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dad in hospital and icu for 1.5 months

My dad has made an amazing recovery from being intubated after a heart attack and delirious with a list of complications to being able to move to acute rehab....

My dad has made an amazing recovery from being intubated after a heart attack an...

srashee

•3 years ago

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Covid 19 lung scarring/no progress

I need some advice please. My dad has been on the ventilator for 4 weeks now and they say he's needed 50L per minute supply throughout. This comes after he...

I need some advice please. My dad has been on the ventilator for 4 weeks now and...

1212abx

•3 years ago

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Update

I’ve just called up and he is off the blood pressure medication so that’s a small step in the right direction?

I’ve just called up and he is off the blood pressure medication so that’s a smal...

ren85

•3 years ago

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Fluctuations in temperature after coming out of I C U 2 weeks ago

My son was admitted to I C U with severe acute pancreatitis. He was on a ventilator and had lung failure. Fortunately he survived. Now at home recovering....

My son was admitted to I C U with severe acute pancreatitis. He was on a ventila...

Godwillsustainus

•3 years ago

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My dads severe pain with a Tracheostomy.. he is a covid patient, anyone else experienced this??

My dad has been in ICU with covid for 32 days and came out of his coma 7 days ago. He is still paralysed and obviously can’t talk because of the tracheostomy...

My dad has been in ICU with covid for 32 days and came out of his coma 7 days a...

Maddie232425

•3 years ago

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Is he going to make it?

One of my dad’s best friends who is 68 years old is in the hospital with COVID. He has been like a father to me after my dad passed away years ago. He has...

One of my dad’s best friends who is 68 years old is in the hospital with COVID. ...

Feelingbetternow

•3 years ago

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My dad is currently in ICU he has sepsis and several infections and organ failure. How often do you guys call ICU? I don’t want to bug them

My dad is in ICU almost 2 weeks I call about 4 times a day I don’t know if this is enough not enough to much?

My dad is in ICU almost 2 weeks I call about 4 times a day I don’t know if this ...

ren85

•3 years ago

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What happens after discharge after critical illness.

I’m not one for self aggrandisement & I feel slightly uncomfortably ‘British’ about posting this link BUT I hope it will be informative for those patients &...

I’m not one for self aggrandisement & I feel slightly uncomfortably ‘British’ ab...

Sepsur

•3 years ago

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Is ECMO too soon??

Hi all I'm finding such comfort in reading your posts.. My brother-in-law is 6 days in ICU (after 9 days on CPAP) My sis is taking the calls from the hospital...

Hi all I'm finding such comfort in reading your posts.. My brother-in-law is 6 d...

Claudiad

•3 years ago

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Dad won’t wake up after cardiac arrest

Hi, I’m looking for some hope with anoxia brain injury patients. My father is 59 years old and had a cardia arrest for 4 min on October 16. Details on how we...

Hi, I’m looking for some hope with anoxia brain injury patients. My father is 59...

Lusine30

•3 years ago

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Chronic pain study

Have you experienced chronic pain after critical illness? Join a Zoom focus group with researchers from Cambridge university on 2 December to talk about your...

Have you experienced chronic pain after critical illness? Join a Zoom focus grou...

Rhyl1

Moderator•3 years ago

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Thank you to ICU staff

Can you help ICUsteps give intensive care staff a message to boost morale? Follow this link to add a message of thanks:- bit.ly/thank-you-ICU

Can you help ICUsteps give intensive care staff a message to boost morale? Follo...

Rhyl1

Moderator•3 years ago

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COVID pneumonia and Stroke

My dad has COVID pneumonia, he was on bicap 5 days later he had a stroke on his right side of the Brain. He has sepsis, low blood platelets, low white blood...

My dad has COVID pneumonia, he was on bicap 5 days later he had a stroke on his ...

deissygonzalez_

•3 years ago

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What’s next

Hello everyone I posted about a week ago about my dad who went into cardiac arrest for 14 mins and in icu and ventilator today ventilator was taken out of...

Hello everyone I posted about a week ago about my dad who went into cardiac arre...

Momma89

•3 years ago

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Webinar focusing on rehabilitation after discharge

You are invited to an ICUsteps Zoom webinar, Wednesday Nov 25, 2020 07:00 PM GMT to hear David MacWilliams and Miles Negus Fancey (ICUsteps Chester) talk about...

You are invited to an ICUsteps Zoom webinar, Wednesday Nov 25, 2020 07:00 PM GMT...

Sepsur

•3 years ago

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Get well

I’m sorry hope he recovers Xxx

Faye866

•3 years ago

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How good/bad are your lungs upon ICU discharge (COVID)m

We see lots of stories about people being discharged from ICU or hospital after "recovering" from COVID, but no one mentions how bad their lungs looked such as...

We see lots of stories about people being discharged from ICU or hospital after ...

ITrustinGod

•3 years ago

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ICUsteps webinar

You are invited to an ICUsteps Zoom webinar, Wednesday Nov 25, 2020 07:00 PM GMT to hear David MacWilliams (world renowned physiotherapist) and Miles Negus...

You are invited to an ICUsteps Zoom webinar, Wednesday Nov 25, 2020 07:00 PM GMT...

Rhyl1

Moderator•3 years ago

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Experience: Fear, hallucinations and a mystery ...

Hello everyone, my story is not recent, but the experience is still fresh in my mind. I am asthmatic, diabetic, and I have Interstitial lung disease (ILD). In...

Hello everyone, my story is not recent, but the experience is still fresh in my ...

GingerCatJayne

•3 years ago

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Weaning off ventilator

So my father is doing a bit better, he hasn’t had any more complications and has been moved to an LTACH to help with weaning. They stopped giving him fentanyl...

So my father is doing a bit better, he hasn’t had any more complications and has...

Jbujanda82

•3 years ago

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Is it normal to hear my mom's voice even when connected to the vent?

Hi, as some of you know, my mother is going on almost 4 month on the vent. She has had a trach for 3 of those months. When we communicate via face time she has...

Hi, as some of you know, my mother is going on almost 4 month on the vent. She h...

Livinglifeachday

•3 years ago

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ICU agitation and fluctuations in settings. Anyone else going or have gone through this?

Hi. First time posting and wanted to share my rollercoaster struggles of worrying so far. It's been more comforting reading about so many others going through...

Hi. First time posting and wanted to share my rollercoaster struggles of worryin...

1212abx

•3 years ago

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ICUsteps Webinar

Second go at this webinar after it had been cancelled. Olivia will be talking with our trustees on Wednesday 18th November at 7 pm about her experience, as a...

Second go at this webinar after it had been cancelled. Olivia will be talking wi...

Rhyl1

Moderator•3 years ago

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Being Vent Dependent

Yesterday night, I finally received a call from my mom's doctor at the rehab hospital she is currently in. I asked him a series of questions, one of them being...

Yesterday night, I finally received a call from my mom's doctor at the rehab hos...

Livinglifeachday

•3 years ago

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My Husband was admitted to hospital and currently on ICU.

My husband has been in ICU for the last 9 days. We have been told he is critical. His kidneys have failed and he is on dialysis. He is on a ventilator and on...

My husband has been in ICU for the last 9 days. We have been told he is critical...

JMusin

•3 years ago

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Pneumonia and Gall bladder

Hi my dad has been in ICU with an infected gall bladder and pneumonia for the last 4 days. He’s started with a mask and now on an oxygen hood. The latest info...

Hi my dad has been in ICU with an infected gall bladder and pneumonia for the l...

Tootle2929

•3 years ago

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Mother has been on vent for 111 days now, how much longer?

Hello everyone, although I have been following this page for a couple of months now, it is my first time posting. I have found great help and support from this...

Hello everyone, although I have been following this page for a couple of months ...

Livinglifeachday

•3 years ago

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My Dad had just come out of Hospital with Covid Concerened about his breathing

Hi I Hope that some one can help me with my concerns, My dad has just come home after 16 Days in Hospital. His breathing is very bad still is this normal as i...

Hi I Hope that some one can help me with my concerns, My dad has just come home ...

Suzywong196249

•3 years ago

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Severe stiffness and muscle pain.

Is it normal to have severe stiffness with ICU nyopathy. My husband is like a plank of wood in the mornings and the stiffness in his legs is not what his...

Is it normal to have severe stiffness with ICU nyopathy. My husband is like a pl...

Bigyellow

•3 years ago

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No holds barred recovery diary.

Some of you may be interested in the daily audio blog recorded. by my husband (Woodenrobot). It was started on his first day in Neuro rehab after 9 weeks in...

Some of you may be interested in the daily audio blog recorded. by my husband (W...

Bigyellow

•3 years ago

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Posts - ICUsteps | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for November 2020

dad in hospital and icu for 1.5 months

Covid 19 lung scarring/no progress

Update

Fluctuations in temperature after coming out of I C U 2 weeks ago

My dads severe pain with a Tracheostomy.. he is a covid patient, anyone else experienced this??

Is he going to make it?

My dad is currently in ICU he has sepsis and several infections and organ failure. How often do you guys call ICU? I don’t want to bug them

What happens after discharge after critical illness.

Is ECMO too soon??

Dad won’t wake up after cardiac arrest

Chronic pain study

Thank you to ICU staff

COVID pneumonia and Stroke

What’s next

Webinar focusing on rehabilitation after discharge

Get well

How good/bad are your lungs upon ICU discharge (COVID)m

ICUsteps webinar

Experience: Fear, hallucinations and a mystery ...

Weaning off ventilator

Is it normal to hear my mom's voice even when connected to the vent?

ICU agitation and fluctuations in settings. Anyone else going or have gone through this?

ICUsteps Webinar

Being Vent Dependent

My Husband was admitted to hospital and currently on ICU.

Pneumonia and Gall bladder

Mother has been on vent for 111 days now, how much longer?

My Dad had just come out of Hospital with Covid Concerened about his breathing

Severe stiffness and muscle pain.

No holds barred recovery diary.

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