The Day I almost Died/My ICU, Ventilator, Coma Experience/Storytime
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- The Day I almost Died
My experience being on a ventilator in the ICU in a medically induced coma
I have cheated death a few times, but this was the scariest time. It is the 13th anniversary of the event.
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This just came up in my feed. I too was in an induced coma for 5 days. I had what I would call hallucinations that included elements of reality. I believed things were happening to me that were so ridiculous I can’t help laugh at them, but they were terrifying at the time. The amazing part is that there were things that featured in these hallucinations that were 100% true and I could only have known if i could hear things being said to me. I also recognised the voices of nurses who had nursed me while I was in a coma. There was also a doctor who walked into the ICU after I was conscious and as soon as he spoke i recognised him from my most vivid hallucination! Some of the things I knew were so specific I have no doubt I could hear.
I am so very sorry that you had to go through this. You are definitely not alone. I was in a coma for quite a while. I was blind, but not deaf during this scary medical complication. I'm so glad that you have overcome this. I have faced death multiple times and have some interesting stories when I died. I pray that you are doing so much better and having a great 2024. Take care!
Thank you!! I am a Respiratory Therapist and have worked both ICU and attended high risk deliveries. I am better for hearing about your experience and have always told families especially that I thought it is a definite possibility that people on the ventilator may hear what you and the staff are saying! Learned that early in my career when a stroke patient (locked in) heard everything we said when he was admitted! He was unable to move or even blink at that time. Thank you for sharing about your beautiful children and God Bless You 🙏 ❤
I do not know how this showed up in my feed. I am glad you shared a part of your journey. You are a huge encouragement for many who need it. I want to say this, "you are way stronger than you know." God is our ultimate healer and almighty physician. I believe He heals all because it says it in the Bible. It has to be so hard to understand. I believe God is good. I do. The things we go through at times makes zero sense. How can He let these things happen? It is not for us to understand, here, but it is for our good. That is what makes God, God. You are loved and you are still here. You have good to offer and your story breathes life. Keep that light shining. Whatever your need is/are, may God restore it abundantly. Receive it through His son, Jesus. Amen🙏❤️
Thank you for sharing your experience. I was put into a medical coma in 2013 and on a ventilator for 14 days. I had major issues since being diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy in January 2009 and have had quite a few more medical adventures since being on the ventilator. Like you said, I’m changed because of it.
I had MRSA pneumonia and my lungs had to be washed out several times a day. I had very similar incidents which you described so well. I had some, more than one but I don’t know how many, out of body experiences also. In most of them, my grandkids were visiting me. My oldest granddaughter (4) brought me gifts like drawings. She brought her little sister, and a little boy several times. They were walking toddlers but my 2nd granddaughter was only 4 months old at the time and they were my only 2 grandkids.
I made “memories” to make sense of information I “knew” had happened but they were actually fragments of things I heard over the time I was in the coma. I wasn’t as conscious as you described but I was hearing bits of conversation my family members were having with each other and medical staff, and things the medical staff were talking about with each other. I jumbled some things together to make 1 memory and I also separated 1 incident into 2-3 memories.
I “flew” around a lot, inside the hospital room and outside, with the same feeling as in a dream of flying but there wasn’t the fear or falling sensation that I had when dreaming of flying.
When you were describing, explaining your experiences, I was like “Yes! I know, I KNOW, what you mean.” ❤️🙏💪
Thank you for sharing your experience. I can’t imagine how you must feel. I was blessed to have beaten cancer and the gratitude I feel is tremendous.
I’m sorry you went through cancer and glad to hear you beat it. That must have been hard. We both have lots to be grateful for! Hugs to you💜
Hope Unfinished I am so sorry for your family’s loss of Noah. It’s wonderful that you can still feel his strong spirit.
Thank you💜
My gosh honey. So much to go through.. Thank you for sharing❤
I'm happy that you are OK. Thanks for sharing your story. 😍
Beautiful story Lori, I'm so sorry you went through that. Your channel is very inspiring, thank you for sharing
Thank you💜 So much love to you and your family😘
Any traumatized person knows that feeling of isolation... Helpful to hear your experience...
Dissociation
In spring. Thank you for sharing. Grateful you’re alive. God bless you.
Thank you for sharing, and talking about these crazy thoughts. Just telling your story is helping you and those of use that have been through this
I’m so happy I heard your video. I have put on my notes that I didn’t ever want to be intubated. I have a lung condition and it would be a good chance I could be. And all those things I hear you say are my biggest fears. I had learned that they have no way of telling how deeply under you are. I know I would have been paralysed and unable to tell anyone.
I had HELLP syndrome too. Fitting under general anaesthetic delivery. Very sick, in ICU. Parents wete told I had 50/50 chance of surviving. The next 24 hours would tell if I could fight through it. Very vague memories but I thought I was in a spaceship in ICU, was aware of weird little lights, darkness and voices but couldnt figure out where I was. I had no idea I was in ICU.. Platelets had dropped to 5. Throwing up blood. My daughter was okay. I just took a while to come back to world again.
Illustrates that consciousness is a continuum from fully conscious to full unconscious...
Maybe doctors and nurses a few times a day briefly describe to patients what they are doing so patients who are aware know what's going on...
Patient first person narratives are important...
When you said you opened your eyes and all you saw was black, i got goosebumps ! I was so curious to know if people can hear in coma or not,thanks so much for sharing your experience. If you could hear ,because as they say that people who have NDE can hear in-fact even see the hospital room proves that there is a soul OR if you could hear -as the brain and ears were still on and body was clinically paralysed,both of the reasons to be able to hear are fascinating! And if you could also see things in the hospital ,then it might be the first reason of listening, which is having an out of body experience.did you have idea of how much time passed by of induced coma?
Thank you for sharing your beautiful, yet heartbreaking story. Sending love and prayers to you and your family.
I went through something similar. I can feel your fear through this video. Terrifying. This was three years ago. I feel connected to you.
Thank you so very much for sharing your story
Thanks for sharing your story. 😍 God bless you!
The Lord meets us, he really does❤
God bless you and your family!
Excellent
I was in an induced coma for 2 and a half weeks.. still can't process it . Thank you for sharing
If you could reach back out to me I would love some advice.
Thank you for sharing your experience
So true I hear them talking to me too but it’s more idk had so many dreams and it’s been one year and I was in a coma got 9 days
Yeah that was close...
I am in tears-I am so happy you have Mason Jude and Noah Jude and first baby boy God Bless you Debra Mother of David and Emily grandmother of Adam Joey and Isabel teacher for 28 years
Thank you for your sweet words, Debra!💜
Can someone please explain to me why she says that at 23:48 if the mother doesn't make it, it's very hard for the father to just walk out of the hospital with a baby. I'm not sure I understand why.
Because now the father has to go through the grief of losing the mother of his child and also raise a baby alone at the same time.
Also, guilt plays a role in many cases because some fathers blame the child for the mothers death intentionally or not. It is an incredibly complex situation
Blessings to you
Beautiful story. Am glad you are alive too. Your family needs you💕God has a plan and purpose for you. As for Noah he is the happier than all of us❤️ And he is waiting for you and family. As Jesus said “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." 16:33 Check out the book Imagine Heaven by John Burke. You will relate. Thanks for having the courage to mention the God part of your coma! God who thought you up, has a plan for your life and loves you with all His heart❤️✝️
Thank you SO much for your beautiful words!!! I teared up reading them💜 I appreciate you talking about Noah and yes, he is happy with God. Bless you for taking the time to watch the video and commenting💜
Altered states of consciousness...
Paralyzed via medication... Paralytic...
You need to STOP HAVING BABIES. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR FAMILY, THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, YOUR BABIES ( remember, one baby died) and your body through this. Its irresponsible.
... Take your own advice
All talk and no story to this! 😢