Meldz
New member
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2020
- Messages
- 7
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 09/2019
- Country
- US
- State
- CA
- City
- Solano
We are currently in the ICU with pneumonia. It's been 2 days, and he's been on the bipap almost continuously. He's had a few hours where he was on high pressure vent, but then had distress and back on the bipap. My husband is adamant about not getting a trach, but we had only slightly talked about ventilation. I heard that it can be very hard that once vented he can come off. My husband was diagnosed 7 months ago, can still walk very short distances, but needs help bathing,eating, toileting, dressing.. almost everything. etc. His disease is avery rapid.He was using bipap only at night. I know the doc is concerned about him becoming bipap dependent. So here's my question. If he is intubated
, if he can't come off , what are his options?is a trach the only option, or being bipap dependent. As I write this, I'm thinking that the worst that would happen is he would be bipap dependent, but if he stays on the bipap he is anyway. Am I thinking correctly?
, if he can't come off , what are his options?is a trach the only option, or being bipap dependent. As I write this, I'm thinking that the worst that would happen is he would be bipap dependent, but if he stays on the bipap he is anyway. Am I thinking correctly?