3/5/24 - Update on My Husband
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (157243)
United States
March 5, 2024 2:18am CST
The hospital called yesterday and said that they took out the breathing tube at 5 am and then discontinued sedation. When my husband came out of sedation he showed all the signs of hospital delirium again...wouldn't let the doctors see him, etc. However, by the time we got there he was back to his old self. I thought we were going to have to go through weeks of bringing him around again.
They had his blood pressure "stabilized"; but once while we were there it bottomed out again. The nursing staff didn't seem to notice. He is still in AFIB and stayed in ICU through last night. I will check before we leave to find out where he is today. We were there when they started physical therapy with him. He can't even sit on the side of the bed unassisted; but he has been in bed for over a month. It will take time.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
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@yanzalong (18982)
• Indonesia
5 Mar
I'll keep my fingers crossed for your hubby.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Thank you. I figure he'll be home in a month.
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@just4him (307132)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Mar
@LindaOHio That would be wonderful!
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Thank you. I figure he will be home in a month.
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@Happy2BeMe (99390)
• Canada
5 Mar
Glad to hear he is doing well. It will take time for his strngth to come back but he will get there. Conti nued prayers. 
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Thank you, Laurel. I hope he's back home in a month.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Yes. He said he wants to be healthy; and I know he wants to come home.
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@snowy22315 (170534)
• United States
5 Mar
Oh gee, not very good news there is it?
. At least the surgery is over and done with..and was a success...if you cant that.I will be sure to keep you both in my prayers ]
. At least the surgery is over and done with..and was a success...if you cant that.I will be sure to keep you both in my prayers ]3 people like this
@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Thank you, snowy. He's still in ICU and still in AFIB. He is supposed to be moved to a regular room soon.
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@vandana7 (98963)
• India
6 Mar
The positives I take from this post, he recovered from that hospital delirium, and his blood pressure bottomed out but he recovered.
The negative, it maybe a while, and constantly on bed can make even a healthy person unsteady.
I think by mid April, you will be very happy.
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@vandana7 (98963)
• India
7 Mar
@LindaOHio I think AFib does get more disturbed during weakness as well as operation. I think you will share some good news with me tomorrow. Hugs.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
His AFIB is still a problem. It interferes with his physical therapy. However, I fully expect him to be home in a month.
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@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
7 Mar
@LindaOHio - I think that what the doctors must do now is to stabilize his heart, he cannot even be sent to rehab if the heart beat goes up so much.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
8 Mar
@LadyDuck It worries me that when he's in physical therapy his heart rate goes up so high. It was 152 the other day just with him standing up.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
13 Mar
@thelme55 You have a nice day as well!
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@MarieCoyle (29028)
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5 Mar
I am glad to hear the removal of the ventilator went well. If someone is in the ICU their machine readouts are also monitored in the nurses station, it something isn’t right with the readings they can hear a warning beep there. I know I have had them rush in my room before when I was in ICU and I had no idea why but that was the reason..
And yes, he had been in bed for a long time so he will have to take some baby steps in his recovery. I hope he is not in a lot of pain.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
He doesn't seem to be in much pain. I think he'll be home in about a month.
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@MarieCoyle (29028)
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7 Mar
@LindaOHio
I hope he can regain his strength and the AFIB gets resolved so he can try to walk. After a month in a bed, I bet his legs feel a tad rubbery. Slow and steady, wins the race.
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
@MarieCoyle Yes, he even had trouble sitting on the side of the bed.
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@Beestring (13382)
• Hong Kong
5 Mar
There will be ups and downs. It will take some time for his situation to be stabilized. Will continue to pray for both of you.
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I'm still praying though, both of you need to be together again.
@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Yes, I really thought we were going to have to go through that whole delirium phase again. Thankfully that didn't happen.
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@Juliaacv (48571)
• Canada
7 Mar
@LindaOHio If he had a deck of cards would he play solitaire on his own to help keep his mind sharp?
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
8 Mar
@Juliaacv No, he wouldn't play solitaire. I feel bad now that I won't be able to visit him every day. I could bring him his fishing magazine.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49133)
• United States
6 Mar
I’m glad to hear they took the breathing tube out. I pray that he continues to improve.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
5 Mar
That blood pressure thing and his AFIB seem to be proving difficult for them to get under control. I really hope the news gets better real soon and he can get out of bed and maybe even spend less time in a hospital environment. Do you ever think he will be able to return home eventually?
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@LindaOHio (157243)
• United States
7 Mar
Three weeks ago I thought he would never come home...now I expect him to be home around the first week in April.
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