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02-16-2015 10:33 PM
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02-16-2015 10:51 PM
Poodlepet, I'm so very sorry you had to endure this! I did see a post that said you were in the hospital for the flu but I didn't know how serious it was!
I was very seriously ill a few years ago. I found a small notebook was my best friend. I had some short term memory loss from the medications I was on. Sometimes I would babble and it wouldn't make sense. I took notes during my doctor visits because I wanted to make sure I was understanding what he was saying accurately later on. Also note your symptoms in your notebook to discuss with your doctor later.
Do some research on the medications you are taking. Some may produce side effects that may not have been listed on the bottle. I read those stupid mile long pamphlets that accompany and read online.
Shalom my friend, I pray for your health to be restored to you.
02-16-2015 10:52 PM
I have heard that anesthesia sometimes causes a lingering memory loss and a feeling of being discombobulated. I don't know if the sedatives you were given while you were on the vent work the same as general anesthesia but I'm betting it does.
This all happened to you recently so I would give myself a lot more time to recover from everything you went through. I would describe it as post traumatic stress disorder.
Give it time and good luck. Gail
02-16-2015 10:58 PM
I have heard that any extended time in the hospital is emotionally traumatic, but especially being in ICU. It can cause PTSD symptoms. This might help - http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/ptsd_symptoms_common_among_icu_survivors Sorry I can't do a live link. Google ICU emotional trauma and similar articles will show up.
You are not alone and this is not unusual - I hope it helps knowing that. There are probably discussion/therapy groups for this, maybe at a hospital not too far from you. Good luck!
02-16-2015 11:30 PM
02-16-2015 11:34 PM
(((((((((((((((Poodlepet))))))))))))))))))
gailchap and moonchilde are correct. Add to that, the cardioversion, and you have the perfect storm for the symptoms you are describing. Tears are very frequently a side effect/symptom of cardiac stress. Following a cardiac event lots of patients seem to "cry at the drop of a hat" for some time afterwards. Men especially have a hard time dealing with that, because, of course, men don't cry
Please do share this with your doctor and please, don't be so hard on yourself. I would say that what you are experiencing is pretty normal, considering what you have been through.
Whatever you are feeling, give yourself permission to feel it. It really is ok.
02-16-2015 11:38 PM
02-16-2015 11:40 PM
I am so sorry for what you are going thru. I had a life altering illness and spent over a month in the hospital. Thankfully, I recovered with only a few residuals. I now volunteer in my local hospital with their pet therapy department. My mini schnauzer and I regularly visit the patients there. Based on my personal experience and what I have observed, your feelings are not uncommon and you are not alone. You have been thru a great deal. Definitely mention your current situation to your doctor and give yourself (mind and body) time to fully recover from the ordeal you have been thru. Yes, you were discharged from the hospital but you are not completely "healed" yet. Give it time and I am hopeful that you will bounce back - mentally - and feel better soon. I applaud you for sharing this with us...
02-16-2015 11:53 PM
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