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March 2008

  • where do i go from here - by k.v.c. - (Thu, Mar 27 2008)
    in novemeber 2007 i was diagnosed with ards and was in a coma for 25 days. i am on oxygen 24 hours a day when i went to the emergency room my carbon dioxide level was 139 percent and my oxygen level was 59 percent. [more..]
  • ARDS after Aortic rupture - by Jim - (Mon, Mar 10 2008)
    In 2001 I suffered a ruptured aorta. I was revived twice and after hours of surgery I lay in a coma for three months. The resperator was on 120% and I had many infections and collapsed lung and every problem I could give my team of experts (ARDS)I did. [more..]

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