Buddies star Matthew Perry just lately revealed that he nearly died in 2018, after his colon burst because of an overuse of opioids. On the time, there have been stories about Perry being hospitalised because of a gastrointestinal perforation. Nevertheless, the truth of the scenario was way more critical, because the actor had spent two weeks in coma, 5 months within the hospital and had to make use of a colostomy bag for 9 months.
Perry informed Folks, “The docs informed my household that I had a 2% likelihood to reside. I used to be placed on a factor known as an ECMO machine, which does all of the respiratory to your coronary heart and your lungs. And that’s known as a Hail Mary. Nobody survives that.”
Matthew Perry has at all times been open about his addictions struggles. Throughout the 10-season run of Buddies, he was taking 55 Vicodin a day, which led to a drastic drop in his weight.
“I didn’t know how one can cease. If the police came to visit to my home and stated, ‘For those who drink tonight, we’re going to take you to jail,’ I’d begin packing. I couldn’t cease as a result of the illness and the habit is progressive. So it will get worse and worse as you get older,” Perry stated. He additional stated that his addictions to varied drugs resulted in 14 surgical procedures to date on his abdomen, including, “That’s a whole lot of reminders to remain sober. All I’ve to do is look down.”
Matthew Perry stated that his therapist grilled it into him that he must be sober. “My therapist stated, ‘The subsequent time you consider taking Oxycontin, simply take into consideration having a colostomy bag for the remainder of your life,’” the actor stated. “And a bit window opened and I crawled by means of it and I now not need Oxycontin anymore.”