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Anxiety, depression & grief after ICU.

This forum sets out to give emotional support to those travelling along the crit...
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Has anyone experienced bad/horrible taste in mouth following ICU/ITU stay/chemo/radiation?

Bad taste in mouth. Mother spent 8 weeks ventilated following chemotherapy. Comp...
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Can you improve your memory?

Could lavender give your memory a boost? A recent study found that nursing stude...
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ICUsteps webinar

The second webinar from last night, 26th August, is at:- https://youtu.be/Re3p4V...
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Anyone on here think they had the coronavirus last year here in the uk

I believe it been in the UK since at least October 2019 and killed many eldery p...
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update & ENT appointment

hello lovelies, first of all thank you SO much for your lovely comments and en...
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PTSD post ICU

After treatment in intensive care, 1 in every 5 people will go on to experience ...
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Questions on benefits etc

Hi ICUsteps have a webinar on 9th September at 7 pm with Birchall Blackburn Law....
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huge setback 😔

so i have my ENT appointment, to look at my vocal chords, on Tuesday. i’ve been ...
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pain after sepsis

18 months ago i had sepsis shock and was on a ventilater for 2 weekes did not wa...

Suffering with nerve pain & altered sensation in my foot 5 months after ventilation, has anyone else had similar issues?

I was ventilated in ITU in March for 2 weeks. After waking up I had numbness & a...
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Coping with anxiety, sleeplessness or flashbacks

There is a new free, secure mental health app for use by anyone who needs help w...
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advice

Looking for advise,dad had operation tuesday went wrong,had emergency surgery We...
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Virtual sessions

Hi everyone - if you have previously attended any of our meetings - relative dro...
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7 Days in: shocked and scared

Hi all, my young mum collapsed last week and was rushed to hospital and has sinc...
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Acid Reflux?

hello lovely people; i don’t know if this is a common / ongoing problem for th...
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Fluid overload

Did anyone have an unrelated medical problem but then experienced pulmonary edem...

ICUsteps’ next webinar on ICU Recovery

Would you like to join us for our next Q&A on recovering from critical illness? ...
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Miracles do happen 🙏🏻 Tony - Covid19: 1-0

Hi everyone, I’ve been meaning to write this post for days, but life is very hec...
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Miracles do happen 🙏🏻 Tony - Covid19: 1-0

Hi everyone, I’ve been meaning to write this post for days, but life is very hec...
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Recording of webinar on ICU recovery

ICUsteps trustees answer questions from patients and healthcare workers about ho...
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Not knowing is the worst

I too was in a medically induced coma, 14 days on vent. I still have no memory ...
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Delirium

Hi, Someone dear to me spent 9 days in ICU on a ventilator (with various sedatio...

Agitated when waking up from induced coma

My boyfriend has been in an induced coma following a severe head injury for over...
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Covid symptoms

6 years ago I had sepsis pneumonia multi organ failure etc. I was in an induced ...

Anxiety and vent weaning? Also a novel of my moms icu experience

Long story but I will try to make this as short as I can. My mom has been on the...
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Critical care neuropathy - 22 months later

After surviving multiple organ failure and sepsis 22 months ago. Physical recove...
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Home Sweet Home

My dear dad is home now after his cardiac arrest. It was a long, horrible, but t...
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Home Time For Dad

Good Morning, On a positive note I picked up my Dad yesterday from hospital and...
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The impact of critical care admission with severe Covid 19

Great piece - hope everyone finds this useful. https://www.nationalvoices.org....
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