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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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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...

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...

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...