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neuropathic pain

Hi there y'all, I know anything is possible after sepsis. I had it last November, needed iv meds to increase my bp in hdu, source found and treated. Left the...

Hi there y'all, I know anything is possible after sepsis. I had it last November...

•6 years ago

Im new

Im new here and can not get my head round all the stuff that has happened to me in the last few weeks. Is this normal after being in a coma?

Im new here and can not get my head round all the stuff that has happened to me ...

•6 years ago

Changes in adjusting to heat or cold after coma and multiple organ failure

Hi all, has anyone experienced that their ability to deal with temperature changes after ICU has changed? My partner never complained of feeling cold in winter...

Hi all, has anyone experienced that their ability to deal with temperature chang...

•6 years ago

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ICUsteps Bedford Support Group

Our next support group drop-in meeting will be held on Thursday 28th June from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Quaker Meeting House 5 Lansdowne Road Bedford MK40 2BY....

Our next support group drop-in meeting will be held on Thursday 28th June from 6...

•6 years ago

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RVAD

My sister had heart valve replaced. When they closed her chest the right side if her heart stopped working. Her kidneys and liver began to fail. She had...

My sister had heart valve replaced. When they closed her chest the right side if...

•6 years ago

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Can anyone relate?

Hello! Can anyone relate? In January 2018, I was admitted to the hospital in septic shock. I spent 8 days on life support and another 10 days in the ICU. Prior...

Hello! Can anyone relate? In January 2018, I was admitted to the hospital in sep...

•6 years ago

Can someone relate

Hi i have been so very ill and been in 2 comas in the past year it would be nice to talk to someone that has been though the same. The state of confusion and...

Hi i have been so very ill and been in 2 comas in the past year it would be nice...

•6 years ago

ICU in a foreign country Spain

Hi, We are a British family who were on holiday in Majorca, Spain when our mum collapsed with a stroke. We later found out she already had early pneumonia...

Hi, We are a British family who were on holiday in Majorca, Spain when our mum ...

•6 years ago

Help I'm sinking

Hi, my name is Jason my dad is or was in ICU about 8 days ago. He had stepped on a nail while cleaning my grandmother's yard.My dad has bad neuropathy so he...

Hi, my name is Jason my dad is or was in ICU about 8 days ago. He had stepped on...

•6 years ago

Post sepsis and pneumonia

I had pneumonia and sepsis in Feb 2018. My hair loss started in April. Nearly all gone now. Using biotin and vivisical . Does any one use these and see any...

I had pneumonia and sepsis in Feb 2018. My hair loss started in April. Nearly a...

•6 years ago

need some support please

I am 5 weeks post critical care. I went into hospital for a hysterectomy. After my operation all seemed fine. I was very sick after the op. I then asked my...

I am 5 weeks post critical care. I went into hospital for a hysterectomy. After ...

•6 years ago

Medically induced coma recovery

Hello, I had bacterial Meningitis, a sight stroke, seizure,pneumonia, highblood pressure. I was in a coma for 7 days. I remember fighting for my life, trying...

Hello, I had bacterial Meningitis, a sight stroke, seizure,pneumonia, highblood ...

•6 years ago

Pillow this is what it’s like in our home

So there’s no wonder my dad has pneumonia.. I need to work out what I should do next. I’ve been desperate to leave this flat for years, there is no support my...

So there’s no wonder my dad has pneumonia.. I need to work out what I should do ...

•6 years ago

Pneumonia

Hi my dad was rushed into ICU on Wednesday, with severe lack of oxygen when I found him he was unresponsive for about 3 hours after.. he was only able to make...

Hi my dad was rushed into ICU on Wednesday, with severe lack of oxygen when I fo...

•6 years ago

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Sepsis

Hi any sepsis shock survivors here I died last February luckily for me heaven was full that day it’s left me with lots of problems but I’m lucky to be here...

Hi any sepsis shock survivors here I died last February luckily for me heaven wa...

•6 years ago

Partner in ICU for 20 days after severe burns, septic shock, SIRS and ARDS

Hey guys, I would like to hear from the people with similar experiences here. My fiance suffered severe burn injuries TBSA 50% with inhalation injury. He...

Hey guys, I would like to hear from the people with similar experiences here. My...

•6 years ago

Help me please

Can u legally put yourself in a coma for 4 weeks to stay off alcohol as I come off myself but only 2 weeks its seems a hormone things. I have done 2.5 years b4...

Can u legally put yourself in a coma for 4 weeks to stay off alcohol as I come o...

•6 years ago

Nightmares

Hi everyone my name is Paul I suffered a stroke, clot on my lung clot in my leg and pneumonia. November last year I was in a coma for 3 weeks fighting for my...

Hi everyone my name is Paul I suffered a stroke, clot on my lung clot in my leg ...

•6 years ago

Induced coma athma attack.

My girlfriend at 25 years old has been put in a induced coma, she had a servere ashma attack 6 days ago. The consultant said it is the worst she has seen in 40...

My girlfriend at 25 years old has been put in a induced coma, she had a servere ...

•6 years ago

I’m new here: Mum on ventilator with Influenza and unidentified strain of pneumonia.. seeking hope

Hi all. Mum has secondary breast cancer which she has been managing however recently went on holiday and upon return had flu symptoms. Within a week she was in...

Hi all. Mum has secondary breast cancer which she has been managing however rece...

•6 years ago

My partner very confused

Hi all my partner is very confused after being on a ventilator 9 days she as been off it 4 days now does anyone have any idea how long this last it's soul...

Hi all my partner is very confused after being on a ventilator 9 days she as bee...

•6 years ago

Sepsis recovery after 2 years

Hi, I suffered from sepsis in April 2016 with 20% survival rate, since then my health has been up and down, in the last 6 months I've been in and out of...

Hi, I suffered from sepsis in April 2016 with 20% survival rate, since then my h...

•6 years ago