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Chances of coming out of minimally conscious state

My brother had a major brain injury 5 month ago to the right side of his head where they removed that part of his skull, I have posted on here before when he...

My brother had a major brain injury 5 month ago to the right side of his head wh...

•7 years ago

Nephew on life support

Hello. My nephew is in ICU because he developed an infection in his bloodstream, while treating he went into cardiac arrestand now he is on life support. He...

Hello. My nephew is in ICU because he developed an infection in his bloodstream,...

tanisiasunshine

•7 years ago

Traumatic brain injury and intensive care

Hi My dad suffered a traumatic brain injury when a forklift fork fell on his head at work. He had a fractured skull, high intercranical pressure due to...

Hi My dad suffered a traumatic brain injury when a forklift fork fell on his he...

•7 years ago

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Boyfriend in induced coma 2 weeks

Hi my bf of 15 years collapsed in town due to drug overdose he's been in icu 2 weeks induced coma he seems to wake up when they reduce he's profanol but not...

Hi my bf of 15 years collapsed in town due to drug overdose he's been in icu 2 w...

•7 years ago

Can a person gets back the memory after getting up from coma?

My gf was in coma for 15 days this morning she gets up from coma but she didn't remember anything or anyone so is it possible that she get her memory back?...

My gf was in coma for 15 days this morning she gets up from coma but she didn't...

•7 years ago

Tracheostomy

Hi has any one here had to have a tracheostomy fitted?? How did you cope was you able to talk eat??

Hi has any one here had to have a tracheostomy fitted?? How did you cope was you...

•7 years ago

Still paralyzed

My daughter 21 is still in icu, still paralyzed, cannot move a finger. Now she is only able to move her head a little bit to the right and left. She’s trying...

My daughter 21 is still in icu, still paralyzed, cannot move a finger. Now she i...

•7 years ago

Best friend in induced coma

My best friend has been in the ICU 5 days and in an induced coma for 3. She has Cystic Fibrosis and is at 27% lung function. On top of that she has pneumonia...

My best friend has been in the ICU 5 days and in an induced coma for 3. She has ...

•7 years ago

Dad in a sedated coma

Hi my dad has had to be put into a sedated coma as he has had lung failure and other complications the doctors are trying to make sense of...he been on a...

Hi my dad has had to be put into a sedated coma as he has had lung failure and o...

•7 years ago

Nan not waking from sedation

Hello all, my nan was rushed it to hospital on Wednesday and had a severe lung infection. This resulted in her going into septic shock and multiple organ...

Hello all, my nan was rushed it to hospital on Wednesday and had a severe lung i...

Debsloveshernan

•7 years ago

2years

It's been 2 years since my husband's near death ordeal. He's not the same physically but it hasn't changed my love for him. His scars are reminders of the...

It's been 2 years since my husband's near death ordeal. He's not the same physi...

•7 years ago

My dad is coming out of hospital

Hi, I posted on here a number of weeks ago. He dad had septic shock, his organs were failing and he was in an induced coma for nearly 6 weeks. He had kidney...

Hi, I posted on here a number of weeks ago. He dad had septic shock, his organs ...

•7 years ago

Moving from critical care to general ward

Good night all :) My dad was rushed to the ITU just over five weeks ago with a huge variceal bleed. He was in ITU for about 3 and a half weeks and then moved...

Good night all :) My dad was rushed to the ITU just over five weeks ago with a h...

katiegardenhead

•7 years ago

Dream Catchers

So ok Dave in 2012 I was on life support for a week ( when I have a CRYSTAL CLEAR DNR ORDER) oh well it wasn’t my time. To the point, the dreams were mostly...

So ok Dave in 2012 I was on life support for a week ( when I have a CRYSTAL CLEA...

•7 years ago

Uncle

My uncle who has been an alcoholic for some time now and smoking for must of his life was rushed to hospital last Sunday, he now almost 2 weeks later is not...

My uncle who has been an alcoholic for some time now and smoking for must of his...

•7 years ago

Day 12 HealthUnlocked Advent Calendar Blog ICUsteps

Door 12: Why do people in ICU suffer delirium, terrifying nightmares and paranoia? A critical illness can strike anyone at any time without warning....

Door 12: Why do people in ICU suffer delirium, terrifying nightmares and paranoi...

•7 years ago

ah1n1,bilateral pneumonia,severe ards.

my husband is a victim of ah1n1 virus leads to bilateral pneumonia and severe ards,,19 days induced coma and one month stayed in ICU..now recovered after 2...

my husband is a victim of ah1n1 virus leads to bilateral pneumonia and severe ar...

•7 years ago

Weigh loss in icu

My dear daughter 21 years old is still in the icu . Still can’t move or talk . She sometimes opens her eyes when we call her name. I noticed that she has lost...

My dear daughter 21 years old is still in the icu . Still can’t move or talk . S...

•7 years ago

anybody feel like this?

Hello all, I have a question. I was in ICU with multiple issues including meningitis sepsis and encephalitis. now six months later I feel like my head is...

Hello all, I have a question. I was in ICU with multiple issues including mening...

•7 years ago

Post sepsis syndrome symptoms

Hi there y'all. I won't go into all I went through before I ended up with septic shock (that's all in my first post). Suffice it to say I had an indwelling...

Hi there y'all. I won't go into all I went through before I ended up with septic...

•7 years ago

EMDR therapy

I was admitted to ICU in Jan 2016 due to sepsis caused by a rare retropharyngeal abscess, having fully physically recovered I expected this traumatic ordeal to...

I was admitted to ICU in Jan 2016 due to sepsis caused by a rare retropharyngeal...

•7 years ago