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Transplants | Last Active: Mar 6, 2021 | Replies (459)
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@brenwhite

Hello @colleenyoung, I have been able to chat with him in ICU. I had given a brief clearance to visit him when he was experiencing some delirium coming off his vent (to calm him) and I set up his notebook to be able to chat with me when he came out of his haze. He was just released from ICU to the cardiac floor and doing pretty well. Thank you for the introductions and for the tips link posted. His name is Brendan and my name is Brenda. I set up this for him in 2017 just prior to his LVAD surgery.. he hasn't used it much.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 13, 2020

@brenwhite Brenda, While you may have set up this account for your son, I'm glad that is proving to be beneficial for you. @lupedelarosa12 describes some of the issues, like delirium, that her son experienced after his heart transplant back in 2017. You may wish to see some of those discussions like:
- Heart transplant: recovering but steroids are affecting behavior https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/heart-transplant-231a15/

There is also an Intensive Care (ICU) group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/intensive-care-icu/
You may find relevant discussions there too.

Has his delirium passed? When do they expect him to be able to leave ICU?

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