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Yes, she’s slower. She has a gastrostomy tube—can’t swallow at all.
A few days before she stops breathing, she gets restless. Doesn't sleep.
The right side of the body responds more spontaneously.
They call themselves the intensive care unit, while the anesthesiologists are... well, that's all I know.
Respiratory arrest happens out of nowhere—"it just flushes and stops despite clear airways," they claim. Or more often during sleep, it just ceases. One moment they're talking, the next their blood pressure spikes insanely and they stop breathing. It's as if the respiratory center was simply suppressed. Then comes several days on a ventilator—on, then off, then back on again. Excessive secretions.
No paresis—just faster and spontaneous
Excuse me, periventricular. Regarding anesthesia—does the ICU at Mayo Clinic not have ventilators?
My father (73) suffered a double stroke and has been bedridden at JLL for 110 days now.
The CT scan shows a left perivascular ischemic lesion. Curiously, his motor skills seem intact—both arms and legs move—though there is a slight delay on the left side.
He’s on a ventilator, though not constantly. The doctors say the damage is in the medulla, which explains why his breathing stops—usually while he's sleeping—and why he can't swallow, necessitating the stoma.
He’s already fought through aspiration pneumonia, an anaerobic staph infection, and frequent seizures.
Out of those 110 days, he’s only had a speaking cannula for three. He remains conscious and communicative, but it's clear he's disoriented and essentially constructing his own reality.
I don't have a medical background, so some clarity on these neurological issues would be invaluable. For instance, would a CT scan immediately pinpoint lesions in the medulla area? Why does his breathing stop in these predictable cycles every seven to ten days rather than being random? And why would a lesion on the left side of the brain cause a delay on the left side of his body?
Thanks.