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My dad has been taken to the hospital

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Natsku · 26/03/2020 12:40

Don't know for sure if its corona but I expect he will be tested now but I'm very worried, he has heart health problems so isn't healthy to begin with but now his oxygen sat levels are low so they've taken him in.

Just need a hand hold I suppose. I have to find the positives here, at least its before the peak so there are beds.

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Natsku · 12/04/2020 11:24

He had a stable night, temperature ok. They might try to take him off the ventilator tomorrow!

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SlightyJaded · 12/04/2020 11:35

That's wonderful news. Rooting for him!

coronade · 12/04/2020 12:18

That’s great news. Did they put him on new antibiotics/anti fungal ?

BoreOfWhabylon · 12/04/2020 12:25

Great news Natsku! Happy Easter

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Natsku · 12/04/2020 12:39

Yeah they put him on new meds and hopefully they are working

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MargotEmin · 12/04/2020 13:40

Oh brilliant, fingers crossed!

Alepsa · 12/04/2020 13:57

I've been following this from the start, so so happy your dad is improving and I hope it's not too long before he's back home.

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Natsku · 12/04/2020 14:04

Hopefully not too long. My mum asked about the long term impact but they said there's no way of knowing yet, some recover fully but others won't. There's a concern about possible cognitive issues because of the lack of oxygen.

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YakkityYakYakYak · 12/04/2020 15:54

Hope it all goes well tomorrow removing him from the ventilator. Great to hear that he is continuing to improve.

I found it reassuring seeing Boris go from ICU to normal ward to home in a relatively short space of time. I know it isn’t like this for everyone but I think shows that people can and do come through the other side of this.

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Natsku · 13/04/2020 13:03

They changed their minds and decided he's not ready yet today but he's still stable

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Cornettoninja · 13/04/2020 13:15

Ah, that’s disappointing but reassuring they’re paying him close attention.

Hang in there

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Natsku · 13/04/2020 13:27

Yeah its disappointing but I know its best that they wait until they are sure that he's ready

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Balmytissues · 13/04/2020 14:42

Natsku, this happened to me, they tried to take me off a ventilator but I wasn't strong enough, but they gradually decreased the oxygen I think maybe over a couple of days (don't quote me on that) and I gradually got strong enough to come off it. Where there's life there's hope!

I remember you from a post you posted a few years ago of your baby in a pram outside - it was a discussion on babies being left outside for fresh air. She was the most beautiful baby I've seen in a long time - probably because she reminded me of my own baby (looked like her). If I'm correct, you're from Norway. That aside, I wish him all the best - I think they try it gradually to see how the lungs function, but it's a gradual process I think rather than something sudden - in normal circumstances anyway - COVID19 seems to behave differently to what docs are accustomed to seeing in patients.

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Natsku · 13/04/2020 14:45

Ah thank you, she was quite a beautiful baby, and close, but its Finland not Norway.
I have to manage my expectations, its more likely to be slower than quicker, and then recovery after that will be slow too I'm sure. Were you on a ventilator for covid or something else? I hope you are in good health now, whatever it was.

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Balmytissues · 13/04/2020 15:27

No not Covid - it was about 3 years ago I think. I actually don't know what I had. Pneumonia anyway, then all my organs started to fail (that was when they thought I might not make it). It was a few days after that that they attempted taking me off the ventilator, so that he has already progressed to them attempting it, is a really good strong sign. I don't remember any of it and my partner wouldn't be the best at passing on information. I was supposed to have a follow up appointment (which I was invited to), to discuss my time in ICU, but didn't attend it as I was angry for some strange reason. If he gets that, I'd advise him to go, as I have so many questions still - I just wasn't ready at the time (maybe 2 months after discharge). I do know that they tried to take me off the ventilator gradually as in the UK anyway, you get a diary filled in by your ICU nurses when you're sent home, so they recounted what they had been doing each day. For me - I was 2 weeks in a coma (induced) on a ventilator. I have absolutely zero recollection of it whatsoever and the first thing I recall asking my partner when I was awake was could we go home because I was feeling better and it was taking too long waiting to be seen lol - I had absolutely no clue that I had been in hospital for 2 weeks. Expect him to be a little disoriented (your dreams from the coma seem real for a day or two). I also couldn't walk for about 5 days as my muscle strength had just gone. They expected me to be in hospital a number of weeks after emerging from ICU, but I surprised them and was discharged from hospital about 6 days later. The other thing I found was that I was quite tearful for about a fortnight after it - despite not even knowing how ill I was at the time. I think it's to be expected after the drugs they give you to keep you in a coma. That, and probably feeling sorry for myself a little lol. My partner was told to expect me to be tearful.

Ah yes, Finland. I knew it was one of the northern countries. Your baby is probably 4 or 5 by now maybe! Are you in Finland now or the UK? Is your Dad in the UK or Finland? It all sounds positive to me.

Balmytissues · 13/04/2020 15:39

And yes, I'm completely back to full health now. Became a daily gym-goer after it as I didn't want to feel so weak again, or to be left in the hands of people I didn't know, taking care of me. I'm healthier probably now than I was before I got whatever it was I got. I don't know whether they know what I had as I never asked. As I said, I was too disoriented to know to ask questions while I was still in the hospital, and I didn't attend the opportunity to discuss my time (which I regret not attending).

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Natsku · 13/04/2020 15:52

Sorry you didn't go to your follow up appointment, understand the regret, I was supposed to have a debrief after a traumaticish birth but didn't chase them up when they forgot to make an appointment and regret it still.
How long did it take you to recover enough to feel 'normal'?

That baby is 9 now! Had another 2 years ago who also napped in the snow. Still in Finland, dad is in the UK though.

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Balmytissues · 13/04/2020 18:28

I was 6 days in the hospital post ICU. I was about 2 weeks crying at the drop of a hat after that, when home. I was physically well within a month of being discharged - well enough to exercise.

Is your Dad in a coma? My recovery was slower probably as I was in a coma and being tube fed during that time.

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Natsku · 13/04/2020 20:57

He's been sedated the whole time but recently they've reduced the sedation

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Balmytissues · 13/04/2020 21:14

That's a really positive sign I would think Natsku.

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Natsku · 14/04/2020 11:47

Still not ready and they've had to increase sedation

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MargotEmin · 14/04/2020 12:35

Sorry to hear that OP, recovery isn't always linear, will keep my fingers crossed that tomorrow brings more improvements (I've been on your thread from the start BTW, just a frequent name changer)

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Natsku · 14/04/2020 12:43

Hopefully tomorrow will be better, just disappointing and frustrating.

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Balmytissues · 14/04/2020 15:53

Aw, that's disappointing. I know they changed a lot of stuff on me during my 2 weeks when I appeared distressed. Hopefully tomorrow will bring more positive news. Fingers crossed for him.

Noworrieshere · 14/04/2020 16:40

Keep going @Natsku's dad, you're doing so well

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