Bodybuilder left in a coma after spending over $46k on steroids

A bodybuilder who spent over $46,483.50 (£35k) on a steroid addiction, which left him in a coma fighting for his life, has ditched the sport for good after having to learn to walk again. Zak Wilkinson, 32, spent more than two years abusing steroids and adopting extreme eating habits – like weighing syrups in his coffees and salt on his food – to get ripped and prepare for bodybuilding competitions. He would spend more than $996.07 a month (£750) on steroids – including Anavar, Masteron and Equipoise – injecting himself up to three times daily. His extreme diet consisted of six meals a day, which comprised just five foods – broccoli, chicken, rice, egg whites, and steak – and he’d spend at least 45 minutes a day doing cardio at the gym. On March 23, Wilkinson’s gruelling regime caught up with him when he started having seizures, vomiting, and sweating profusely.He was rushed to the ICU unit at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, after his sister, Chelsea Wilkinson, 37, put him in the recovery position and called an ambulance. At first, doctors thought it could be meningitis, but they soon realized the fits and symptoms had come as a result of Wilkinson’s steroid use and fat loss tablets.He was put into a medically-induced coma for seven days, and he was diagnosed with “likely provoked seizures in context of multiple drugs.”His distraught family was told by medical staff to prepare for the worst, but after a torturous week, Wilkinson pulled through. He avoided neurological issues, despite being non-verbal for three days, in what doctors described as a “miracle recovery.”Wilkinson has since had to learn to walk again, having even lost the strength to pick up his three-year-old son, Saint, and now he hopes to prevent young bodybuilders from damaging their bodies. Wilkinson – a rope access scaffolder from Middlesbrough – said: “That two-year period was when it really started to spiral.“I just though...