Weaning off the Ventilator

My 16th intubation for asthma. 1-3-2010. Was sedated for a couple of days on vent till my lungs opened up. This video taken by my camera happy partner , while I was weaning off the ventilator. I was extubated successfully 30 minutes later, but ended up back on Bipap for another day.

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• ventilator
• severe asthma
• intubation
• hospital
• intensive care unit
• asthma exacerbation

[Baycitywalker]

Thanks very much. Doing well now, hope you are too!

[Baycitywalker]

Thanks. Those things on my legs are compression socks. They alternatively inflate to keep your circulation going. They put them on everyone in the ICU

[Baycitywalker]

Yea, I'm up to 20 now. I think it's a world records:-)

[Baycitywalker]

They do huh. That's what the alarms on the Bennett 840 ventilator sound like:-)

[Baycitywalker]

They mean remove the breathing tube.

[Baycitywalker]

Thankfully, I'm never usually on the vent very long:-) How soon do you usually start the ambulation?

[TheCosmicVagabond]

been there myself with copd/respiratory failure----hope you're OK now!

[hasbrogrl74]

This disturbs me, my dad had esophageal cancer and was on a ventilator. He died from pnemounia, sepsis, torn fistula, and copd. It makes me cry seeing this. I have no idea why I looked this up.

[RaptureMeSoon]

Been in your position and hated it. Was so glad to get that tube out of my throat. I now sleep with a Bi-Pap every night and love it. It makes me sleep like a baby. Watching your video though reminds me of the coma I was in. From now on if I am intubated, I told my wife to have my computer handy so I can communicate with others. Since I have CHF it is very possible I can end up none again, perish the thought.

[StRuMzNdRuMz]

@Baycitywalker i hate those things, they hurt my legs!

[nephoraful]

I like your expressions I'm sorry this happened to you. What was that thing on your leg?

[shellahb00]

wow! 16th intubations? thats crazy!