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How long to expect someone to be intubated for?!

My Nan has COPD and has unfortunately caught covid. She has spent the past 3 weeks in hospital. First 2 were with oxygen masks/CPAP etc and the last week...

My Nan has COPD and has unfortunately caught covid. She has spent the past 3 wee...

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•3 years ago

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My brother is on day 5 off sedation but he's still not waking up.. Is this common?

My brother has come so far after severe Covid. He has been on ventilator for 3 weeks with, pneumonia, sepsis internal bleed in bowel and kidney failure. He...

My brother has come so far after severe Covid. He has been on ventilator for 3 w...

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•3 years ago

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Post Op ICU recovery

New to this site and was wondering if anyone felt like sharing their ICU delirium stories with me? I had a carotid artery surgery done and that evening I code...

New to this site and was wondering if anyone felt like sharing their ICU deliriu...

Tammy58

•3 years ago

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post icu delerium

i was in the hospital after surgery code blue and lived ,then had icu delerium and a month hospital stay i cant forget what i went through having anxiety panic...

i was in the hospital after surgery code blue and lived ,then had icu delerium a...

Tammy58

•3 years ago

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Post Covid post icu vaccination?

Has anyone here been in ICU with Covid (in particular with ARDS, intubation, coma etc) and then had the Covid vaccination? What was your response if so? We...

Has anyone here been in ICU with Covid (in particular with ARDS, intubation, com...

Lauralou412

•3 years ago

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Visiting a loved one in a coma

Following my dad’s fall at the beginning of March, he has been in ICU for two and a half weeks and is now being moved to a ward where we can visit. What are...

Following my dad’s fall at the beginning of March, he has been in ICU for two an...

Daughter1995

•3 years ago

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induced coma

i was in an induced coma for 2 weeks that was 2 years ago still have strange sensation in leg and feet what is this/

i was in an induced coma for 2 weeks that was 2 years ago still have strange sen...

Lilly-of-the-Valley

•3 years ago

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Social Distance EP-inspired by Icu steps

Admin, hope I’m okay to post. So a while back I recorded an EP called Social Distance. It’s largely inspired by my Dad’s severe covid illness (see my old...

Admin, hope I’m okay to post. So a while back I recorded an EP called Social Dis...

DrARDS

•3 years ago

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Inogen One G3 machine for sale

Admin hope I’m okay to post this: I bought this when I was anxious about my family member with severe Covid a while back (see my previous posts). Thankfully...

Admin hope I’m okay to post this: I bought this when I was anxious about my fami...

DrARDS

•3 years ago

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What does recovery look like (non-COVID)

I posted before about my mom being in the ICU due to extreme dehydration leading to acute kidney injury, having to be ventilated, failing extubation 3 times...

I posted before about my mom being in the ICU due to extreme dehydration leading...

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•3 years ago

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Joint pains and headaches

I was in ICU in February, only for about a week, due to a long-term health condition. Since then, I have tried my best to exercise, but I now have pain and...

I was in ICU in February, only for about a week, due to a long-term health condi...

tapir2020

•3 years ago

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Infection after Infection....so scary!

My husband is doing good and he gets an infection, it keeps happening! Right now he has a fungal infection and low hemoglobin that they are treating. He is...

My husband is doing good and he gets an infection, it keeps happening! Right no...

lynnmarr

•3 years ago

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Brother age 56 in ICU with Covid and has sepsis, is on dialysis and has had an internal bleed in his bowel.. Is this normal for severe Covid

Hi my brother is in ICU now for 2 weeks on Ventilator. He has sepsis, is on dialysis and has had an internal bleed in his bowel.. Is this common in severe...

Hi my brother is in ICU now for 2 weeks on Ventilator. He has sepsis, is on dial...

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•3 years ago

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ICU Recovery

Hello, I am 27 years old. I’ve had brain tumor surgery, because of a surgical complication i stayed in the icu for almost 4 weeks mechanically ventilated, and...

Hello, I am 27 years old. I’ve had brain tumor surgery, because of a surgical co...

Abbas1

•3 years ago

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Covid ICU Ventilator Drs want to withdraw treatment. Please help, any advice or similar experiences?

My 66yr old uncle is in hospital due to covid. Sedated and on ventilator. Now has multiple organ failure and some sepsis. The Drs are saying there is no...

My 66yr old uncle is in hospital due to covid. Sedated and on ventilator. Now ...

Forever-hopeful

•3 years ago

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Does anyone know anything about protein c deficiency?

My dad has been in itu for nearly 3 weeks after a heart attack, today we found out he has a rare disease the doctors don’t know much about called protein c...

My dad has been in itu for nearly 3 weeks after a heart attack, today we found o...

Chickennug23

•3 years ago

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Vomiting on sitting up

Husband now nearly 5 months in hospital after Covid having been 5 weeks sedated. Now on a general ward. Has damaged kidneys but managing without dialysis....

Husband now nearly 5 months in hospital after Covid having been 5 weeks sedated....

Mumptie

•3 years ago

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Weaning off the ventilator questions

Good morning all, My relative has had about 4 days of weaning. They have managed about 3 hours one day, 2 hours the next, and 2hours yesterday. I saw them...

Good morning all, My relative has had about 4 days of weaning. They have managed...

Letspray

•3 years ago

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Not waking from covid induced coma

Hi, my dad is in icu from covid, he is not waking from the induced coma, it has now been 16 days with no sedation, he opens his eyes, moves his head a bit, but...

Hi, my dad is in icu from covid, he is not waking from the induced coma, it has ...

Miltch

•3 years ago

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Severe brain injury experiences?

My father had a fall on 7th March and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, he was put in a medically induced coma and had brain surgery to remove the...

My father had a fall on 7th March and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, ...

Daughter1995

•3 years ago

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Breathlessness

I’m a year out of icu . I’m still breathless! My doc has given me asthma pumps and when I was really struggling I was given steroids. None of this works?!😢...

I’m a year out of icu . I’m still breathless! My doc has given me asthma pumps a...

Myepisode

•3 years ago

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Amazing support.

This group has been life changing for me and I hope all the family's that's are going through this nightmare come through it. I'm going to take a break though...

This group has been life changing for me and I hope all the family's that's are ...

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•3 years ago

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Does this sound like delirium?

Hi my dad has been in itu for 2 weeks today after a heart attack and multiple other problems caused from that, he was on a ventilator and sedated for 10 days....

Hi my dad has been in itu for 2 weeks today after a heart attack and multiple ot...

Chickennug23

•3 years ago

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Questions about the ventilator? It’s very hard to get to speak to the doctors so if anyone has any thoughts

So my relative is now on 30% oxygen has a peep of 5 and the pressure is 15 and saturating between 87 and 91 on the ventilator. So far so good however I just...

So my relative is now on 30% oxygen has a peep of 5 and the pressure is 15 and s...

Letspray

•3 years ago

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Worried daughter

Hi, my dad is 59 no underlying illness 5 weeks icu with covid-19. He's had a trachy for the past 2 weeks and has had trouble comming off sedation. He's...

Hi, my dad is 59 no underlying illness 5 weeks icu with covid-19. He's had a tra...

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•3 years ago

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My partner recovering from covid-19 after a stay on ICU

My partner was hospitalised with covid 19 for 5 wks he was put in an induced coma for 13 days, he is finally home very weak, what are the chances of him...

My partner was hospitalised with covid 19 for 5 wks he was put in an induced com...

Concernedpartner21

•3 years ago

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Critical care/ ICU

Hi, I’ve got severe asthma and brittle asthma, I was admitted to hospital on the 2nd of jan as I had a flare up and rushed to hospital by ambulance, All my...

Hi, I’ve got severe asthma and brittle asthma, I was admitted to hospital on the...

Christ0706

•3 years ago

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Does anyone have any experiences with ECMO removal and the chance of survival?

My significant other is coming to the point where he’s been on VV ECMO for too long and it is starting to cause complications. There is a chance that his heart...

My significant other is coming to the point where he’s been on VV ECMO for too l...

Xyluh

•3 years ago

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Dad 8 weeks on - tracheostomy for nearly 3 weeks

Hi all, I love this group esp as some of you are going through what we are going through and some of you great people have come through on the winning side!...

Hi all, I love this group esp as some of you are going through what we are goin...

Psp007

•3 years ago

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Update on Dad

Dad passed away after a long hard fought battle as a result of contracting covud. Over 17 weeks in Icu, 15 of them ventilated. It wasn't to be. Thank you so...

Dad passed away after a long hard fought battle as a result of contracting covud...

Ted2020

•3 years ago

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Posts - ICUsteps | HealthUnlocked

ICUsteps

All posts for March 2021

How long to expect someone to be intubated for?!

My brother is on day 5 off sedation but he's still not waking up.. Is this common?

Post Op ICU recovery

post icu delerium

Post Covid post icu vaccination?

Visiting a loved one in a coma

induced coma

Social Distance EP-inspired by Icu steps

Inogen One G3 machine for sale

What does recovery look like (non-COVID)

Joint pains and headaches

Infection after Infection....so scary!

Brother age 56 in ICU with Covid and has sepsis, is on dialysis and has had an internal bleed in his bowel.. Is this normal for severe Covid

ICU Recovery

Covid ICU Ventilator Drs want to withdraw treatment. Please help, any advice or similar experiences?

Does anyone know anything about protein c deficiency?

Vomiting on sitting up

Weaning off the ventilator questions

Not waking from covid induced coma

Severe brain injury experiences?

Breathlessness

Amazing support.

Does this sound like delirium?

Questions about the ventilator? It’s very hard to get to speak to the doctors so if anyone has any thoughts

Worried daughter

My partner recovering from covid-19 after a stay on ICU

Critical care/ ICU

Does anyone have any experiences with ECMO removal and the chance of survival?

Dad 8 weeks on - tracheostomy for nearly 3 weeks

Update on Dad

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