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ICUsteps

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Dealing with life after ICU

I'm new here. Prior to my illness I was the one who always cared for others as I was never ill. My husband has had mental health issues throughout his life and...

I'm new here. Prior to my illness I was the one who always cared for others as I...

•2 years ago

Waking, how long before sedation starts to ware off it’s been 1 week. My friend is still on ventilator but we are happy he’s alive!

Also my friend not only has his eyes open for one week and looking around after they started removing the sedation drugs but they say he’s not responding to...

Also my friend not only has his eyes open for one week and looking around after ...

•2 years ago

Off of sedation drugs for 1 week. Eyes r open and my friend is looking all around and up at the ceiling, that is all 😢

Does anyone know how long it takes before there starts to be a change where the brain begins to signal to the lungs to breathe on their own? My friend is still...

Does anyone know how long it takes before there starts to be a change where the ...

•2 years ago

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High BP -Delirium coming off Sedatives - does anyone have experience with this?

On Friday January 21st my mom had a small procedure. Following the procedure she started vomiting and heaving and blew out her femoral artery plug causing her...

On Friday January 21st my mom had a small procedure. Following the procedure she...

•2 years ago

Pressure from doctors to for feeding tube or trachea

My friend is still on a ventilator. The doctor is saying no more Covid, no more pneumonia. His parents are being told he has Covid brain. His eyes r open but...

My friend is still on a ventilator. The doctor is saying no more Covid, no more ...

•2 years ago

What is Covid brain? My friend has suffered from Covid pneumonia and been off sedation drugs for 4 full days, he’s not awake yet?

They want him to start trying to use his lungs and have his brain connect to that! But they say he has Covid brain?

They want him to start trying to use his lungs and have his brain connect to tha...

•2 years ago

Friend just came off sedation drugs after having Covid pneumonia.

They’re doing EEG tomorrow to see if his brain will tell his lungs to breathe? So far everything else has been okay. Just concerning about his EGG

They’re doing EEG tomorrow to see if his brain will tell his lungs to breathe? S...

•2 years ago

Heart Attack

My BIL is 52 and suffered a heart attack this week, is in ICU on a ventilator and sedated. Does anyone have any ideas about recovery times? We are not getting...

My BIL is 52 and suffered a heart attack this week, is in ICU on a ventilator an...

•2 years ago

71 year old dad in ICU on Ventilator for 30 plus days now, they took him off the drug Midazalom 5 days ago. He is not responding at all!!

My 71 year old dad goes to hospital via ambulance, they say he has covid, they put him on a ventilator and put him on Midazalom without me knowing. He has been...

My 71 year old dad goes to hospital via ambulance, they say he has covid, they p...

•2 years ago

Dad 71 on Ventilator not waking up after taken off Midazalom! No response

My dad is 71 tested positive for Covid, put on a Ventilator 30 days ago and now he is not waking up after taken off Midazalom 5 days ago

My dad is 71 tested positive for Covid, put on a Ventilator 30 days ago and now ...

•2 years ago

Post ICU Nightmares

Could I ask a question: I was a patient admitted to ICU in May 2021 with pancreatitis. This then quickly turned into Sepsis and I was then put into a coma....

Could I ask a question: I was a patient admitted to ICU in May 2021 with pancrea...

•2 years ago

Rehabilitation ward worries

Hi my dad has been in ICU for 19 days, 15 on a ventilator. Due to an oesophagus bleed. He has liver cirrhosis. Today he has been deemed well enough to go to...

Hi my dad has been in ICU for 19 days, 15 on a ventilator. Due to an oesophagus ...

•2 years ago

Advice on Dad, please read.

Hi I’m writing here to look for some advice really. My dad has been in the ICU for 2 weeks now after an internal bleed where he had emergency surgery to stop....

Hi I’m writing here to look for some advice really. My dad has been in the ICU f...

•2 years ago

anyone else had any long-term issues believing what happened when ventilated? I was convinced I had died and sometimes still question it

Mid December 2020, I was ventilated with covid/pneumonia. I spent 8 days on vent and was brought around on 23rd and moved to another ward and sent home on the...

Mid December 2020, I was ventilated with covid/pneumonia. I spent 8 days on vent...

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•2 years ago

Covid survivor 12 months on still with long covid❤️‍🩹

Hiya last January 14th I was admitted to hospital after my daughter who had just completed her 10 days covid isolation ( there were a few members of my family...

Hiya last January 14th I was admitted to hospital after my daughter who had just...

•2 years ago

Partner with pancreatitis, now on a ventilator, 5 week old baby at home

Hi I wondered if there was anyone else who had or family member who has had severe pancreatitis. My partner went in 4 weeks ago today, and has been in ICU...

Hi I wondered if there was anyone else who had or family member who has had sev...

•2 years ago

Coma survivor

***Trigger Warning*** MESSAGE FROM HU - THIS POST CONTAIN SENSITIVE CONTENT*** ----------------------------- I was sanctioned in hospital had a fight as...

***Trigger Warning*** MESSAGE FROM HU - THIS POST CONTAIN SENSITIVE CONTENT*** ...

•2 years ago

Covid sepsis ICU

Hi all My dad (68) previously independent and working was admitted to ICU three weeks ago since then he’s been put on dialysis, still doesn’t pass any urine,...

Hi all My dad (68) previously independent and working was admitted to ICU three ...

•2 years ago

tracheostomy

My husband got covid and was in icu for a month he had trach in for 4 weeks, now his muscles have gone slack and he cant swallow food. They have put a peg in...

My husband got covid and was in icu for a month he had trach in for 4 weeks, now...

•2 years ago