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What did you find most surprising once you were out of the ICU?
Intensive Care (ICU) | Last Active: Dec 16, 2021 | Replies (107)Comment receiving replies
@rmftucker I wanted to check in to see how you're doing. I also wanted to let you know about Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) page on Connect. Pages (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/pages/) are blogs written by Mayo Clinic experts. ICU nurse practitioner Annie @andreab has written and great series about about PICS called Breaking It Down (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/pics/). If you scroll through the newsfeed posts, you'll see articles describing prevention, recovery, the body and the mind. Perhaps these will be useful for you.
You must've been concerned not only for your own health, but I bet some of your first thoughts went to your husband and wondering how he might have reacted to your absence.
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I am doing well and have had two follow-up appointments with my primary physician and the surgeon. All is well, and I am slowly getting back into my normal activities. It is just 3 weeks from my surgery and everyone tells me it will take time. I'm trying to be patient. I don't think my husband really understands how serious it all was, as his memory is in 10 minute times now, and he sleeps most of the time I am there. We had Thanksgiving dinner with him at the care center and they make it into a real celebration, so h enjoyed that and my family appreciates all they do. In the winter I just take one day at a time. If school is cancelled, I just stay home.