Coma Support Group
A coma is a profound state of unconsciousness. A comatose patient cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to pain or light, does not have sleep-wake cycles, and does not take voluntary actions. Coma may result from a variety of conditions, including intoxication, metabolic abnormalities, central nervous system diseases, and hypoxia.
My concern has been all of the hallucinations I was experiencing for about a week after coming out of the coma. Some of them were out-and-out crazy and I was eventually able to discard, but some of them seemed so vivid and real that I would have bet money that they actually happened.
While in the coma my muscles got extremely weak- almost like a baby's. And I had a very hard time getting my balance back. I think it was more than just being bedridden in ICU- I think it was also a reaction to all of the drugs they had me sedated with. Once I was conscious again I did as much exercising as I could- like doing the mat exercises from the pulmonary rehab program that I participate in.
Bottom line is that I am still spooked out about being so sure that all of that stuff was happening. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Steve