imagine.
I appreciate all of your concern guys. I really do.