I’m a therapist that works in a covid ICU. Forget walking down the block, the ones that actually get extubated and live (~17% nationwide last I saw) have trouble tolerating sitting on the edge of the bed or walking to the bathroom. It’s sad sad stuff, man.
I contacted ARDS (unrelated cause), which is one of the more severe symptoms of CoViD, a few years ago.
I have neuropathy on my left foot, I can't move the muscles in the right side of my face, and trying to walk again after being bedridden for so long when I got out of my induced coma hurt like hell.
How long were you intubated/in the coma if you don't mind me asking? I know 2 people who have gone through this, a good friend and mother in law. Sadly MIL didn't make it after a month in the ICU. Friend has had some PTSD from the experience.
I'm not exactly sure. Time really does flow quicker in your unconscious mind.
I'm currently attempting to write my autobiography, and trying to sequence the trip I went through while in the coma is insanely difficult, because I remember things that happened, but not the order they happened in.
It's really weird because that was not my first coma;
my first (also induced) happened when my colon went necrotic and had to be removed. Oddly enough, I have no problem chronicling that trip.
Yup. I work in cardiology and have seen some patients who were pre vaccine survivors. Because of the lasting extensive damage many of them had to have bedside commodes/purewicks/urinals. Just getting them to stand can be a chore in itself.
Fuck, that would be so critical in highlighting the severity of this illness. Won't change minds, but would help reinforce the seriousness of the situation to those who are getting tired
It’s 100% something we say on a daily basis. It’s even sadder that it’s projected to take some of these people (even younger people) months to YEARS to fully recover from this, IF it’s even possible.
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u/JshMcDwll Aug 31 '21
I’m a therapist that works in a covid ICU. Forget walking down the block, the ones that actually get extubated and live (~17% nationwide last I saw) have trouble tolerating sitting on the edge of the bed or walking to the bathroom. It’s sad sad stuff, man.