My husband is in the icu

[A_L444]

hi, on 10/13/2024 my husband suffered from cardiac arrest it is now our third day here in the icu. The doctors ordered for an mri the results weren’t good, they said that his brain was left without blood flow enough for it to cause brain damage, where his personality and memory are. He also told me it may take months to years for recovery I have hope that my husband will wake up. I was wondering if anybody has gone through this and what was your experience.

[BigH63]

Hi. I went in ICU January 23 for a few months. I had lots of complications but while in Hospital I suffered two cardiac arrests they sent me for a MRI and found possible brain damage. I have suffered from memory loss and emotional difficulties since coming out. Hopefully things will change but for me not as yet.

Hope things change moving forward

🙏

[A_L444 in reply to BigH63]

I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through I hope you continue to recover.

Did they mention anything about your brain being swollen the moment they took the mri? I’m sorry I know this can be hard to talk about.

[BigH63 in reply to A_L444]

Unfortunately or fortunately I have no idea as I was in an induced coma for all the time I was there. I have still yet to read my medical notes as I’m not ready yet. Sorry I can be of anymore help and my partner can’t help as she followed me into hospital the day after I did.

[A_L444 in reply to BigH63]

you’re fine I appreciate your help and I hope you recover soon I can’t imagine how hard it must be. Thank you again

[Sepsur]

this whole site is heaving with people who have/are experiencing what you all are going through.

The medic staff can be very bleak at times and that’s not to say that their prognosis is incorrect. Many of our families were told that it was extremely unlikely that we would survive - and yet here we are.

As you say, at present, it’s just important he wakes up - the rest is a problem for a later date. Recovery can take years and sometimes it is incomplete.

I hope you get better news in the days ahead

[A_L444 in reply to Sepsur]

yes the doctor seems so cold and is telling us that he’s going to move the tube to his throat and insert a feeding tube. I understand the mri didn’t come out good but it’s too soon for them to lose hope. They also said they would transfer him to a nursing home so he can recover there.

[Sepsur in reply to A_L444]

while there is life there is hope.

If they are proposing to move your husband - it would sound like they assume he is improving.

[Sepsur in reply to A_L444]

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[Maxmont]

My husband's heart also stopped on August 9. he was resuscitated, he was in icu for a week, but only intubated for a day. he's better now, his short-term memory isn't working yet, he'll have a bypass in December. it will be a long, long process, yes, maybe even a year. we have to bear it patiently. I wish you perseverance for it too.

[Inpain2024]

hi I’m so sorry what you’re going through. I too was put into an induced coma back in 2016. I had been in heart failure to a birth defect that had been missed. I was 43 when they discovered it. I had been in and out of hospital for several months and had been admitted to hospital to stabilise my potassium levels. While in hospital my lungs filled with fluid and my heart stopped. Luckily the medical team were able to get my heart going again with a defibrillator. I was out into an induced coma and moved to ICU. My family were told to expect the worse and even if I did recover there was a possibility that my brain could have been damaged. Obviously I have no memory of what went on while I was in a coma but from what my family have told me the staff really weren’t hopeful. I remained in the coma for 5 weeks. It took a long recovery I was in hospital for 7 months. I had heart surgery to repair the valves that hadn’t developed correctly. Here I am 8 years later I’ve had to have counselling as it’s been very difficult to process but I’m still here. Please don’t give up hope. Miracles do happen. Praying for you and your husband x