coping after illness?

Question

I was in intensive care for 5 days with severe resporitory failure.Ihave been very up and down since.I am well now but go ing through a depression thats been on and of for 6 months it getting worse with the flashbacks and worry of it happening again even though i am well now.Is there anybody out there who has been through the same or got any advice i would love to here from you

Answer 1

Keep your self occupied and stay away from stress, and take your medications as advised by your doctor, and change your life style. :>))
Best of luck.

Answer 2

Respiratory failure is very serious, and if you are not feeling so good, that will cause depression. You did not say if you have asthma? Something that effects the lungs, and can cause depression, that most people do not know about is toxic chemicals in cleaning, laundry, and personal care products. Most Doctors will not give you this information, because it makes them more money, to put you on scripts. My whole family has changed over to natural products this last year, and the health benefits are tremendous. I would highly recommend it. There are many toxins in your cleaning, disinfectants, air fresheners, and laundry products that effect your lungs as well as your over all health. The advice I would give you is to change to natural products.

Answer 3

Dunno, but just so you don't quit, I had brain surgery (behind a minor car accident) and after a perfect operation, everything went down hill. These people love to peddle drugs. I was given more drugs than I could count, and the worst was the sheer arrogance af thes people. I was having nightmares, my fingers felt arthritic, I had this thing, where I couldn't walk in a straight line, sleeping thru the nite was impossible. One made it impossible to walk even 1/2 block up hill. So I fired them all, except one; he was the closest, and stopped taking pills one by one. I'm down to two and felling fine. Bob Hickey