re: I want to be in a coma

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Do people feel rested once they come out of a coma?

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Do you ever take a nap and end up feeling worse? I imagine that is how they feel.

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Random question: Do people feel rested once they come out of a coma?

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my mom was in one for 3 months. I wish I could answer the question, but when she came out she was functionally retarded and took years to recover.

the most she's ever been able to tell me was that she heard us, knew we were there, felt touches, but doesn't know any specifics after she came out.

It's actually horrible. It's nothing like in the movies when a person wakes up and confusedly stumbles around for a bit. I learned taking my CNA classes several years ago that people waking up from having been in a coma for a very long time have completely forgotten how to walk, and the mere act of raising their heads causes them to pass out. They need to be slowly rehabbed by having the head of their bed cranked each day to a slightly higher altitude.

I don't know how long a person has to be in a coma to reach that level of exhaustion and muscle loss, but I know it's like a living hell once they do.