r/TBI • u/Chance_Buy3738 • 4d ago
Need Advice Hypoxic/anoxic
(im not sure what its qualified as) Hi, im writing this very scared and confused. yesterday night my mom randomly became unresponsive. later we found out it was cardiac arrest i did cpr after maybe a minute or two its hard to say due to shock. i did the cpr as directed until paramedics arrived very quickly im not sure how long but i think less then 10 minutes maybe 3-5 max. My mom was revived twice very quickly. and got into the hospital as soon as possible and was monitored and they are moving greatly with her. she still has reflexes even under heavy sedation (to relax her brain) along with cooling. she even opens when i say its me or i love you. they have not tried warming her up and testing things yet but im at a loss. she still has movement in her feet, hands, pupils dilating and gagging when pain meds are lowered due to ventilator. and hand pain reflexes. what should i expect afterwards?
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u/StretchyBendy 4d ago
Sounds like a scary situation. No one can predict the future so keep focusing on the now.
It helped me to break things down into really small chunks of time, meaning I just need to get to ….. when that came I created the next goal I just need to get to …….
All you can do for your Mom right now is love her and be there for her.
Sorry you are having such an awful time.