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The young founder of Aussie skincare brand Body Blendz was left fighting for life in a 15-day coma after contracting Covid. <br>Theo Ikosidekas caught the Delta strain of the virus in October last year during 's harsh  and at first he had nothing more than a runny nose.<br>But a few days later the 32-year-old was rushed to Austin Hospital after experiencing shortness of breath, and testing confirmed his oxygen levels had fallen to just 72 per cent. <br>Theo told FEMAIL he was put into an induced coma 90 minutes after arriving at the emergency room.<br>'I was urgently texting my parents and my business colleague giving him all the passwords to every aspect of the business as I had no idea how long I would be in a coma for and if I'd even survive,' he said. <br>'It all happened so quickly - it was extremely traumatic.'<br>              Body Blendz founder Theo Ikosidekas (pictured) caught the Covid Delta strain in October last year and was rushed to hospital five days later after struggling to breathe.<br><br>Within 90 minutes of arriving at the emergency room he was put in an induced coma in attempt to stabalise his oxygen levels <br>Doctors told Theo he needed to be put in an induced coma urgently to stabilise his oxygen levels. <br>Shortly after he was diagnosed with pneumonia hypoxia as the infection spread to his lungs, which was causing the shortness of breath and blood clots. <br>'I was absolutely petrified, if I didn't call the ambulance and go to the hospital when I did I probably would've died,' Theo said.<br>'It was so stressful; I kept thinking if myself and the brand was going to survive - people still need to be paid and I wanted to make sure everything was taken care of, but there was no time. <br>'I was literally handing over as many passwords as I could remember, including bank details.'<br>   RELATED ARTICLES                 Share this article Share            Theo told FEMAIL he had almost no time to pass on his passwords and bank details to his business colleague.<br><br>He had no idea how long he'd be in a coma for, what the end result would be and if the brand would stay afloat (Theo pictured, left, with other business owners at Cosmoprof Expo 2022 in Vegas) <br>Sydney General Practitioner Olivia Lesslar told FEMAIL critically ill patients are put into a coma for several reasons - including pain relief, optimization of oxygen, and  to prevent dyssynchrony with the ventilator.<br>'There is a persistent debate in medicine at the moment about the role of microclots (which lead to lack of oxygen to many organs) in severe disease,' Dr Lesslar said. <br>'The inner lining of the blood vessels called the endothelium can get very inflamed and this will have knock-on effects on other immune and inflammatory pathways.' <br>In this case, putting Theo in an induced coma helped stabalise his symptoms and likely saved his life. <br>              While in the coma Theo was completely paralysed but recalls having 'strange' lucid dreams where friends and family from the past and  [https://weareliferuiner.com/chocolate-cherry-runtz-strain/ https://weareliferuiner.com/chocolate-cherry-runtz-strain/] present came to him. 'It was like being in a nightmare I couldn't wake up from.<br><br>Even now I suffer from PTSD from these flashbacks,' he said<br>While in the coma Theo was completely paralysed but recalls having 'strange' lucid dreams where friends and family from the past and present came to him.<br>'I was either in Europe or in the hospital and all these people I know were there too, but they couldn't speak,' he said. <br>'The most traumatic aspect was when I felt this burning sensation in my throat.<br><br>In the dream I remember throwing up this massive never-ending tube, which I assume was when the doctors were waking me up, it was horrific.<br>'It was like being in a nightmare I couldn't wake up from. Even now I suffer from PTSD from these flashbacks.'<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox femail" data-version="2" id="mol-1a123310-60b9-11ed-9c2c-714eb4cb9638" website Blendz founder is put in an induced coma after catching Covid