pictionary in ICU

VivianLee5689
VivianLee5689 Member Posts: 546
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Ok maybe its lack of sleep talking but I got a little tickled. My husband woke up with Versa and 200mg Fentanyl and wanted to tell me and the nurse that his teeth were cutting into his upper lip. He began drawing doodles and getting frustrated as we played dictionary trying to figure out what he was trying to say. Finally he asked for his cell phone and took 10 minutes to text teeth cutting upper lip. Ok so maybe it doesn't sound funny now, but if you knew my husband you would understand. He has to communicate and he was determined we were going to listen. I hope he gets out of ICU tomorrow. They tried letting him breath on his own, but his rates went way down so back to breathing with the ventilator.

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  • Tim6003
    Tim6003 Member Posts: 1,514 Member
    #2
    funny...
    even though funny story...we are keeping you and your husband in our prayers and rooting for you :)

    Tim
  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #3
    one step at a time
    Vivian,

    Nice to here he is so alert, he will get better fast (and you too).

    Best,

    Matt
  • VanessaSLO
    VanessaSLO Member Posts: 283
    #4
    CivilMatt said:

    one step at a time
    Vivian,

    Nice to here he is so alert, he will get better fast (and you too).

    Best,

    Matt

    You're doing good...
    I'm glad everything went well and you both are doing good! You're in my thoughts and prayers! Take care and I wish your husband a quick healing!

    Vanessa
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #5
    His determination to communicate
    tells me he'll be determined all thru treatment.....that is GOOD!!! Hoping he'll be out of ICU tomorrow, too.....the healing speed of some of these surgeries just amazes me!!

    p
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #6
    Abi-Normal...
    LOL, that is funny...., I think he may just be an early candidate for the Abi-Normal Clan.

    I also realize the circumstanse isn't funny, but the story is, and when he heals and recovers. It'll be one of those moments you both can look back at and have a good laugh together.

    Best,
    john
  • VivianLee5689
    VivianLee5689 Member Posts: 546
    #7
    Skiffin16 said:

    Abi-Normal...
    LOL, that is funny...., I think he may just be an early candidate for the Abi-Normal Clan.

    I also realize the circumstanse isn't funny, but the story is, and when he heals and recovers. It'll be one of those moments you both can look back at and have a good laugh together.

    Best,
    john

    it gets even funnier
    The doctors came in and took David's breathing tube out this morning. The nurse asked if he wanted her to take of the restraints and through slurred speech my husband said Nah I kind of like bondage. Lol. One of the nurses almost died. He had everyone in the room in stitches. That being said he has been really sick since they took out the tube. His respiration gets really low whenever he drifts off to sleep and he hates how swollen his tongue is.
  • hwt
    hwt Member Posts: 2,328 Member
    #8
    VivianLee5689 said:

    it gets even funnier
    The doctors came in and took David's breathing tube out this morning. The nurse asked if he wanted her to take of the restraints and through slurred speech my husband said Nah I kind of like bondage. Lol. One of the nurses almost died. He had everyone in the room in stitches. That being said he has been really sick since they took out the tube. His respiration gets really low whenever he drifts off to sleep and he hates how swollen his tongue is.

    Swollen tongue
    My sister-in-law, who is also a nurse, got me a small tablet sized write board at the dollar store before my surgery...best $1 spent. When family or nurses could not read my writing they wrote the alphabet on it and I pointed to the letters until they figured out what I wanted. It worked well.
  • Pumakitty
    Pumakitty Member Posts: 652
    #9
    that was funny
    It sounds like he is doing very well. I am glad that you both get to talk, no matter how you do it.

    Kathy
  • Pumakitty
    Pumakitty Member Posts: 652
    #10
    that was funny
    It sounds like he is doing very well. I am glad that you both get to talk, no matter how you do it.

    Kathy

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