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Barbarajoy

i am 63 years now and it has been two years that i was on I.C.U and although they never found out what was really wrong with me they found my lungs were...

i am 63 years now and it has been two years that i was on I.C.U and although th...

•11 years ago

Rehabilitation question if you wouldn't mind....

As you prob all know my husbands story by now as I don't know what I'd of done without all your support I wrote about his muscle wastage after spending so far...

As you prob all know my husbands story by now as I don't know what I'd of done w...

•11 years ago

How can you go from icu to a ward where your just ignored?!!

Jay has high anxiety the nurses on the ward are useless he's gone from one on one care to being in a ward with really older people tv doesn't work his sheets...

Jay has high anxiety the nurses on the ward are useless he's gone from one on on...

•11 years ago

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Christmas miracle ;)

Jay is now awake no brain damage he remembers everything had his trachiotomy out today and he's already talking!!! I know we have a long way to go and he still...

Jay is now awake no brain damage he remembers everything had his trachiotomy out...

•11 years ago

Happy!!:)but worried about what happens next?

My husband is responding well still not 100% focused but being fed ice cream drinking coffee they hope they can remove his tracheotomy in 4-5 days all being...

My husband is responding well still not 100% focused but being fed ice cream dri...

•11 years ago

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Worried there is something wrong with him:(

My husband was heavily sedated for 2 & half weeks it's been two days now and he's still not focusing properly he answers to commands like wink squeeze my hand...

My husband was heavily sedated for 2 & half weeks it's been two days now and he'...

•11 years ago

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Trachiotomy question.. If you'd be so kind?...

For those of you who had a trachiotomy if you don't mind me asking how long did you have it and when it was removed what difficultys if any did you have I just...

For those of you who had a trachiotomy if you don't mind me asking how long did ...

•11 years ago

Three months on

Its now just over three months since my husband was in ICU for just over three weeks, a week of this on an incubator, and a further two weeks with a...

Its now just over three months since my husband was in ICU for just over three w...

•11 years ago

Some sick twisted people in this world!!!

Sat in icu tonight and there was a women outside clearly distressed with her family a nurse let her in and she explained she had a phone call that her 19 yr...

Sat in icu tonight and there was a women outside clearly distressed with her fam...

•11 years ago

Anyone have any abdominal swelling on icu?

•11 years ago

Is he in pain or just hearing my voice should I stop talking?

My husband is heavily sedated but sometimes when I talk he screws his face up and crud there is no noise as the has breathing tube in his throat I'm now scared...

My husband is heavily sedated but sometimes when I talk he screws his face up an...

•11 years ago

Did you have help from the outreach service?

The drop in care from ICU to the general ward is a difficult time for many patients and their families. Where hospitals have an ICU outreach service, they can...

The drop in care from ICU to the general ward is a difficult time for many patie...

Partner•11 years ago