not speaking after heart attacks and ventilator Posted: 01-28-08 12:35pm
My father had 2 heart attacks and the
hospital said he coded, but none of the
alarms went off and his pressure just went
down really low. they had to do chest
compressions. records are very shady.
He was on a ventilator for a few days and
was able to get off, but the sedative took
some time to wear off because he has renal
disease. It has been a week since he was
on the sedative, but they are giving him
other things for anxiety and sleep. he
spoke a few words and answered a few
questions the other day, but over the last
few days, nothing. I recognize a lot of
his personality in his facial expressions
and mannerisms. his eye-hand coordination
is back after about 5 days. now he is
almost standing up in his hospital bed.
CT of his brain was negative. next will
be an MRI. they are also treating him
with dialysis.
Any ideas? could be brain damage or
catatonia. some doctors think it could
take weeks to clear out his system of the
meds and toxins.
