Coma

[livingwith]

my boyfriend had a seizure while driving and hit a tree december 15th. He is medicately paralyzed, is on a ventilator, and his lungs are giving up. I’m the type of person that will not give up on him. He’s fighting so much. It doesn’t seem like anything is goin to help him cause he’s been in the hospital for 2 wks and 3 days…but i pray and talk to him. It may seem like he can’t hear me, but i believe he can. Every time i talk to him his blood pressure lowers, ...Read the full article

[cindypaulk]

Im sorry to hear about your boyfriend and I understand what your going through. I lost my brother when he was 18 in 1993 to a gunshot wound to the head. He was brain dead and we pulled the plugs on him after a couple of days. On Jan 19th, 2009 my mom underwent an aortic replacement where they also closed a hole that was in the chamber walls of the heart. They were to replace or repair the mitral valve which they never did either or. She made it through that day but the next day around noon right when the inaugeration was to start they lost her blood pressure. Many tried to save her life. She eventually was saved by inserting a balloon through groin and into her heart. This is where they saw her mitral valve leaking profusely. This balloon stopped the bleeding and they regained a blood pressure on her. She lost oxegen to her brain during this time and has been in a coma ever since. We started to see her eyes open the past couple days but they have never been able to focus well. We are working on her constantly by letting her know we are there for her. My father has never left her side. My brother and I are there alot too. We pray for her and let her know we are always there for her. I pray that you will also stay strong and never give up on your boyfriend.
Keep me informed on his recovery and please email me if you need to talk!!!

[julie2316]

My father recently had a heart attack at work and luckily, someone was there to administer CPR right away until the paramadics got to him. They had to shock his heart 3 times to bring him back.
He is now in the ICU and is in a coma. The neurologist said if he did not make any progress in 48 hours, there will be none. We refused to beleive that so we requested another opinion, (you have the right to do so).
The 2nd Neurologist examined him the next day and told us he felt like my dad will be able to pull out of it. This was 62 hours after the heart attack. Today, which is day 4, my dad is opening his eyes, but looks like reflex, he moved both legs, made an agitated look when his inner thigh was touched, jerked his hand from my mom tickling his palm, and moved his arm. There have been some small and slow improvements everyday. The doctors re-examined him today and said he has definitly made improvements.
Although, we know it is a long road ahead, we have continued to talk to him and remind him we are there and we love him. We keep any negative information outside the room and only talk positive. We are not sure if he can hear us but we know he can recognize our voices.
There is hope and as long as we dont give up on him, I feel he will not give up on himself.
If you have any advise or can tell me what to expect, please let me know.