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I need some hope. My husband suffered a TBI after a fall. He was in an induced coma for 7 days while they kept an eye on the pressure on his brain. They...

I need some hope. My husband suffered a TBI after a fall. He was in an induced ...

Comebackbaby

•2 days ago

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intro

hi all

Drcabela

•2 days ago

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My boyfriend isn't waking up from a coma, has anyone experienced this?

Had a meeting yesterday to discuss the next steps but they already took the sedatives off my boyfriend last night. He didn't react or move at all but still...

Had a meeting yesterday to discuss the next steps but they already took the seda...

valerielopez249495

•2 days ago

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Possible Anoxic Brain Injury

hello, my dad suffered a cardiac arrest which he was down for ~25 min before they brought him back. I know there is possible ABI and he was put on a ventilator...

hello, my dad suffered a cardiac arrest which he was down for ~25 min before the...

Littlem86

•3 days ago

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Help. Icu

Hi all I'm new here but I'm also lost and don't know what to do. My mom currently needs a liver transplant but she has pneumonia and they had her sedated now...

Hi all I'm new here but I'm also lost and don't know what to do. My mom currentl...

Joccelyn

•10 days ago

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Home Oxygen Therapy

I don't recall seeing this mentioned on here but was wondering if anyone had experiences of being discharged home with Oxygen after an ICU stay. I'm a month...

I don't recall seeing this mentioned on here but was wondering if anyone had exp...

CCXLI

•11 days ago

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Dad in ICU

My dad went on holiday from England to Alicante and two days in he had a cardiac arrest. He went to ICU after being in a private hospital where they said...

My dad went on holiday from England to Alicante and two days in he had a cardiac...

Lolablu

•14 days ago

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Sex, Relation's, Partner P2

So thank you for those that have replied so far. My thoughts / situation. Like most of us that have been in ICU for some time and have had interventions for...

So thank you for those that have replied so far. My thoughts / situation. Like...

BigH63

•15 days ago

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Sex, Relation's, Partner

Hi All. It might have grab you’re attention but it’s a serious subject. This is only to put some feelers out to gauge the response. What it is that I wanted...

Hi All. It might have grab you’re attention but it’s a serious subject. This is...

BigH63

•17 days ago

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How can I help my intubated father in ICU?

I am desperately frightened as my father is fighting for his life, he has septic shock due to a liver abscess which has resulted in complications to his...

I am desperately frightened as my father is fighting for his life, he has septic...

Pluto8

•18 days ago

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dreams

hello all, I have recently discovered that I was immensely lucky to not experience the terrifying delirium that most people suffer from post coma. However the...

hello all, I have recently discovered that I was immensely lucky to not experien...

Heretotellthetale_

•19 days ago

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ICU/Intubation

I was in a coma from May-Aug 2021 I remember having nightmares of people trying to kill me. I have realised recently is that because of all the different...

I was in a coma from May-Aug 2021 I remember having nightmares of people trying...

Spark82

•19 days ago

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Hopelessness

I've been diagnosed officially with PTSD this week which is not a shock. I begin EMDR sessions next week so hope those are able to help. I have these bouts of...

I've been diagnosed officially with PTSD this week which is not a shock. I begin...

Hidden

•19 days ago

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post ICU body

hello all, I am new here having just discovered you all. As my bio says I was critically ill in December and January. I am recovering really well but gosh I...

hello all, I am new here having just discovered you all. As my bio says I was cr...

Heretotellthetale_

•27 days ago

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Mood or Motivation Swings

Does anyone else suffer these? It's hit me terrible this weekend. First I was positive planning for future, booking holidays etc. Then all of a sudden I feel...

Does anyone else suffer these? It's hit me terrible this weekend. First I was po...

Hidden

•1 month ago

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I did my revisit

Hey guys I did my revisit to the icu yesterday and got to speak to a psychologist and consultant then I had a walk around the ward after,it's in a different...

Hey guys I did my revisit to the icu yesterday and got to speak to a psychologis...

Raising8

•1 month ago

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Can't feel my feet after 30 day coma

I was admitted to icu with copd flair up and pneumonia I was incubated on life support and in a coma my wife worked my arms and legs everyday I still woke up...

I was admitted to icu with copd flair up and pneumonia I was incubated on life s...

Mernie

•1 month ago

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My mom is on a ventilator again.

My mom went to the local hospital cause her heart rate had dropped. They put a temporary pacemaker maker in. She just had 3 stents put in her widow maker about...

My mom went to the local hospital cause her heart rate had dropped. They put a t...

Cassiedale

•1 month ago

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My ICU Journey

Hello everybody, I'm new here however wanted to post my journey and express how reading other survivors stories made me realise I am not alone in this. I was...

Hello everybody, I'm new here however wanted to post my journey and express how ...

Hidden

•1 month ago

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My husband still on sedation after 30 days going in for a peritonitis

Hello my husband went in the ER for stomach pains and could not really breath .He was admitted immediately with the diagnosis peritonitis which leaked in his...

Hello my husband went in the ER for stomach pains and could not really breath ....

CarlMc116

•1 month ago

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trauma after icu stay

hi in2020 I was rushed to kings hospital London with septic shock due to ulcers on my liver. I was in an induced coma for a week and in hospital for 5 weeks....

hi in2020 I was rushed to kings hospital London with septic shock due to ulcers ...

ZoeH1974

•1 month ago

8 Replies

Revisiting the icu

Hi I was in a coma 19 months ago with double pneumonia, suffered horrendous dreams and hallucinations and physically I'm not the same person now, am very weak...

Hi I was in a coma 19 months ago with double pneumonia, suffered horrendous drea...

Raising8

•2 months ago

37 Replies

will you be the same again

You may be the same again. You will recover but you will always some type of setback and post PTSD. Hopefully you don’t not everyone does. Lots of luck to you....

You may be the same again. You will recover but you will always some type of set...

muneca4

•2 months ago

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My mother finally grew her Angel wings.

My mother, Anne, Finally gained her angel wings today. Surrounded by her loving daughters and son. Till she left to go to her eternal resting place. I will...

My mother, Anne, Finally gained her angel wings today. Surrounded by her loving ...

Libby43

•2 months ago

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My Husband in ICU after a an extremely low blood sugar caused him cardiac arrest

My husband passed out and quit breathing after his blood sugar became extremely low. They have extubated but continue to try to keep him on the by-pap machine....

My husband passed out and quit breathing after his blood sugar became extremely ...

Lisad56

•2 months ago

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My mother is in an induced Coma

My mother went in a induced coma fifteen days ago. They told me and my siblings that they were ending life two days ago then just doing care. She had back...

My mother went in a induced coma fifteen days ago. They told me and my siblings ...

Libby43

•2 months ago

7 Replies

Mom and ICU

In December 2023, my mom learned she has colon cancer. On December 28, 2023 she went into the hospital to have a colon resection to remove the cancerous area....

In December 2023, my mom learned she has colon cancer. On December 28, 2023 she ...

wcase372

•2 months ago

7 Replies

turning off loved ones life support

hi all, I wrote a few weeks back about how my dad was in the ICU with a perforated duodenum ulcer and consequently got sepsis shock leading to multi organ...

hi all, I wrote a few weeks back about how my dad was in the ICU with a perfor...

Angelfran123

•2 months ago

10 Replies

Health Supper Club

❤️‍🔥 Hello all, I’m a 27-year-old life coach, coma survivor, and disabled left lung amputee. I help chronic illness warriors build mental resilience around...

❤️‍🔥 Hello all, I’m a 27-year-old life coach, coma survivor, and disabled left ...

March_h

•3 months ago

5 Replies

Do you ever feel the same again?

I was in a coma due to chest and throat infection and had the most terrifying vivid twisted but realistic dream while I was under for a month and honestly part...

I was in a coma due to chest and throat infection and had the most terrifying vi...

ChinnyChin22

•3 months ago

24 Replies

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eyes opening nothing else

intro

My boyfriend isn't waking up from a coma, has anyone experienced this?

Possible Anoxic Brain Injury

Help. Icu

Home Oxygen Therapy

Dad in ICU

Sex, Relation's, Partner P2

Sex, Relation's, Partner

How can I help my intubated father in ICU?

dreams

ICU/Intubation

Hopelessness

post ICU body

Mood or Motivation Swings

I did my revisit

Can't feel my feet after 30 day coma

My mom is on a ventilator again.

My ICU Journey

My husband still on sedation after 30 days going in for a peritonitis

trauma after icu stay

Revisiting the icu

will you be the same again

My mother finally grew her Angel wings.

My Husband in ICU after a an extremely low blood sugar caused him cardiac arrest

My mother is in an induced Coma

Mom and ICU

turning off loved ones life support

Health Supper Club

Do you ever feel the same again?

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