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My mum is having a tracheostomy today after ecmo . Anyone know why they couldn't do this in the beginning?
I know it's all to get her 'better' but the
tracheostomy
sounds like the kinder way and I'm wondering why it wasn't used in the beginning . The doctor says that it is the way and order they do things ....?
I know it's all to get her 'better' but the
tracheostomy
sounds like the kinder way and I'm wondering why it wasn't used in the beginning . The doctor says that it is the way and order they do things ....?
ellie2014
in
ICUsteps
10 years ago
Help please!
My wife had surgery for oesophageal cancer 5 weeks ago. T2 N0. M0. All went well at first. Then she developed pneumonia and aspirated bile. She had abdominal pains. Her condition deteriorated and she had sepsis and was rushed into ICU. She was there for 17 days. 10 on a breathing tube and 7 with
My wife had surgery for oesophageal cancer 5 weeks ago. T2 N0. M0. All went well at first. Then she developed pneumonia and aspirated bile. She had abdominal pains. Her condition deteriorated and she had sepsis and was rushed into ICU. She was there for 17 days. 10 on a breathing tube and 7 with
Steve101
in
Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer
10 years ago
Comas and life after stroke
dad has been in a coma three weeks now after suffering a stroke.its a very stressful time not knowing when he will come back to us.He now has ventilator associated pneumonia due to the long use of ventilators.The doc says they have it under control but they have to wait a bit longer to perform the
tracheostomy
dad has been in a coma three weeks now after suffering a stroke.its a very stressful time not knowing when he will come back to us.He now has ventilator associated pneumonia due to the long use of ventilators.The doc says they have it under control but they have to wait a bit longer to perform the
tracheostomy
Bellaryn
in
Meningitis Now
10 years ago
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Help... My mum is currently in an icu unit in the westmidlands and I can't get hold of a consultant ?
Hi, my mum has been in icu now on sedation and ventilation for 3 days. They have tried weaning but not gone as well as hoped. My dad has spoken to them on the phone this morning and they are considering a tracheotomy however the the staff have not really explained to him why. I have tried to speak to
Hi, my mum has been in icu now on sedation and ventilation for 3 days. They have tried weaning but not gone as well as hoped. My dad has spoken to them on the phone this morning and they are considering a tracheotomy however the the staff have not really explained to him why. I have tried to speak to
Moll80
in
ICUsteps
10 years ago
My son and his tbi
After the
tracheostomy
was removed he was moved to a special neuro at Goole hospital. During the first weeks he started to move his right arm and leg and even managing to lift a glass of water with some help and sip it. His left side has remained motionless with only slight movement.
After the
tracheostomy
was removed he was moved to a special neuro at Goole hospital. During the first weeks he started to move his right arm and leg and even managing to lift a glass of water with some help and sip it. His left side has remained motionless with only slight movement.
jon650
in
Headway
10 years ago
A little life story ( It may sound unbelievable but it is true )
Over the last few months people on this forum have been an inspiration, I do not post a lot myself and what I do post is I hope for the benefit of all or informative. I have read posts, some replied to some not, but I do read nearly all of them and please believe me, I do feel your pain and despair
Over the last few months people on this forum have been an inspiration, I do not post a lot myself and what I do post is I hope for the benefit of all or informative. I have read posts, some replied to some not, but I do read nearly all of them and please believe me, I do feel your pain and despair
PeterK1
in
Lung Conditions Community Forum
10 years ago
Tracheostomy
Has anyone else had a
tracheostomy
when they had ARDS
Has anyone else had a
tracheostomy
when they had ARDS
Fionnamorley
in
Lung Conditions Community Forum
10 years ago
Struggling to cope with my Dad and his brain injury.....
Hi All. I have just joined this forum as i am struggling to cope with my dad's injuries after 5 months in hospital. My dad got knocked off his push bike in July and remains in hospital. He can't talk or do anything for himself and can't move the right side of his body. He was admitted by air ambulance
Hi All. I have just joined this forum as i am struggling to cope with my dad's injuries after 5 months in hospital. My dad got knocked off his push bike in July and remains in hospital. He can't talk or do anything for himself and can't move the right side of his body. He was admitted by air ambulance
Hidden
in
Headway
10 years ago
Happy!!:)but worried about what happens next?
My husband is responding well still not 100% focused but being fed ice cream drinking coffee they hope they can remove his tracheotomy in 4-5 days all being well but he can't move very well although he is mouthing he mouthed Pepsi max at me earlier that's his favourite drink;) and puckers up for a kiss
My husband is responding well still not 100% focused but being fed ice cream drinking coffee they hope they can remove his tracheotomy in 4-5 days all being well but he can't move very well although he is mouthing he mouthed Pepsi max at me earlier that's his favourite drink;) and puckers up for a kiss
Jayswife-24
in
ICUsteps
10 years ago
Three months on
Its now just over three months since my husband was in ICU for just over three weeks, a week of this on an incubator, and a further two weeks with a tracheotomy. A number of things went wrong or were not done very well, and although he at one stage he appeared to be recovering he died on a high dependency
Its now just over three months since my husband was in ICU for just over three weeks, a week of this on an incubator, and a further two weeks with a tracheotomy. A number of things went wrong or were not done very well, and although he at one stage he appeared to be recovering he died on a high dependency
jojofrg
in
ICUsteps
10 years ago
Turning lemons into lemonade
As the 3 year anniversary of my admission to ICU comes round (18th December) I reflect on how it has changed my life, one minute I was looking forward to Christmas the next I was fighting for my life, rushed to hospital by ambulance with suspected swine flu, taken from A&E straight to ICU, so critically
As the 3 year anniversary of my admission to ICU comes round (18th December) I reflect on how it has changed my life, one minute I was looking forward to Christmas the next I was fighting for my life, rushed to hospital by ambulance with suspected swine flu, taken from A&E straight to ICU, so critically
Luckyone
in
ICUsteps
10 years ago
Hi im new and thank you sooo much
After a week I had an emergency
tracheostomy
. All I can say about this time is that it was pure hell!! I had petrifying nightmares, I was hallucinating that the nurses and doctors were trying to kill me and it still haunts me to this day!
After a week I had an emergency
tracheostomy
. All I can say about this time is that it was pure hell!! I had petrifying nightmares, I was hallucinating that the nurses and doctors were trying to kill me and it still haunts me to this day!
Dawnie123
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
Uncle in ICU says he wants to die. Is it the drugs talking?
I just hope he is not in any pain, he keeps trying to pull his
tracheostomy
out. thank you for any advice.
I just hope he is not in any pain, he keeps trying to pull his
tracheostomy
out. thank you for any advice.
stan79
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
10 days ago my 31 year old nephew had a quad biking accident whilst on holiday in Cyprus.
He has been in intensive care ever since the accident, has had a stent fitted and has had a tracheotomy. He is now breathing for himself and opens his eyes but is not focusing nor is he really responding to his fiancee or mum when they speak to him. We love him so much and it is so very hard to
He has been in intensive care ever since the accident, has had a stent fitted and has had a tracheotomy. He is now breathing for himself and opens his eyes but is not focusing nor is he really responding to his fiancee or mum when they speak to him. We love him so much and it is so very hard to
Beckno
in
Headway
11 years ago
Icu.Halucinations.
Being carted away on a trolley again was the last thing I remember …… Open Heart surgery involving a Sternotomy and
Tracheostomy
followed by an induced coma for 10 days. My Hallucinations.
Being carted away on a trolley again was the last thing I remember …… Open Heart surgery involving a Sternotomy and
Tracheostomy
followed by an induced coma for 10 days. My Hallucinations.
rachelsdad
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
My aunts lungs are failing. She is not expected to survive. 2 months max. They are talking Intubation. I think Tracheostomy will be easier?
Mickeyb
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
Does any one else have problems with concentration memory and overall loss of cognitive ability and if so how do you cope?
It is now almost 5 years since I spent 3 months in hospital 38 days in ICU
tracheostomy
& ventilated following small bowel surgery that went badly wrong (they made 2 holes in the bowel wall & failed to diagnose it for 6 days by which time I had peritonitis septiceamia & ARDS) A prolonged case for compensation
It is now almost 5 years since I spent 3 months in hospital 38 days in ICU
tracheostomy
& ventilated following small bowel surgery that went badly wrong (they made 2 holes in the bowel wall & failed to diagnose it for 6 days by which time I had peritonitis septiceamia & ARDS) A prolonged case for compensation
salfordgirl
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
An Inspirational Story...
I met a lovely lady today who was diagnosed with Vasculitis (WG GPA) 40 years ago this year. She has had 2 children since she was diagnosed, she is going for a nose reconstruction operation next year, she had a tracheotomy in 1994, she started treatment for her Vasculitis before Cylophos, Mycophenolate
I met a lovely lady today who was diagnosed with Vasculitis (WG GPA) 40 years ago this year. She has had 2 children since she was diagnosed, she is going for a nose reconstruction operation next year, she had a tracheotomy in 1994, she started treatment for her Vasculitis before Cylophos, Mycophenolate
John_Mills
Vasculitis UK
in
Vasculitis UK
11 years ago
Thank you for the great support you give also outside!
First of all congratulation for the blog, I'm from Spain (sorry for my poor English) and my mother has spent 5 weeks in the ICU (from 4th of February to 9th of March) here in my country, she went through the second surgeon (the second within 3 months!) of replacement of her heart mitral valve and
First of all congratulation for the blog, I'm from Spain (sorry for my poor English) and my mother has spent 5 weeks in the ICU (from 4th of February to 9th of March) here in my country, she went through the second surgeon (the second within 3 months!) of replacement of her heart mitral valve and
maleon04
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
The nightmare that will never end.
It's now just over two years from when I was in ICU, so critically ill it was thought I wouldn't survive, the first seven and a half weeks of my three month stay in ICU I have no memory of, only the strange dreams and nightmares fill this time but one of these nightmares I cannot forget as in some strange
It's now just over two years from when I was in ICU, so critically ill it was thought I wouldn't survive, the first seven and a half weeks of my three month stay in ICU I have no memory of, only the strange dreams and nightmares fill this time but one of these nightmares I cannot forget as in some strange
Luckyone
in
ICUsteps
11 years ago
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