My OH is in hospital in intensive care

Lois_Lane

So sorry to hear this victory, my thoughts go out to you and all your family.

My advice would be to accept offers of help wherever they come from and focus on keeping to as normal a routine as possible. Also, for all the NHS is maligned by the media, it's times like this you'll realise how good it is. Your OH is in good hands.

Sending positive thoughts your way.

LL

Anoneemoose

I too keep reading for updates and you are always in my thoughts.

Once again, you are doing amazingly well, even if it seems like you aren't. Even just posting on here must take some doing when you don't know where your head is from one minute to the next.

I am hoping for positive news for you all.xxx

hazyjo

Just wanted to add try not to stress about things that haven't happened (like pneumonia). If it helps, my OH has had it twice, and my best mate had it once with no lasting problems (she has run half marathons since).


My dad actually had pneumonia, pleurisy, septicaemia and peritonitis as a result of a ruptured malignant tumour when in Kenya on hols one year (first we'd heard of it all - completely ou the blue). He was in an induced coma, ICU, etc too - he managed to pull through and we had him for another six years or so (although unfortunately other cancers meant we lost him a couple of years ago).




I remember brain-fog supermarket trips - wandering aimlessly from aisle to aisle, not checking dates on things, ending up with random stuff like flavoured cooked chicken in packs that you could just open and eat cold. As suggested - get ready meals in - some that can be cooked from frozen. Pizzas are great too - something quick that's one meal rather than even having to think about something to go with a main dish.


Thinking of you.


Jx

z.n

Best wishes for good news. xxx

pinkduvetdiva

Best wishes to you all victory, and wishing your husband a full and speedy recovery. I have no real practical advice to offer beyond what's already been posted, but may I second the poster who suggested the slow cooker idea.

Errata

When normal life has turned to chaos, it's really important to put petrol and oil in the engines that have to keep it going.
Just buy food at the supermarket, any type, even junk food is better than nothing and takeaways can be a godsend.

Ms_Chocaholic

Thinking of you all today Victory, just this morning when I was brushing my teeth I was thinking of you and wondering how you all were.

Take care xx

victory

We have had some sort of break today, the CCU team say that even though all drips/oxygen etc is still in place if tomorrow there is any improvement they will be looking at slowly taken each one off and going from there, it's not much but it is something and something is by far better than what we did have.

busiscoming2

victory wrote: »

We have had some sort of break today, the CCU team say that even though all drips/oxygen etc is still in place if tomorrow there is any improvement they will be looking at slowly taken each one off and going from there, it's not much but it is something and something is by far better than what we did have.

That is a positive step. Thinking of you still. x

victory

mum2one wrote: »

Hope everything goes ok this afternoon, it sounds daft but it might be worth asking for an appointment so you get a picture of what the state of play is, I can only guess there different consultants working on hubby.

You all need to eat, if your ill everything goes to pot,

I know the inlaws like to cook day by day but there going home soon, I would look at getting some meals put by.

As for shopping can someone else in the house write a list, take some pressure of you? I don't know if you could do an Internet shop to save having to go round the supermarket,

Sorry to be thick, you say there having the what if conversation is that the inlaws, ur sons, the hospital. I know it's a route no one likes to go down, but I think they (if it inlaws) maybe it's a coping mechanism, .

You say you've got admin day, I'm guessing your getting sorted a few thoughts
Bank - ring them incase there's a chance you go overdrawn so you won't get charges
Loans / credit cards - if hubby has any have you checked whether you have payment protection insurance - if hubby name only - ring to let them know incase ur late with a payment they know the score
Work - get sick note from hospital, need to check what sick pay arrangements are in place
Elec / gas - are this prepay/ direct debit / pay when Bill comes - you don't want no elec as you forgot to top up
Insurance - need to check whether hubby has an accident / health policy with work or personal one
Food - even if you have to get some ready meals in stock

Most of all please try to get some rest xxxx

Yes he has a team working with him, so many of them it is really hard to keep up and remember who deals with what and who has been seen etc, the main one and then lots of others, we talk to so many it is baffling but now grandad talks to some, me some, nan some we are getting there and OH is talked to also but is away with the fairies so is not taking it in.

In laws have chosen to stay until OH is out of CCU.

I am going to the bank tomorrow to sort that out.

Insurance yes need to check don't know where the first place to start on that one though.

Thank you for the list, that is what my brain will not do, it is so foggy it really is hard to keep up.