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Severe Pneumonia Tracheostomy
It has been a week since he had a
tracheostomy
, but they haven’t woken him up yet.
It has been a week since he had a
tracheostomy
, but they haven’t woken him up yet.
ForMyPapa
in
ICUsteps
6 months ago
Pneumonia O2-CO2
Has anyone here or your loved ones had
tracheostomy
for severe pneumonia? It would be great to hear your positive stories now.... Thank you.
Has anyone here or your loved ones had
tracheostomy
for severe pneumonia? It would be great to hear your positive stories now.... Thank you.
ForMyPapa
in
ICUsteps
6 months ago
A question if you've had a tracheostomy.
Is it just me or does anyone else regularly get food and drink into your windpipe. Its not a full blown choking episode but very close, and requires a slow big deep breath and strong cough to shift it. I know when I have managed to shift it because it normally comes flying out.
Is it just me or does anyone else regularly get food and drink into your windpipe. Its not a full blown choking episode but very close, and requires a slow big deep breath and strong cough to shift it. I know when I have managed to shift it because it normally comes flying out.
Ta-thanx
in
ICUsteps
3 months ago
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ICU/Intubation
I ended up waking up with a
tracheostomy
, (I could not talk) lost all of my functions & muscle mass. Being in ITU and no motor functions was so hard. I was having food via a tube,my mouth was dry,having no sense of day/night. I could not have any visitors because of covid restrictions.
I ended up waking up with a
tracheostomy
, (I could not talk) lost all of my functions & muscle mass. Being in ITU and no motor functions was so hard. I was having food via a tube,my mouth was dry,having no sense of day/night. I could not have any visitors because of covid restrictions.
Spark82
in
ICUsteps
9 hours ago
Stroke?
He was still in intensive care with a cuffed
tracheostomy
due to having no swallow and vocal cord paralysis. Fast forward quite a few months and we are still in a very similar position, unfortunately.
He was still in intensive care with a cuffed
tracheostomy
due to having no swallow and vocal cord paralysis. Fast forward quite a few months and we are still in a very similar position, unfortunately.
GeminiMoose
in
Encephalitis Society
3 months ago
Seeking support
My
tracheostomy
site looked like it had healed but I spotted discharge yesterday. One of the most distressing things is my hair is falling out and I have a third of it left. I would love some advice on this. Is there a support video call that happens for the community?
My
tracheostomy
site looked like it had healed but I spotted discharge yesterday. One of the most distressing things is my hair is falling out and I have a third of it left. I would love some advice on this. Is there a support video call that happens for the community?
Leenk8
in
ICUsteps
6 months ago
My mother’s PSP , an update
Then they put central line to give nor adrenaline and put cuffed
tracheostomy
tube, then BP was elevated a little bit then dropped back, and found AF in her heart. They decided to taker to ICU to keep her under close supervision.
Then they put central line to give nor adrenaline and put cuffed
tracheostomy
tube, then BP was elevated a little bit then dropped back, and found AF in her heart. They decided to taker to ICU to keep her under close supervision.
Blueclouds07
in
PSP Association
5 months ago
8 months on...
With an adult sized hand hole in my leg, sepsis, on diyalsis,
tracheostomy
, had about 13 different infections!We are now in August and last week I climbed my first set of stairs!!! My leg is still severely damaged and my wound is about a week away till it looks like it will finally be closed!
With an adult sized hand hole in my leg, sepsis, on diyalsis,
tracheostomy
, had about 13 different infections!We are now in August and last week I climbed my first set of stairs!!! My leg is still severely damaged and my wound is about a week away till it looks like it will finally be closed!
Jjones210519
in
ICUsteps
8 months ago
my dad isn’t waking up
recommended a craniotomy decompression He was in an induced coma for I think 4-5 days No the sedation is off for one week and he didn’t wake up until now His blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, respiratory rate are all within the normal range and he is stable now Also they put
tracheostomy
recommended a craniotomy decompression He was in an induced coma for I think 4-5 days No the sedation is off for one week and he didn’t wake up until now His blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, respiratory rate are all within the normal range and he is stable now Also they put
tracheostomy
Jomanahj
in
ICUsteps
8 months ago
My dad Stoke
Hi everyone my dad had left middle cerebral artery and anterior cerebral artery stroke with hemorrhagic and post decompressive crainoectomy He was in an induced coma for 3 - 4 days He is off sedation now His Glascow coma scale was 3 now he is 7 on
tracheostomy
, no sedation and Nasogastric
Hi everyone my dad had left middle cerebral artery and anterior cerebral artery stroke with hemorrhagic and post decompressive crainoectomy He was in an induced coma for 3 - 4 days He is off sedation now His Glascow coma scale was 3 now he is 7 on
tracheostomy
, no sedation and Nasogastric
Jomanahj
in
Different Strokes
8 months ago
Possibly DNR chat
The goal is now
tracheostomy
, but it’s a balance of her oxygen requirement being low enough and then ensuring the blood clot is under control so they can reduce the thinners before surgery. Sorry, not that brief after all. But the mention of DNR has thrown me a little.
The goal is now
tracheostomy
, but it’s a balance of her oxygen requirement being low enough and then ensuring the blood clot is under control so they can reduce the thinners before surgery. Sorry, not that brief after all. But the mention of DNR has thrown me a little.
Ohgollyitsmolly
in
ICUsteps
5 months ago
Dad has delayed response to swallowing reflex when being weaned from tracheostomy… anyone have any similar experience?
I posted a couple of weeks ago about my Dad taking a while to wake up from his sedation, he has been hospitalised now for almost 8 weeks, he was in an induced coma for 3 weeks, after suffering severe heart damage following a cardiac arrest and two further heart attacks on route to the hospital. He has
I posted a couple of weeks ago about my Dad taking a while to wake up from his sedation, he has been hospitalised now for almost 8 weeks, he was in an induced coma for 3 weeks, after suffering severe heart damage following a cardiac arrest and two further heart attacks on route to the hospital. He has
JBean123
in
ICUsteps
7 months ago
ICU 3 weeks
The consultants goal was to get her oxygen levels stable enough for a
tracheostomy
. Finally the cultures came back from the lab and they were able to start her on a more specific antibiotic. She’s allergic to penicillin so it made it slightly trickier to find the right one.
The consultants goal was to get her oxygen levels stable enough for a
tracheostomy
. Finally the cultures came back from the lab and they were able to start her on a more specific antibiotic. She’s allergic to penicillin so it made it slightly trickier to find the right one.
Ohgollyitsmolly
in
ICUsteps
6 months ago
Not sure what to feel
Ralph doing well again.However, I've just rung since I got home, and consultant and ENT been round. They've studied the scan he had on Tuesday, and think he may have had a slight stroke in the 2 weeks he was unconscious after the op. He had about 6 scans in Sheffield, no Idea how they missed it. Don't
Ralph doing well again.However, I've just rung since I got home, and consultant and ENT been round. They've studied the scan he had on Tuesday, and think he may have had a slight stroke in the 2 weeks he was unconscious after the op. He had about 6 scans in Sheffield, no Idea how they missed it. Don't
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
19 hours ago
Okay so far
Ralph great this morning, (Tuesday ) off ventilator and on an oxygen mask....which isn't on his face, it's plugged in to his tracheotomy, he's doing well with that. Consultant came around while I was there, she was going to arrange for a CT scan of his head and neck to check secretions and if there could
Ralph great this morning, (Tuesday ) off ventilator and on an oxygen mask....which isn't on his face, it's plugged in to his tracheotomy, he's doing well with that. Consultant came around while I was there, she was going to arrange for a CT scan of his head and neck to check secretions and if there could
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
2 days ago
On the up, hopefully
Ralph is doing well.....I daren't be too optimistic....off the ventilator most of the time, doing arm and leg exercises again, some standing and pulling himself up so they can move him from the bed to the chair and back again.They wheeled his bed out into the garden for his ward yesterday, so he had
Ralph is doing well.....I daren't be too optimistic....off the ventilator most of the time, doing arm and leg exercises again, some standing and pulling himself up so they can move him from the bed to the chair and back again.They wheeled his bed out into the garden for his ward yesterday, so he had
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
4 days ago
Update on me
Before I go to visit Ralph this morning, thought I'd write a bit about me. I rang this morning to see how his first night was, he'd vomited a little which she said was due to the stress of the move, but then he was fine and slept well. Last night was the first decent sleep I've had since his operation
Before I go to visit Ralph this morning, thought I'd write a bit about me. I rang this morning to see how his first night was, he'd vomited a little which she said was due to the stress of the move, but then he was fine and slept well. Last night was the first decent sleep I've had since his operation
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
9 days ago
Different hospital
They moved Ralph from Sheffield to Chesterfield today. They rang just as I was about to leave for Sheffield. He's on High dependency ward. Easier for me to visit. Still intensive care, and back on ventilator as well as tracheotomy but they've already reduced some numbers in a couple of hours. Obviously
They moved Ralph from Sheffield to Chesterfield today. They rang just as I was about to leave for Sheffield. He's on High dependency ward. Easier for me to visit. Still intensive care, and back on ventilator as well as tracheotomy but they've already reduced some numbers in a couple of hours. Obviously
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
10 days ago
Why?!
Ralph is back lightly sedated with a tube down his throat. Too many secretions he can't get rid of, so he couldn't breathe. Back on antibiotics as well. We've come away, probably do tracheotomy on Monday. Dr says he's back to square one and there were two drs and a nurse looking serious and hooking
Ralph is back lightly sedated with a tube down his throat. Too many secretions he can't get rid of, so he couldn't breathe. Back on antibiotics as well. We've come away, probably do tracheotomy on Monday. Dr says he's back to square one and there were two drs and a nurse looking serious and hooking
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
13 days ago
I don't know why I post!
Just rang as we aren't visiting until 1pm. He's back on ventilator and they will put tracheotomy back in over the weekend, so he's going nowhere . Sadly new update, back on ventilator and the tracheotomy going back in, too mad secretions and he couldn't clear them. They were going to leave him with
Just rang as we aren't visiting until 1pm. He's back on ventilator and they will put tracheotomy back in over the weekend, so he's going nowhere . Sadly new update, back on ventilator and the tracheotomy going back in, too mad secretions and he couldn't clear them. They were going to leave him with
Castleview
in
British Heart Foundation
13 days ago
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