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This is another episode of “YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED“ and in last week’s episode I featured another CASE STUDY and the CASE STUDY last week was
CASE STUDY: My brother is in Intensive Care after stroke and cardiac arrest, he’s off the ventilator now, will he get out of ICU
alive?
You can check out last week’s CASE STUDY by clicking on the link here.
In this week’s episode of “YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED“, I want to follow up from last week’s CASE STUDY and Linda, one of my clients provides some feedback about the consulting and counselling sessions that she had with me.
My brother is in Intensive Care after stroke and cardiac arrest, he’s off the ventilator now, will he get out of ICU alive? (follow up and testimonial)
Linda writes
Salutations to you Patrik!
I have been meaning to get back to you to let you know that our consultation sessions were very very effective however I’m still in the process of
getting Peter discharged out of xxxxxx Hospital in Los Angeles because you were right about the fact that they were going to put a tracheostomy and a peg feeding tube regardless.
My brothers mind fortunately is stronger than his matter.. matter as in
his body and strength. So he managed to allude being one of the 10% that never leave intensive care or higher level days of intensive care.
It came so close to that that I felt like the Doctor who was in charge of Peter was literally running away from us or me as I caught him in the hall for the two days that he avoided me in order to have a conversation with my brother privately while Peter was cognizant.
And the funny thing was that anytime that the doctor did come or was close to coming to conduct the confidential consult with my brother, he would somehow are to be given medication for that day etc. and really wasn’t as clear and confident as that he needed to be just specify that he wanted no life support sustaining treatment whatsoever and stead of what was written on the original power of attorney which said no extended life-support but… Whatever is necessary for food
etc. thankfully we have two uncles that are lawyers so they were able to weigh in on this and with my dad been quite influential, Peter has managed to be transferred to intermediate ICU, which is close to baseline and they’re working on his transfer his physical therapy which is where he is at right now and must complete within the xxxxxx healthcare system before a total discharge can happen.
I believe my brother has been going through this
scenario before and by the time that I introduced either it’s going to be here in the Medical ICU and the doctors I’ve already set a TBD (To be discharged date) date to begin the tracheostomy and peg feeding tube.
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My brother has incredible amount of will power and we believe that what happened by him bouncing back-and-forth between intermediate ICU to Medical ICU what does it they weren’t understanding that my brother his mind is much stronger than his matter which was prompting him to crash because he was just very weak of the procedure for the long peel and they also ended up doing a unnecessary procedure without my
consent that is going to have him walk and I crutches as well when he finally receive his transfer to complete the rest of his PT at a better closer facility but still within the Valley healthcare system which Desert Springs is a part of.
I have to say that I really begin to understand that you really know what you’re doing and how to advise people. My brother is Medicare pays 100% as long as he remains in ICU or higher more advanced level of
care meaning ICU or above.
You knew what you were talking about as far as the type of income that they generate for the lower income hospitals was my brother is Medicare pays 100% as long as he remains in ICU or any critical level above that.
Now I understand that my brother was just transferred to intermediate care just yesterday so I’ve been trying to really communicate to them not
to push his Physical Therapy too hard or the land back on death row.
And finally Peter has agreed to transfer after he is discharged which they tell me they’re working on because I think they want this pain in the ass that meaning me and my brother to go away and I do know that on Saturday it was only one doctor for 293 beds and they are a teaching facility.
This is a great thing but two
young kids who are at at least half my age if not less almost gave my brother enough morphine to kill him and that’s when all of your information started to make sense.
Like I said I’ve been trying to get back to you there is more to be said but this is an update and I’m not done yet so I must make this short but the story is not finished.
It does look though as is if Peter will be out of
that facility, often have to roll it into a nicer facility while he does Physical Therapy and then he has agreed to hospice.
If it all falls into place like you’ve helped me and advised me, I’m going to have do you write the most amazing testimonial and I hope that you will use it.
In the meantime just say a prayer or whatever that you do in order to send good thoughts
LOL.
I will be in touch and I appreciate you contacting me for a follow up. You seem to truly care and in times of crisis for family members and patience a like your presence was very very comforting and our counselling and consulting sessions were an eye-opener big time!
I will be getting back to you to finish up the story but it’s in transition so I must bid you avior’ … Probably spelled
that wrong but U know what I mean goodbye in French
Sincere regards,
Linda
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Another update and feedback from Linda here
Hi Patrik,
within an hour since I replied to you I have gotten even more encouraging news from the hospital.
The coordinator who is working on the transfer to get them out of xxxxxx Hospital and closer to a facility within The xxxxxxx
healthcare system just called me back to ask me what type of dialysis center he was going to, (Fresenius) before he was admitted and she even took my ZIP Code to tie it into the closest xxxxxx healthcare system transfer facility to my home.
I’m not jumping the gun yet but it looks like he’s real close to baseline and out the door to at least eight xxxxxxx healthcare system facility that I know because I’ve been there, is not a teaching
facility and seems much more competent.
This will also allow me to keep a better eye Peter’s Physical Therapy so that they don’t not forget that his mind is stronger than his matter and perform this without fault since it’s quite easy as long as they are willing to trade him as a human and not as a cash cow.
Lastly when I told you they performed an unnecessary procedure without my consent
between the first time he coded blue and before the second time.
I was rubbing his feet trying to soothe him and I found a small bump in the back of his right Achilles heel. He indicated that when I rub the area it was painful. I have had 3 foot surgeries bilateral for bone deterioration issues that have nothing to do but with genetics and being into gymnastics when I was younger.
Peter is
also very athletic but his feet ironically are in much better shape than mine LOL!
So, being the wonderful caregiver sister little sister I am, I innocently point this out to one of his nurses. Apparently after I left they took a good look at it pressed on it really hard he was already in pain anyway and decided to whip out there scalpels and remove this small bump!
Because it was in the
area of the tendons of the Archilles heel area, he will now have to use crutches in order to do Physical Therapy duties and it was and my auspicious opinion and yes suspicious opinion, that they performed this just to generate a little more time and a little more money if you know what I mean.
Anyway I got to run I just wanted the update and it came so quickly after I had sent you my first reply thank you again for following up hope to hear
from you whenever it is convenient for you.
You have my sincerest gratitude and I assure you that after this chapter has started to close and stabilize that at hopefully I am going to write a glowing testimonial about how compassionate you are and how effective your 1:1 phone/ Skype counselling and consulting is. It was an eye-opener to say the least. More to come
Cheers!
Linda
Your friend,
Patrik
