My husband has now been in the ICU for 3 weeks. The MRI showed that he has anoxic Brain injury due to the lack of oxygen when he had a cardiac arrest.
I still have hope that he will wake up but the doctors keep having this talk with us basically telling us that he hasn’t shown us any signs and that we should probably think of just letting him go. I can’t do that, he’s 23 years old he’s young & strong.
Over these past 3 weeks he opens his eyes but has not yet done anything purposeful his eyes stare but don’t follow, he does not react to pain, and he also seems as if he is posturing.
Has anybody been through something similar if so can you share your experiences?
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I didn’t wake up like the docs wanted after 57 day coma - it took me 11 days to come around. I was rushed for various tests MRi ( I think) to establish the level of hypoxic injury I’d suffered. You can ask for a second opinion - something that my family did because they were often told there was no hope.
Hi. Im really sorry to hear what’s happened and send my prays to you and him and you’re family. Am sure someone in this group has been through something similar, just a matter of time before that person sees your post.
Try to keep a positive mind ask to get second opinion, keep looking yourself as well that most important.
My partner just reminded me that I was sent for MRI to establish brain injury, because apparently I was non responsive coming out of my coma and they thought I had suffered because of the cardiac arrests amongst of issue while in ICU.
everyone is different in how they respond. In our family case it was an induced coma after sepsis from flu not a train injury but we were told there may be no recovery when my brother was unconscious and critically ill. Brain scans showed bleeds from the treatment he had. My Dad reminded us to be strong and that my brother would still be the same person we love and one kind ICU consultant said remain hopeful or words to that effect. It was extremely difficult but after a month in ICU my brother started to respond. Everyone is an individual and different in their recovery. I hope someone can provide their experience to help you.
hello. My mum (67) had a cardiac arrest in June this year. You can follow the story on my posts. Mum was unresponsive for almost 3 months. Then all of a sudden, she started to respond with head shakes and nods. Two weeks later. Words. A week later sentences. She did have clear imaging (CT and MRI) despite being out for 10 mins and hypoxic for a lot longer. It took her a long time to emerge. I had to battle to ensure she got to this stage. I was told to expect the worst after 5 days. Mum had seizures early on. Not a good sign. She’s epileptic now. But controlled with drugs. She’s not got movement back yet. She is moving her arms and hands and gripping. A long road ahead for recovery. She is only just off the ventilator too. She was on it for 4 months. the more awake she became - the better for her breathing.
First I hope that you are keeping strong and although is difficult hold to any positives. My mom had a cardiac arrest and brain injury due to lack of enough oxygen for about 20 min she was in ICU and the talk of maybe she might not wake up was on the 4th day took 13 days for her to have some minimal movements I really think everyone is different and till there’s hope please hold on to this wish you lot of strength x
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