Posts - ICUsteps | HealthUnlocked

ICUsteps

7,845 members•2,474 posts

All posts for June 2023

partner trouble waking up

my partner 5 weeks ago had a massive bleed on the brain stroke in which she had to have part of her skull removed to relieve pressure . She has been off of...

my partner 5 weeks ago had a massive bleed on the brain stroke in which she had ...

•1 year ago

How Long Does it Take to Regain a Full State of Consciousness After a Medically Induced Coma?

Hello, My dad (aged 64) was recently admitted to the ICU on June 3rd. When he first arrived at the ER after suffering aphasia and impaired memory, the...

Hello, My dad (aged 64) was recently admitted to the ICU on June 3rd. When he ...

natalierosejerome

•1 year ago

Neoropathy foot and leg pain

what exercises should I do to help my muscles recover I had sepsis shock and was in an induced coma for two weeks

what exercises should I do to help my muscles recover I had sepsis shock and was...

Lilly-of-the-Valley

•1 year ago

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

or

waking up from induced coma

I posted a few days ago about my sister being in ICU in an induced coma. This is day 7 now and they have turned down the sedation after being able to control...

I posted a few days ago about my sister being in ICU in an induced coma. This is...

•1 year ago

Too many illnesses for 1 person.

Hi, my name is Jason and I am 42. I fell into a coma 5 yrs ago after a very nearly fatal bleed from an artery in my liver. They managed to save my life with...

Hi, my name is Jason and I am 42. I fell into a coma 5 yrs ago after a very near...

•1 year ago

liver resection - nearly 3 years on

hi, I had my liver resection in sept 2020 due to a large liver adenoma (tumour) inside that had ruptured (unknown to me that it existed). Nearly 3 years on, I...

hi, I had my liver resection in sept 2020 due to a large liver adenoma (tumour) ...

SurvivorPhoenix

•1 year ago

sister in induced coma.

my sister developed Sepsis which I believe to have caused swelling on the brain. She has been in an induced coma for 2 days now. So her brain can rest and be...

my sister developed Sepsis which I believe to have caused swelling on the brain....

•1 year ago

Leg neuropathy after induced coma

After eight weeks in icu in a induced coma, I awake being paralised from the waist down, oh bugger I thought.After four months I have relearned to walk and...

After eight weeks in icu in a induced coma, I awake being paralised from the wai...

•1 year ago

Severe neuropathy after induced coma

After respitory failure in December 2022 I was placed in a induced coma for eight weeks.I am now left with perinial nerve damage causing severe pain in both...

After respitory failure in December 2022 I was placed in a induced coma for eigh...

•1 year ago

Post Covid / ICU fitness

Hiya, has anyone regained full fitness since there stay in ICU? I still find that, two years later, I don’t have the muscle strength to take on anyhthing...

Hiya, has anyone regained full fitness since there stay in ICU? I still find tha...

•1 year ago

Catching up after last post

Since my last post, I received an appointment to see the ICU Psychologist. I really didn't want to go back to hospital as you'll appreciate, she offered a...

Since my last post, I received an appointment to see the ICU Psychologist. I rea...

•1 year ago

Patient diaries

Can anyone explain why two separate ICU nurses would each write an entry in my husband's ICU Patient Diary - one to say he was dying and one to tell him he was...

Can anyone explain why two separate ICU nurses would each write an entry in my h...

•1 year ago