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Anoxic brain injury 23 yrs old

Hi, My husband has now been in the ICU for 3 weeks. The MRI showed that he has anoxic Brain injury due to the lack of oxygen when he had a cardiac arrest....

Hi, My husband has now been in the ICU for 3 weeks. The MRI showed that he has...

•24 days ago

taking care of relative after mitral valve replacement

A relative staying with me has to have mitral valve replacement and is currently in hospital waiting for surgery. Just curious what will be required of me to...

A relative staying with me has to have mitral valve replacement and is currently...

•25 days ago

ICU help

was in hospital for 4 months, 3 months in ICU , in a coma for 2 wks which they couldn't wake me and my family were told I was going to die the night I went in...

was in hospital for 4 months, 3 months in ICU , in a coma for 2 wks which they c...

•27 days ago

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transplant chaos

My husband had his second liver transplant on 9/23/24. Everything was fantastic the day after and he was moved, walking on his own, out of ICU. He started...

My husband had his second liver transplant on 9/23/24. Everything was fantastic ...

•29 days ago

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My dad's recovery

My dad spent 3 weeks in ICU when is bowel perforated in July 2024. He was intubated on and off for 3 weeks, having to undergo 2 major operations. He has been...

My dad spent 3 weeks in ICU when is bowel perforated in July 2024. He was intuba...

•1 month ago

Tuesday

Tuesday 15th October i found my beautiful strong son on his bedroom floor having continuons epeileptic seizures . After waiting the longest 10 minutes of my...

Tuesday 15th October i found my beautiful strong son on his bedroom floor havin...

•1 month ago

My husband is in the icu

hi, on 10/13/2024 my husband suffered from cardiac arrest it is now our third day here in the icu. The doctors ordered for an mri the results weren’t good,...

hi, on 10/13/2024 my husband suffered from cardiac arrest it is now our third da...

•1 month ago

tremors.. help!

my mom is stilll very critical in a long term hospital. She’s on the ventilator and about a week and a half ago she quit talking and making eye contact (this...

my mom is stilll very critical in a long term hospital. She’s on the ventilator ...

•1 month ago

Rehabilitation survey

The UK NCEPOD survey of rehabilitation for ICU patients has finished and the final report is coming out. For more information have a look at...

The UK NCEPOD survey of rehabilitation for ICU patients has finished and the fin...

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Dent in the head

Can a dent in the head be normal again after a brain surgery

Can a dent in the head be normal again after a brain surgery

•1 month ago

can you help NCEPOD about rehabilitation?

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Moderator•2 months ago

long term ventilation

my mom has been on ventilator for about 3 months now with a trach. They are wanting to deem her ventilator dependent. Can someone please give me hope and some...

my mom has been on ventilator for about 3 months now with a trach. They are want...

•2 months ago

Getting better

Good morning my husband was in ICU for 19 days, iam so happy now he's talking nd responding to everything he's memory is ok he's even asking about his kids at...

Good morning my husband was in ICU for 19 days, iam so happy now he's talking nd...

•2 months ago