easysurfer
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My friend is in an long term acute care hospital for respiratory failure. She's been on a ventilator to breath for her pretty much the past two weeks. On Tuesday, the she's scheduled for a tracheotomy, as one can't be on a ventilator too long before there's tissue damage.
Hopefully, with the tracheotomy, it'll only be temporary.
At this point, she is 100% dependent on the ventilator for her breathing. I hope that it won't be a permamnent thing.
The goal is to with the trach, to eventually wean her off the ventilator. I hope that is a realistic goal and just not false optimism given by the doctors to her and her family.
Hopefully, with the tracheotomy, it'll only be temporary.
At this point, she is 100% dependent on the ventilator for her breathing. I hope that it won't be a permamnent thing.
The goal is to with the trach, to eventually wean her off the ventilator. I hope that is a realistic goal and just not false optimism given by the doctors to her and her family.