Neuropathy after coma
 

hello i'm brand new to this group.

I'm 25 years old and over weight last year in April i got pneumonia. i was induced in a coma for about a month i was awake for 12 days and allowed to go home.After about a week and a half of being at home i lost consciousness and was rushed to the emergency room. I went to several hospitals and remained in horrible condition.I was in a coma AGAIN for about 3 more months and my family was basically told that i was going to die. I had major organ failure. Out of Gods grace i managed to pull out of it and surprisingly what was suppose to take 6 or 7 months of recovery i did in about a month and a half. while being hospitalized i had a major burning sensation on the top of my feet,that seemed to be the only feeling i had. I was sent to a rehabilitation and i had major swelling in my feet daily along with burning,numbness,no movement in toes or ankles and a non stop tingling sensation after movement. I've been home since august and i'm currently using a walker to be mobile but i still have no balance or movement in my toes and ankles.The only sensation i have is the inside of my ankle to the arch of my foot.My left calf muscle seems to be really stiff on the outside part only from the top of my calf to my ankle. I'm going through authorization to have the Gastric Bypass procedure done,so my question is this..has anybody experienced this before?what can i do to help speed the process along and will me going with the Bypass help? will acupuncture or massages help? (i use a vibrating massager and it seems to give me painful tingling feeling) THANK YOU

Hi carlos91

Welcome to NeuroTalk - I hope that you find the community as knowledgeable and supportive as I have :).

You have my sympathy for all that you have had to deal with recently.

I hope that Gastric Bypass surgery will help you.

I "know" somebody on another world-wide health support board who is under consideration for it.

She was told by her surgeon that she would need to lose a specified amount of weight first, see a dietitian about healthy eating and a mental health professional with experience of working with people with disordered eating.

I don't know if any of this applies to you - just things for you to consider.

All the best.

Hello and Welcome Carlos,

:Wave-Hello:

You have certainly proved to be resilient! What an incredible story about second chances. I cannot speak to gastric bypass but compared to what you've been through it will hopefully be relatively minor. Keep taking good care of yourself and working on your mobility. I spent a year on a scooter with 9 months on crutches before walking again after a nerve injury and 3 operations. Gains do come with time and effort.

I hope your procedure goes smoothly and you find continued healing and improvement, :hug:

Hi Carlos

Welcome to NT.

You've been through a lot for some one your age. I can't specifically say what has caused your neuropathy. There are more than 100 different types of neuropathy with just as many causes. Diabetes is one of the conditions more frequently associated with it. Being in a coma, by itself, is not a cause of neuropathy that I've read about, however you never know. It's possible that muscle wastage due to inactivity could cause nerve irritation once those muscles are used again.

There's a possibility of medication induced neuropathy from drugs during the time you were hospitalized. If you were given antibiotics for your pneumonia then some types can cause PN. Do you have (or can you get) a list of the medications you were given? This may be important to figure out before your gastric surgery as they will give you antibiotics during that. It would be useful to tell them you have PN and to request that if possible they use antibiotics that are not known to cause or aggravate PN.

Just reread your original post and noted the major organ failure. Are you currently on any meds for that?

For now I would leave the acupuncture and massage - both have been known to cause PN flare ups. You could try an Epsom Salt Lotion or a product called BioFreeze. Use the search feature on the toolbar above to find info on these.

All the best for finding solutions.

Hi Carlos,

You have fought your way through a great deal already and I am sure you will overcome current and future challenges. I just wanted to give you the Link to the Peripheral Neuropathy Forum:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html

Posting there will give you access to the knowldgeable Members who do not stray far from that Forum, and at the top of the Page you will find a wealth of information in the Stickies.

Welcome.

Dave.

Nice to meet you!!
 

:Wave-Hello: Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. We have a great number and caring fellow members here, where you have find a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

My DH had a Gastric Bypass a few years back. It has improve his heath alot. You will be put on a certion type of diet and will have to continue to do exercising on a regular period. He was able to drop a lot of the medicine he was on for years.

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you. :smileypray:

Darlene :hug: