I can appreciate how scary that was for you @
jenb, I am so pleased you are home now.
You are very brave as it is later when one is trying to process the severity of what has occurred that sometimes the shock sets in. Be kind and gentle with your self sweet thing. There will be time to process all that has occurred. The main thing to constantly remind yourself, is yes, you are here with us and we are here it support you. You had the best of medical care and will have ongoing monitoring.... You were/are in good hands
xxxxxx
The reason I can relate is that I spent five days in ICU in a constant state of 'code blue' with the alarms going off every few seconds (according to DH). The ICU team including the ICU Registrar, ICU Consultants, Cardiologist, my Renal Specialist and ICU nursing staff were unable to leave my bed 24/5. They had an extra roster team looking after me. With all three code blue criteria relevant, cardiac or pending cardiac arrest, threatened airway, and the possibly of potential major hemorrhage and the added complications of complete kidney failure. Multiple blood transfusions, you name it, I received it.
I never wrote up the pure gravity of my situation on my thread later as in typical Aussie form we tend to make light of even the most serious events. I was unconscious most of the time, have very little memory of what occurred and DH was in total shock for the five days. Apparently he wrote all of my first post op postings on BoneSmart! I read them later.. He was funny!
But your event has brought it flooding back, especially as I had X-rays for my other hip yesterday to see my OS soon.
I look forward to following your journey more closely Jen. It takes someone to go through this type of experience to understand - hugs from down under..
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for you jenb! I will be praying for you
Things can only get better for you.
