Handhold DH heading to ICU covid

[Wardrobes123]

DH went to hospital yesterday for breathing issues. We’ve been unwell for a few days and we’re already awaiting covid tests.

Just been told he’s taken a turn and is heading to ICU. He is ECV and we’ve been so careful, we’ve not been out except to the supermarket, and we’ve avoided seeing anyone.

I’m just so worried and I know the next few days will be critical

You definitely have the right outlook OP
It is good news that DH is still on CPAP, albeit on high flow
Please be kind to yourself and keep doing the small important things which make a big difference, eating small amounts, drinking and allowing yourself to just be
Hoping your DH turns a corner very soon

Glad to hear that you are feeling a bit better. Everything seems so much worse when one is ill.
And I'm pleased to hear your DH is stable. Fingers crossed for you all. X

Fingers crossed that he remains stable. I've been thinking of you today!!

Fingers crossed for your DH and also for your swift recovery from this awful virus. At the time you should be resting yourself, you're unable to. Please make sure you get some rest and look after yourself as well as your DH

Stable is good. Hope you can get some more sleep tonight.

That definitely sounds like good news that he is stable. Hopefully he can start to improve soon.

Stable is good! He hasn’t deteriorated, he’s not ventilated and he’s absolutely in the right place. Hopefully he stays stable and starts improving

I think we'll take stable! Some patients deteriorate fast so the stability in his condition is defo a positive. As the op knows well, patients with big renal impairment as a chronic condition take a long time to get back from something like this. Patients like the dh here have a much, much longer length of stay both in icu and in hospital. We can't expect quick improvement though if it happens that's great, instead any slow, steady gaining ground is certainly to be celebrated!

Stable is positive, I'm glad he's keeping stable and able to stay on CPAP so far

Handhold here too. Your DH’s age is dramatically on his side. Take care of yourself and the children, and the medical staff will care for your DH. Treatment has indeed improved (looking out for clotting, proning, and giving dexamethasone being game changers). It must be so tough not being able to get IRL support. I wish we could all help you more.

Glad he is stable and you feel you have turned a corner too.

Take care of yourself.

Fingers crossed for ongoing stability.

Handhold here OP, hope he remains stable.

Love and prayers , stable is good .x

Hoping for improvements for him soon OP, his age is definitely going to be helping him.

@SupportingDoctors - yes they are already aware of the clotting - he's having kidney filtration, so they are aware but don't feel it necessary to treat the clots but it is causing a problem with the filtration process. He was given dexamethasone almost immediately. He's not needed proning as he is still awake and so they are moving him/sitting him out. He has had proning before due to a previous ventilation and he spent 22 out of 24 hours on his front. I think this is also a positive sign.

He does have previous lung damage which is a concern but I'm so pleased to hear that his age will be on his side.

No change, but still stable. I'm hoping to get more sleep.

did anyone hear from @Groovinpeanut? I'm thinking of her too and hope that her DH is doing better.

Handhold from me too 💐
It is good news that he is stable and not intubated.

Morning update - still stable and on a tiny bit less oxygen through CPAP. They won’t say it’s good news, and they are being very cautious but I’m very happy.

Still not sleeping and still very drained, but ticking over. He’s comfortable in ICU and he’s probably likely to stay there for a while. But I do appreciate all the support we’ve had

Pleased to hear. My dad has been in a similar situation (though not due to covid, was pneumonia) and there were days on end it seemed like there was no change. Then the improvements were ever so slight at first.

That’s great news and better small improvements than heading in the other direction.
I’m thinking of you Op and all others that are having a shit time xx

Everything crossed for continuous improvement x

@Frazzled2207 I’m so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he is doing much better now.

Yes ICU is a strange journey. It’s not quick but I’d take slow and steady progress every time. I’m going to keep coming back and posting very boring/samey updates (hopefully).
Until he’s properly out of ICU/out of the danger zone.

@Wardrobes123
this was some time ago. He made a slow but complete recovery. Hope your DH does the same.

So pleased to read your latest update OP. Still thinking of you both.

It was a long time before the drs dared to use the word, 'turned the corner' when my husband was so unwell, because drs are rightly cautious about the complications that may arise and it's still such early days, but right now your husband is not getting worse at least and that is the main thing to hold onto.