The Young Founder Of Aussie Skincare Brand Body Blendz Was Left Fighting For Life In A 15-day Coma After Contracting Covid

The young founder of Aussie skincare brand Body Blendz was left fighting for life in a 15-day coma after contracting Covid. 
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.
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. 
Theo told FEMAIL he was put into an induced coma 90 minutes after arriving at the emergency room.
'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. 
'It all happened so quickly - it was extremely traumatic.'
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.

Within 90 minutes of arriving at the emergency room he was put in an induced coma in attempt to stabalise his oxygen levels 
Doctors told Theo he needed to be put in an induced coma urgently to stabilise his oxygen levels. 
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. 
'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.
'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. 
'I was literally handing over as many passwords as I could remember, including bank details.'
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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) 
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.
'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. 
'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.' 
In this case, putting Theo in an induced coma helped stabalise his symptoms and weareliferuiner.com likely saved his life. 
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. 'It was like being in a nightmare I couldn't wake up from.

Even now I suffer from PTSD from these flashbacks,' he said
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.
'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. 
'The most traumatic aspect was when I felt this burning sensation in my throat.

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.
'It was like being in a nightmare I couldn't wake up from. Even now I suffer from PTSD from these flashbacks.'
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