Friends Star Matthew Perry Reveals That He Nearly Died in 2018 After Spending Two Weeks in a Coma!

By Sirjan Chetri Last updated Oct 19, 2022

Matthew Perry, who played Ross Geller on Friends, has admitted that he had a near-death experience in 2018 when an overdose of opiates caused his colon to burst. Rumors were circulating at the time that Perry had been admitted to the hospital because of a stomach perforation.

However, the actor had spent two weeks in a coma, five months in the hospital, and had to use a colostomy bag for a total of nine months, so the actual severity of the condition was considerably more than what was initially thought.

According to what Perry said in an interview with People, “The doctors told my family that I had a 2% chance to live.” I was placed on a device known as an ECMO machine, which is a piece of equipment that takes care of all the breathing for your heart and lungs.

The term for this type of play is the “Hail Mary.” Nobody makes it through that.” Matthew Perry has never been secretive about his battles with substance abuse and addiction.

He was taking 55 Vicodin per day, which led to a significant reduction in his weight throughout the ten seasons that Friends was on the air.

“I had no idea how to put a stop to it. If the police were to come to my house and tell me, “If you drink tonight, we’re going to take you to jail, start packing your bags,” I would immediately get ready to go.

I was unable to quit due to the increasing nature of both the condition and the addiction. So it becomes worse and worse as you grow older,” Perry added.

Matthew Perry went on to say that his dependence on a variety of drugs had led to the 14 operations that had been performed so far on his stomach, and he added, “That’s a lot of reminders to stay sober.

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To accomplish this, all I need to do is look down. According to Matthew Perry, his therapist hammered it into his head that he had to be clean and sober.

“The next time you think about taking Oxycontin, just think about having a colostomy bag for the rest of your life,” the actor said his therapist had told him.

“The next time you think about taking Oxycontin, just think about having a colostomy bag.” “And a small window appeared, and I squeezed through it, and now I have no desire for Oxycontin at all.”