Hi @shae4, I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling with PICS and symptoms caused by a stay in ICU in February. I'm bringing in a few other members like @luttrj @afinegirl573 @rosemarya @psd0972 @kbreder who have also experienced PICS as a patient or as a family member.

Shae, may I ask what led to your being in ICU? What PICS symptoms are you finding difficult to manage?

@shae4, I was in ICU in February, 2009 because my kidneys suddenly failed while I was very ill with liver failure. Things were critical. I was extremely weak and felt helpless. I remember ambulance, doctors, nurses . muffled voices, machines, emergency dialysis, etc. But I had no awareness of time, place, or events.
Afterwards, when my condition improved, I struggled with not knowing a lot what happened to me during that time. I could remember bits and pieces, but did not make any sense.

@shae4, How did you end up in ICU? What kind of symptoms are you having? You are not alone.

Hi Shae,
I was in ICU in 2017 with septic shock. I definitely experienced PICS. My symptoms were hair loss, peeling skin, my nails came off - everything grew back 🙂 I also experienced PTSD. I went to counseling, joined a Post-Sepsis facebook group and every year on the anniversary of my illness I read my medical records and notes from that experience. Almost 5 years later, I still think about it. But - last year I didn’t read my medical records, I am no longer in counseling and I can think about my experience as something that happened to me, it isn’t who I am.
To summarize - get help for PTSD, find a group that went through what you did. With time you will start feeling like yourself pre-ICU ❤️