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ICUsteps

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Covid lid

oh wow I had to reply to this! I was in ICU December 2020 with Covid and pneumonia, I fought hard to not be ventilated and then fought hard to stay alive! I’m...

oh wow I had to reply to this! I was in ICU December 2020 with Covid and pneumon...

•14 hours ago

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Side effects from icu 5years on

Hi, all.Does anyone still not feel like their old, pre icu self. I came out of icu 5 years ago after having respiratory failure pneumonia and being on ECMO and...

Hi, all.Does anyone still not feel like their old, pre icu self. I came out of i...

•1 day ago

family member or loved one

www.cc-sn.org runs a zoom meeting every Tuesday night at 20.00 GMT for family & friends They are a group of family members who have had a loved one in ICU -...

www.cc-sn.org runs a zoom meeting every Tuesday night at 20.00 GMT for family & ...

•10 days ago

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Delirium advice for long stay in hospital

Hi all, I'd posted about my mother in law last year, she potentiality has an anoxic brain injury after her heart stopped for 10mins and bleeding into her lungs...

Hi all, I'd posted about my mother in law last year, she potentiality has an ano...

•12 days ago

Sleeping

Is it normal for someone to sleep long periods in one go?And can my sleep routine be distracted severely. Last night I had a sleeping pill just before 9pm,...

Is it normal for someone to sleep long periods in one go?And can my sleep routin...

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•15 days ago

Agitation

Hello Everyone, First of all just wanted to say thank you for everyone’s support and stories, they really are reassuring and nice to know that none of us are...

Hello Everyone, First of all just wanted to say thank you for everyone’s suppo...

•18 days ago

Terrible Ward 20a for the elderly, Coventry University Hospital

My dad was rushed to hospital in August, low blood pressure. He was admitted straight away into a ward, they informed he will have to have a pacemaker to help...

My dad was rushed to hospital in August, low blood pressure. He was admitted str...

•20 days ago

tips on dealing with Delirium memories post 6 months ?

Hi, i am still suffering with post ICU delirium images from July 2024 (2 week intubation) and Oct 2024 (2.5 days intubated) , I am waiting for counselling but...

Hi, i am still suffering with post ICU delirium images from July 2024 (2 week i...

•20 days ago

Mom on trach, now weaning

After a lot of talking with the doctors, and my mom being able to be out of sedation she chose the tracheostomy herself. And instead of immediately shipping...

After a lot of talking with the doctors, and my mom being able to be out of seda...

•21 days ago