Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) - Let's talk

Dear Content and Well: You are my answer to my prayer. Since April I have been trying to find someone who went through the delirium. All I heard from were people who were caretakers, and my family, to tell me what people do when in delirium.
You don't know what a Godsend you are because this is something that one has to go through for anyone to believe it. I GOT mad at my husband for not coming to visit me in the hospital, but he was there everyday, I just didn't see him when I was in this state, or remember it, but he said I talked to him and answered all his questions and I was very upbeat and happy (hyper-delirium) and all I wanted to do was get out of bed and walk. And I wouldn't believe them when they said I had a knee replacement, I told them I had back surgery. (I was in denial that I need knee surgery, and I had 5 back surgeries, one of which was 4 months before the knee replacement). I don't remember this either.
I do remember falling. My feet got tangled up in the sheets when I climbed out of bed when a nurse yelled at me, and I fell on my knees to the floor. They took xrays and I was ok. This woke me up from the delirium but mind was all jumbled. They were going to tie me to the bed, which is the worst thing to do for a delirious person because they are scared to begin with, but they had a nurse with me 24 hrs round the clock.
A lot of funny things happened in my mind and what I did, but when I came to, it was the most God Awful thing that has ever happened to me.
Now I might have to have more back surgery and I don't know what to do. I am learning everything I can about this, and at the hospital, they think it was the DiLaudid they gave me for pain, and the older you get ( I am 70) the less you can metabolize the medication. But I think it was the anesthesia also. I have all my records and will inform the Doctors involved, and the hospital, what meds I took, and what kind of anesthesia I had, so this doesn't get repeated, but you cannot stop it from happening again, all you can do is inform and learn and keep yourself healthy. I was also anemic at the time, and maybe dehydrated.
I'm so glad you wrote to me, keep writing if you feel like it, and maybe we can help each other. Thanks for reaching out.
Marie
By the way, how did you find me ? I been writing to all the sites to find someone who has had this. Thanks so much. God Bless.

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Dear Content and Well: You are my answer to my prayer. Since April I have been trying to find someone who went through the delirium. All I heard from were people who were caretakers, and my family, to tell me what people do when in delirium.
You don't know what a Godsend you are because this is something that one has to go through for anyone to believe it. I GOT mad at my husband for not coming to visit me in the hospital, but he was there everyday, I just didn't see him when I was in this state, or remember it, but he said I talked to him and answered all his questions and I was very upbeat and happy (hyper-delirium) and all I wanted to do was get out of bed and walk. And I wouldn't believe them when they said I had a knee replacement, I told them I had back surgery. (I was in denial that I need knee surgery, and I had 5 back surgeries, one of which was 4 months before the knee replacement). I don't remember this either.
I do remember falling. My feet got tangled up in the sheets when I climbed out of bed when a nurse yelled at me, and I fell on my knees to the floor. They took xrays and I was ok. This woke me up from the delirium but mind was all jumbled. They were going to tie me to the bed, which is the worst thing to do for a delirious person because they are scared to begin with, but they had a nurse with me 24 hrs round the clock.
A lot of funny things happened in my mind and what I did, but when I came to, it was the most God Awful thing that has ever happened to me.
Now I might have to have more back surgery and I don't know what to do. I am learning everything I can about this, and at the hospital, they think it was the DiLaudid they gave me for pain, and the older you get ( I am 70) the less you can metabolize the medication. But I think it was the anesthesia also. I have all my records and will inform the Doctors involved, and the hospital, what meds I took, and what kind of anesthesia I had, so this doesn't get repeated, but you cannot stop it from happening again, all you can do is inform and learn and keep yourself healthy. I was also anemic at the time, and maybe dehydrated.
I'm so glad you wrote to me, keep writing if you feel like it, and maybe we can help each other. Thanks for reaching out.
Marie
By the way, how did you find me ? I been writing to all the sites to find someone who has had this. Thanks so much. God Bless.

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For the past four days, I have felt more uplifted. This might be the case because I have been successful in developing routine, though I have more to do to make this truly effective for physical and emotional recovery from my health issues. I am satisfied with small steps and am thankful. Even though my health issues have been difficult while at Mayo Methodist Hospital and Mayo Clinic, I actually feel very positive about my experiences there because of the compassionate and professional employees from each Mayo department. Being part of a worshipping community where I live is also helpful.

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After these events i started getting angry on small things.
my whole body shakes when i lie down or sit
My eyelids twich when i close them otherwise no problem in eyes or eylids
My teeths chatter when i close my teeths otherwise my teeeths are normal no problem in them
My lips twich
At night when i touch anything with my legs or fingers things feel like floating or moving,
When i lie down my legs feels like snakes from inside.
Very severe fatigue and no sleep in my eyes but after taking some mix vitamins syrups fatigue is gone and now there is sleep in my eyes.
And also there is one thing when i search for any disease on net it feels like that i have that symptoms but like when i search for teeth chatter on net result show parkinsons and the first symptom was finger tremor when i read that my fingers started shaking but after few days there was no tremor in my fingers can this happen

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After these events i started getting angry on small things.
my whole body shakes when i lie down or sit
My eyelids twich when i close them otherwise no problem in eyes or eylids
My teeths chatter when i close my teeths otherwise my teeeths are normal no problem in them
My lips twich
At night when i touch anything with my legs or fingers things feel like floating or moving,
When i lie down my legs feels like snakes from inside.
Very severe fatigue and no sleep in my eyes but after taking some mix vitamins syrups fatigue is gone and now there is sleep in my eyes.
And also there is one thing when i search for any disease on net it feels like that i have that symptoms but like when i search for teeth chatter on net result show parkinsons and the first symptom was finger tremor when i read that my fingers started shaking but after few days there was no tremor in my fingers can this happen

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Hello everyone my name is Prashant from india sorry for my bad english.
Last year my father died in an very bad accident he suffered for 8 days in hospital. I am 30 year old i never saw my father ill not a single band aid on his body in my whole life and i last i saw my father lying on bed on ventilator and my bighest regret of my life is that he didn't say a word to me my mom and and my brother because after accident he was in coma and then my father died.

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