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I am scared of going back to hospital.

I had cancer operation and got sepsis afterwards. Nearly died. Put in induced coma during which time I got sepsis again, multiple organ failures, multiple...

I had cancer operation and got sepsis afterwards. Nearly died. Put in induced co...

•1 year ago

Family member in ICU after heart attack

Hi everyone, I’m new here and have had whirlwind of a week. We have a family member in ICU at present and under sedation, there are a lot of complications too....

Hi everyone, I’m new here and have had whirlwind of a week. We have a family mem...

Hotel_California

•1 year ago

Hi, newbie here

I was admitted to Cardio Thoracic Critical Care on 28th Nov, 2022, with Double Pneumonia & Sepsis. I have no memory of the period from walking into the...

I was admitted to Cardio Thoracic Critical Care on 28th Nov, 2022, with Double P...

•1 year ago

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Dad in CVICU and not waking up completely from sedation.

My 71 yr old dad suffered a cardiac arrest 2 weeks ago. He was placed on a ventilator and sedated. He was on sedation for 3 almost 4 days. He was taken off...

My 71 yr old dad suffered a cardiac arrest 2 weeks ago. He was placed on a venti...

•1 year ago

Mobility Post ICU

Hi all, I’m a 37 year old who is one week home from hospital and two weeks post ICU discharge. I was on ITU for roughly 10 days - 6 of those in a coma on the...

Hi all, I’m a 37 year old who is one week home from hospital and two weeks post...

•1 year ago

Caregiver stress - how can we measure it?

We are creating new technology to measure stress in family caregivers. We are looking for family caregivers to share their opinions with us to help...

We are creating new technology to measure stress in family caregivers. We are...

•1 year ago

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Acceptance

I know this written from the point of view of someone who has been through the experience and survived it as unscathed as I could realistically hope and so...

I know this written from the point of view of someone who has been through the e...

•1 year ago

Dad in ICU for sepsis in Costa Rica

My Dad was admitted to the ICU in San Jose, Costa Rica on 1/21 and has remained ventilated since then, due to sepsis. Background is that he is 68 and is in...

My Dad was admitted to the ICU in San Jose, Costa Rica on 1/21 and has remained ...

•1 year ago

my husband was put back under sedation, please help

My husband is suffering ICU delirium and was really agitated overnight, apparently he wanted to get away. The doctors put him back under sedation and intubated...

My husband is suffering ICU delirium and was really agitated overnight, apparent...

•1 year ago

how to help my husband through ICU delirium

Hi there, I could really use some advice from those who have been through this. My husband was sedated for 3.5-4 days, and after waking up on a ventilator he...

Hi there, I could really use some advice from those who have been through this. ...

•1 year ago

Need to vent, in 2 years I haven't been able to discuss this

On 27 Jan 2021 I woke in ICU, after a long sequence of drug-induced coma-dreams. I was taken to A&E (ER) on 17th Jan having been found unconscious on the...

On 27 Jan 2021 I woke in ICU, after a long sequence of drug-induced coma-dreams....

•1 year ago