It is a slow process .... how slow is slow..

[Lormck]

Hubby had his injury on 10th December - he's has surgery to remove two bleeds and has been unconscious ever since, on Tuesday he opened his eyes tracking sound but no recognition, he had more surgery Wednesday to put a shunt in and drain fluid as they were concerned at no movement in his limbs. Since the shunt he is moving arms very slightly but still nothing new neurologically. He has a large portion of indent on his skull and has a traciotomy - he's managing some time off the ventilator with a cup over the traciotomy........ I'm being told "it's early days" but reading online it doesn't seem positive 😔

[Kirk5w7]

Slow can be a very slow process. I was 3 weeks in a coma, another3-4 weeks before I could be moved to rehab, then I started re learning the skills I would need to become more independent. I was only 5 weeks in rehab but they'd I signed myself out.

The learning then began to cope with normal everyday. But that was me, it s different for everyone.

I am now almost 5 years on and mostly as good as I will get. I cannot work or drive but my main problems now are balance and fatigue.

Everyone is different, be patient and take care.

Janet

[Ansell1980]

I personally think the term early days applies for each stage of the awakening the coma and so on. But i have found this out as looking back through the last 4 weeks i can see that was also early days then aswell but even the minimal inprovments like self breathing accasionaly and slight movement is definitely a good sign as time will tell you im sure. If i had a time machine to fast forward time a bit i would lend it to you with pleasure. I would not advise the internet for info as the very best info is probably on this site as ive read a lot of previous post here and found them to be honest accurate and genuine as real life not Internet copy right text.

All my thoughts still with you and your family as was on my last reply to you

[Bradybunch35]

What a terrible time for you. You are going to have to be so patient - progress is so slow to begin with and then speeds up a bit and then slows again. Your brain is so amazing and knits and twists and grows and relearns and with everyone it is different. Again don't look at the internet unless it's to better your own learning on how to deal with your husbands difficulties. Rehab is fab to get people up and running. Try to speak to someone from Headway ask at the hospital sometimes they visit to give info to people. Please don't give up hope.

Take care of yourself too xx

[RogerCMerriman]

early days is quite often months/years everyone injury/health is different so the recovery is different.

yes your correct that longer that longer to recover consciousness generally the worse the outcome, but it's by no means certain people do recover from long times in comas. The brain and damage to it is improbably complex and thus very difficult to predict outcomes.