my mom in icu

[Arat83]

hi! So my mom got intubated 9 days ago, she was sedated a few days, then it was turned back, so we could wake her and she would answer our ?s with head nods, squeeze our hand, etc. this past Sunday, so today is the 3rd day, sedation was turned off. She sometimes answers commands but not always, they are saying she’s now passing breathing tests but can’t get intubation out until she answers commands. Anyone know why she wouldn’t be answering commands all the time??

[Sepsur]

Because your poor Mum has been pumped full of sedatives, painkillers, paralysing agents, antibiotics, antivirals and whatever else she might be being treated for - she may have a low tolerance & renal issues which would probably mean this cocktail isn’t being removed from the body quickly.

What your Mum & her body has just survived would make the bravest person on this earth’s hair stand on end.

Don’t panic - give her time.

[Arat83 in reply to Sepsur]

Thank you for your response. I pray you are correct

[Missmylonghair in reply to Sepsur]

There's reason for hope. I was on a ventilator for sixteen days. Because of the many different drugs that were given it may take longer.

[FamilyHistorian]

Sepsur is absolutely right. It took me near 2 months to come round.

[Fingerlickinggood in reply to FamilyHistorian]

Me too

[Lux95]

As others said it takes time to come around. How long can vary greatly. Responding part of the time at first is normal.

[Swanlady22]

My own experience is that it’s not instant, appears they took about 12 days to bring me round. Be there as much as you can and let her hear your voice.

[Tedsdad]

I suspect that even within coma there may be times of more total unawareness than others. Looking back to my times ‘out of it’ There are things that I vaguely have shadowy recollections of, not really memories as well as things that definitely did not happen. And acres of time which was simply unaccounted for.So I wonder if you are with your Mum at times when she is simply more or less ‘out of it’

[CarbonDioxideExhaler]

After dying twice and now recovering from a sepsis coma I can honestly say that at least in my case I had 5000 coma dreams. It was never ending exhaustion as another one began just as one ended. You’d be surprised how long it takes for meds to finally exit the body. Put on some Lauren Diagle music 🎼 as that is what I woke up to… takes time.

[Crystal57722]

yes definitely give her time it took my mom a long time to come around, but she finally did, keep talking to her.