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Dad has been bedridden for 2 months Post-Covid

Hi all, my father has been in a wonderful rehab center since 5/23. He is slowly, very slowly, regaining certain muscles. For example, the nurses sit him up and...

Hi all, my father has been in a wonderful rehab center since 5/23. He is slowly,...

mso94

•4 years ago

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Waking from induced coma

Hi Someone very dear to me has been in an induced coma for a week following severe Hypoglycemia. They have been put on sedation holds each day and finally...

Hi Someone very dear to me has been in an induced coma for a week following seve...

Onestepfirst

•4 years ago

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ICU for 4 weeks.MRI show no brain damage all clear after heart stopped for 10mins but he’s not still waking up fully.

Anyone experienced similar? My husband has been in icu for 4 weeks now. Heart stopped for 10 mins and god gave him back to us after cpr in hospital. He has no...

Anyone experienced similar? My husband has been in icu for 4 weeks now. Heart st...

0608

•4 years ago

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Anyone sleep 14 hrs per day post 5 week coma?

5 week coma 5 years ago. Ever since I consistently sleep 14 hours per day. Heard of anything like that?

5 week coma 5 years ago. Ever since I consistently sleep 14 hours per day. Hear...

Beagledog

•4 years ago

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ICUsteps webinar

ICUsteps is holding our first webinar! It's a Q&A with our trustees @christi34799209, @MoPeskett and @the_kate_show about recovery from critical illness for...

ICUsteps is holding our first webinar! It's a Q&A with our trustees @christi3479...

Rhyl1

Moderator•4 years ago

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2 months in; still fighting but her doctors want to stop treatment

I hope everyone has been doing okay these last couple of weeks. In my last post, I described how my mom’s blood pressure was low and her doctors wanted to stop...

I hope everyone has been doing okay these last couple of weeks. In my last post,...

ChrissyJames

•4 years ago

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Things to Buy when Rehab is Over?

Happily, my father is out of intensive care and progressing well enough to go to acute rehab. We feel very blessed and I’m very grateful to have found this...

Happily, my father is out of intensive care and progressing well enough to go to...

BHDFlower

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Spino Celebral Ataxia ( SCA2) / Huntington Disease

Hello All, Is there any cure for SCA2 ( spino cerebral ataxia) and Huntington disease. My mother in law is dealing with it and she has been bedridden from last...

Hello All, Is there any cure for SCA2 ( spino cerebral ataxia) and Huntington di...

utkarsh_rastogi

•4 years ago

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Neuropathy after ICU (Covid)

Has anyone who was in ICU suffered peripheral nerve damage aka neuropathy? My dad was on vent 26 days followed by another month and a half of being bedridden...

Has anyone who was in ICU suffered peripheral nerve damage aka neuropathy? My da...

Dbilingual79

•4 years ago

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Tracheostomy patient not waking up after sedation in ICU , covid came negative.

Hello All, I am taking care of my father in law(63 years and diabetic) who had Pyriform fossa (cancer stage 4A) had a treatment 3 weeks ago (30th June 2020)...

Hello All, I am taking care of my father in law(63 years and diabetic) who had P...

utkarsh_rastogi

•4 years ago

22 Replies

Frozen shoulder after proning

A lot of us suffered with frozen shoulder or shoulder issues after we were proned whilst in an induced coma. Here is a video with a helpful set of stretches to...

A lot of us suffered with frozen shoulder or shoulder issues after we were prone...

Sepsur

•4 years ago

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How long did it take you to walk

Hi All Thank you for all your support. After 96 days at hospital my husband is finally home. He is recovering and is struggling to sit stand and walk. The...

Hi All Thank you for all your support. After 96 days at hospital my husband is f...

Rgsable

•4 years ago

7 Replies

ITU nurse returning to work after being an ITU patient any advice ?

In October 2019 I was pregnant with my 2nd child.. baby was due the end of October but early October I became unwell but presumed I was just tired due to the...

In October 2019 I was pregnant with my 2nd child.. baby was due the end of Octob...

Blue24781

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Medically induced coma recovery process after 2 week?

Boyfriend woke from a drug induced coma. Recovery process? My boyfriend was in a drug induced coma after 10 days the doctors took him out of it. And he...

Boyfriend woke from a drug induced coma. Recovery process? My boyfriend was in a...

Mylove124

•4 years ago

13 Replies

Rehab after discharge

Please look at our website for post critical illness #rehab classes - you do not have to sign up, attend religiously or frequently, take what you need & leave...

Please look at our website for post critical illness #rehab classes - you do not...

Sepsur

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Dialysis question - advice please

Good morning! As some of you know my brother was in ICU for many weeks due to COVID. He is now in a specialist renal hospital as his kidneys are still not...

Good morning! As some of you know my brother was in ICU for many weeks due to CO...

RiaJam

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Dad is trying to take his tubes out Is this common?

Hi, My dad was moved to a rehabilitation center another hospital per day a week ago, since then he was in a room but then taken to the icu where he is now...

Hi, My dad was moved to a rehabilitation center another hospital per day a week ...

varmenta83

•4 years ago

20 Replies

Ongoing Amnesia.

hello lovely people; so i’ve been out of hospital for 54 days (ICU free for 76 days after 6 weeks in a coma due to a suicide attempt), and i read that memory...

hello lovely people; so i’ve been out of hospital for 54 days (ICU free for 76 ...

mylko

•4 years ago

12 Replies

Arthritis

Anyone else have Reactive Arthritis, post ICU COVID-19? I’m in terrible pain and have swelling in fingers and most other joints. My knees are painful which...

Anyone else have Reactive Arthritis, post ICU COVID-19? I’m in terrible pain and...

tmcd

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Relatives & friends

Good morning We hold a weekly zoom drop-in meeting on Tuesday evening at 6.50pm BST. This meeting is run by relatives for relatives. We understand that there...

Good morning We hold a weekly zoom drop-in meeting on Tuesday evening at 6.50pm...

Sepsur

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Coping with vivid dreams

Hi, I can totally relate to how you are feeling. I was ventilated for just over 2 weeks. I suffered with a lot of flash backs & vivid dreams. If you speak to...

Hi, I can totally relate to how you are feeling. I was ventilated for just over ...

Willicecot

•4 years ago

1 Reply

ICU & Cardiac Arrest

Hello, I was just looking for information on other people’s experiences in ICU. A couple of weeks ago I put on a post and it was very helpful. My Father took...

Hello, I was just looking for information on other people’s experiences in ICU....

Beccamac

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Never lose hope!

So after what has been a very long 99 days, my dad has finally come home!🎉😊💜 I am so proud of him he has fought this dreadful covid virus, 70 days in ICU...

So after what has been a very long 99 days, my dad has finally come home!🎉😊💜 ...

HopefulA

•4 years ago

28 Replies

When will it stop?

My hair!!! It’s all falling out! Has anyone tried progesterone to reduce the hair loss? How much more am I going to lose? 😪

My hair!!! It’s all falling out! Has anyone tried progesterone to reduce the h...

Feelingbetternow

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Low blood pressure...they want to stop dialysis...please any advice is needed

My mom’s doctors are now saying that her blood pressure is very low, likely due to all the infections she has been fighting off. She has been on dialysis since...

My mom’s doctors are now saying that her blood pressure is very low, likely due ...

ChrissyJames

•4 years ago

6 Replies

When you were discharged from the ICU, did you notice your vision/eye health had deteriorated?

Yes or no? If yes, in what way? Did it improve?

ICUNurseLL

•4 years ago

14 Replies

Purposeful Movements

Does anyone have any experience with how long it took you or a loved one to start making purposeful movements after sedation and pain killers were withdrawn...

Does anyone have any experience with how long it took you or a loved one to star...

BHDFlower

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Day 31 in the ICU. I’m having a hard time trying to cope...

Again we spoke to the doctors and they are not rooting for my dad to make it. He is at 55% on the vent with peep of 10. We discussed if the next step would...

Again we spoke to the doctors and they are not rooting for my dad to make it. H...

Garbagestar34

•4 years ago

3 Replies

So proud of my baby bro - he truly is a fighter.

91 loooooong days but......... my brother is out of ICU and on the ward. Soooooooo happy. 91 days but he beat the virus. Happy days. X x X ❤️❤️🥰. He’s was so...

91 loooooong days but......... my brother is out of ICU and on the ward. Soooooo...

RiaJam

•4 years ago

29 Replies

Relatives & friends drop-in

Tues 6.50pm BST - we hold our 1st relatives & friends Zoom drop-in. Critical care affects families. If you would like to join informal chat - message or email...

Tues 6.50pm BST - we hold our 1st relatives & friends Zoom drop-in. Critical car...

Sepsur

•4 years ago

2 Replies

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All posts for July 2020

Dad has been bedridden for 2 months Post-Covid

Waking from induced coma

ICU for 4 weeks.MRI show no brain damage all clear after heart stopped for 10mins but he’s not still waking up fully.

Anyone sleep 14 hrs per day post 5 week coma?

ICUsteps webinar

2 months in; still fighting but her doctors want to stop treatment

Things to Buy when Rehab is Over?

Spino Celebral Ataxia ( SCA2) / Huntington Disease

Neuropathy after ICU (Covid)

Tracheostomy patient not waking up after sedation in ICU , covid came negative.

Frozen shoulder after proning

How long did it take you to walk

ITU nurse returning to work after being an ITU patient any advice ?

Medically induced coma recovery process after 2 week?

Rehab after discharge

Dialysis question - advice please

Dad is trying to take his tubes out Is this common?

Ongoing Amnesia.

Arthritis

Relatives & friends

Coping with vivid dreams

ICU & Cardiac Arrest

Never lose hope!

When will it stop?

Low blood pressure...they want to stop dialysis...please any advice is needed

When you were discharged from the ICU, did you notice your vision/eye health had deteriorated?

Purposeful Movements

Day 31 in the ICU. I’m having a hard time trying to cope...

So proud of my baby bro - he truly is a fighter.

Relatives & friends drop-in

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