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Can you have a
tracheostomy
if you’re on blood thinners? At what stage of intubation is it done? How did you cope with it? Did your voice come back to normal?
Can you have a
tracheostomy
if you’re on blood thinners? At what stage of intubation is it done? How did you cope with it? Did your voice come back to normal?
DrARDS
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
Going outside really stresses me out
I have this fear of going outside, out of the safety of my apartment. I feel as if I am going to be attacked or like eyes are penetrating me and looking for a way to hurt me. I live in a place very different from that in which I've ever lived, very backward (in Idaho, like about 60 years behind the times
I have this fear of going outside, out of the safety of my apartment. I feel as if I am going to be attacked or like eyes are penetrating me and looking for a way to hurt me. I live in a place very different from that in which I've ever lived, very backward (in Idaho, like about 60 years behind the times
tonalchemy
in
Anxiety and Depression Support
4 years ago
Mum, COVID-19 and in ICU (4 weeks).
They fitted a
tracheostomy
last week (Week 4) and things started to look like they were going in the right direction - she got down to 35% oxygen at one point and her Doctor seemed confident.
They fitted a
tracheostomy
last week (Week 4) and things started to look like they were going in the right direction - she got down to 35% oxygen at one point and her Doctor seemed confident.
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4 years ago
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Like an anvil hanging over my head by a cartoon thread
Does anyone else have the experience of an anvil hanging by a cartoon thread (with strands popping here and there) almost all of the time? I feel as if there is one and I can remember it being there since I was an infant. I went through a tracheotomy at 9 months and was barely revived. This has colored
Does anyone else have the experience of an anvil hanging by a cartoon thread (with strands popping here and there) almost all of the time? I feel as if there is one and I can remember it being there since I was an infant. I went through a tracheotomy at 9 months and was barely revived. This has colored
tonalchemy
in
Anxiety and Depression Support
4 years ago
Mom in ICU for 3 weeks and won’t wake up after sedation
I’m 23 and my mother is 53, she was admitted when we got a call that her kidneys were failing and there they tested her positive for coronavirus. She’s been admitted for 3 weeks. They said her lungs got better and she won’t need the vent. After taking her off of the sedation medication on the 2nd week
I’m 23 and my mother is 53, she was admitted when we got a call that her kidneys were failing and there they tested her positive for coronavirus. She’s been admitted for 3 weeks. They said her lungs got better and she won’t need the vent. After taking her off of the sedation medication on the 2nd week
Mel321
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
Mom Covid Trach but still not awake
My mom still isn’t waking up yet. They’re going to run some more tests on her brain to see what’s going on. From those results the next discussion will be a tracheotomy? Since they can’t take her off the ventilator since she cannot wake up or follow commands. Is it cruel to put her through a trach? Are
My mom still isn’t waking up yet. They’re going to run some more tests on her brain to see what’s going on. From those results the next discussion will be a tracheotomy? Since they can’t take her off the ventilator since she cannot wake up or follow commands. Is it cruel to put her through a trach? Are
Axogirl49
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
ICU with covid19 since April 16th
I’m so glad to have found this page. It’s given me massive relief in a way to find positivity from others going through the same struggles. The doctors and nurses have been amazing but there are some questions that remain unanswered so I thought I would ask here. My sister is only 22 and other than having
I’m so glad to have found this page. It’s given me massive relief in a way to find positivity from others going through the same struggles. The doctors and nurses have been amazing but there are some questions that remain unanswered so I thought I would ask here. My sister is only 22 and other than having
Olivia2902
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
A miracle for mom
Update on my mom so the doctors are giving us any hope My mom’s been into baited 21 days so now they want to takeoff of that and put a tracheotomy tube because they can’t keep her on the ventilator too long. So she’s getting dialysis has infections and her BP is up and down. They did act scan because
Update on my mom so the doctors are giving us any hope My mom’s been into baited 21 days so now they want to takeoff of that and put a tracheotomy tube because they can’t keep her on the ventilator too long. So she’s getting dialysis has infections and her BP is up and down. They did act scan because
Mguzman1
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
Post Tracheostomy and intubation
She was in hospital for a further two weeks as she had a
tracheostomy
in to help her wake with ease from the induced coma. She has now been out of hospital for 3 weeks and her breathing is very loud and she struggles to move from the couch to the toilet etc.
She was in hospital for a further two weeks as she had a
tracheostomy
in to help her wake with ease from the induced coma. She has now been out of hospital for 3 weeks and her breathing is very loud and she struggles to move from the couch to the toilet etc.
chloewirex
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
Asperger's with PTSD and MDD, etc.
I'm new here. I have PTSD from a tracheotomy at 9 months. I was a gentle child until then but became a demon. Very difficult childhood, especially in school. I'm a musician by calling and a retired software engineer.
I'm new here. I have PTSD from a tracheotomy at 9 months. I was a gentle child until then but became a demon. Very difficult childhood, especially in school. I'm a musician by calling and a retired software engineer.
tonalchemy
in
Asperger's Support
4 years ago
Swallowing difficulties after long stay in ICU including incubation and tracheostomy
Which answers my own question “why are they wanting to fit a PEG when its just been a week and a bit since his
tracheostomy
was removed?” I personally believe they want the bed.
Which answers my own question “why are they wanting to fit a PEG when its just been a week and a bit since his
tracheostomy
was removed?” I personally believe they want the bed.
lowek
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
Hemorrhagic Stroke - an update
They fitted a
tracheostomy
after he regained consciousness to give him more independence. He is now in a rehabilitation clinic since mid-December - where he began to engage more and more with his therapies. We are now 3 months since his stroke and he continues to make progress.
They fitted a
tracheostomy
after he regained consciousness to give him more independence. He is now in a rehabilitation clinic since mid-December - where he began to engage more and more with his therapies. We are now 3 months since his stroke and he continues to make progress.
TJL153
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
UPDATE PARTNERS TBI
UPDATE...... Hello everybody this is my previous post from last week followed by an update. Hello everyone it is my first time posting here. Im not looking for medical advice as I know that cant be given here Just some hope from people who may have been through similar. Just over 6 weeks ago a loved
UPDATE...... Hello everybody this is my previous post from last week followed by an update. Hello everyone it is my first time posting here. Im not looking for medical advice as I know that cant be given here Just some hope from people who may have been through similar. Just over 6 weeks ago a loved
Ieasha1990
in
Headway
4 years ago
Hope after severe TBI
Hello everyone it is my first time posting here. Im not looking for medical advice as I know that cant be given here Just some hope from people who may have been through similar. Just over 6 weeks ago a loved one was assaulted he suffered a big bleed and ended up having to have a decompression craniectomy
Hello everyone it is my first time posting here. Im not looking for medical advice as I know that cant be given here Just some hope from people who may have been through similar. Just over 6 weeks ago a loved one was assaulted he suffered a big bleed and ended up having to have a decompression craniectomy
Ieasha1990
in
Headway
4 years ago
Just come out of hospital
Hi, I have just come out of hospital with pneumonia and sepsis and now there saying my kidney isn’t working proper again I have a tracheotomy I just feel so down!! 😭
Hi, I have just come out of hospital with pneumonia and sepsis and now there saying my kidney isn’t working proper again I have a tracheotomy I just feel so down!! 😭
Vickstervic95
in
Lung Conditions Community Forum
4 years ago
Desperately trying to understand my mums death
She received little to any
tracheostomy
care in the community, and she started to struggle with granulation and mid July she was admitted for early decannulation. They decannulated on July 25th, she was discharged July 26th and unfortunately she suffered a repeat event on July 27th.
She received little to any
tracheostomy
care in the community, and she started to struggle with granulation and mid July she was admitted for early decannulation. They decannulated on July 25th, she was discharged July 26th and unfortunately she suffered a repeat event on July 27th.
Help_needed1
in
Thyroid UK
4 years ago
My dads cardiac arrest please help???
They keep trying to wake him up but he keeps getting delirium and confused so they tried a different medication (not sure if it’s name) to try and subside the confusion but unfortunately it hasn’t been successful, there are now talks about putting a
tracheostomy
in as WE STILL DO NOT KNOW THE DAMAGE
They keep trying to wake him up but he keeps getting delirium and confused so they tried a different medication (not sure if it’s name) to try and subside the confusion but unfortunately it hasn’t been successful, there are now talks about putting a
tracheostomy
in as WE STILL DO NOT KNOW THE DAMAGE
MKM1
in
British Heart Foundation
4 years ago
Hi everybody! A few words and questions
Hi guys, I have been a member of this forum group since last month, and although this is my first post, I read the posts and responses on here often. I was discharged from Aintree hospital on November 28 this year, after being in hospital for 3 and a half months. I was first admitted to Oldham Royal
Hi guys, I have been a member of this forum group since last month, and although this is my first post, I read the posts and responses on here often. I was discharged from Aintree hospital on November 28 this year, after being in hospital for 3 and a half months. I was first admitted to Oldham Royal
SarahMcgarrigle
in
British Liver Trust
4 years ago
Hi everybody! A few words and questions
Hi guys, I have been a member of this forum group since last month, and although this is my first post, I read the posts and responses on here often. I was discharged from Aintree hospital on November 28 this year, after being in hospital for 3 and a half months. I was first admitted to Oldham Royal
Hi guys, I have been a member of this forum group since last month, and although this is my first post, I read the posts and responses on here often. I was discharged from Aintree hospital on November 28 this year, after being in hospital for 3 and a half months. I was first admitted to Oldham Royal
SarahMcgarrigle
in
British Liver Trust
4 years ago
Severe lung infection following Coronary Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
He remained this way (sedated) for around 13 days, before the medical team did a
tracheostomy
. My fathers right lung is the problem.
He remained this way (sedated) for around 13 days, before the medical team did a
tracheostomy
. My fathers right lung is the problem.
A_est_1984
in
ICUsteps
4 years ago
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