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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,...
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Waking from induced coma

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

ICUsteps is holding our first webinar! It's a Q&A with our trustees @christi3479...
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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,...
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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...
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Spino Celebral Ataxia ( SCA2) / Huntington Disease

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

Neuropathy after ICU (Covid)

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

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 P...

Frozen shoulder after proning

A lot of us suffered with frozen shoulder or shoulder issues after we were prone...
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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 f...
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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 Octob...
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Medically induced coma recovery process after 2 week?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hello, I was just looking for information on other people’s experiences in ICU....
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Never lose hope!

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

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

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 ...
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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?
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Purposeful Movements

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

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. Soooooo...
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Relatives & friends drop-in

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