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Fluid in his lungs, 1 week in ICU at the hospital, on Mechanical Ventilation.What’s wrong with my grandpa?

Written by admin on November 29th, 2008

My Grandpa was rushed to ER last week due to trouble breathing. He’s staying in the ICU & hooked up to the ventilation machine (one w/ the tube going down his throat) to help him breath. I’m not sure what’s his symptoms are. All I know is his lungs are filled w/ fluids & the right side is bigger than his left. The nurses said they’d given him pain killers, or whatever, whenever he squirms or seem uncomfortable…he’s always seem to be sleeping from it. He’d gagged like just yesterday & when the nurse used that smaller tube within the big tube to go in to pull out his mucus or so we thought, some darkish blood clots/chunks came out w/ it in the tube. Dr said he’ll drain the bloods out from the lungs today.

What’s actually wrong w/ my Grandpa? It’s killing me not knowing & seeing him like this. What are the nurses giving/doing to him? Is that even safe? What if he doesn’t wake up from it? And bloods in the lungs? Is that normal? Is it serious? Please help me, PLEASE, I need to know =(
It turns out that the blood did not come from inside the lungs but was from the tube shifting and hit/rubbed against the lung causing it to bleed.

I’d just found out that my grandpa had some kind of heart problem and had surgery for it before. And also…he was rushed to ER sometime after due to a similar situation that he’s in now…just not as bad. He had fluid in his lung(s) and had shortness of breath b/c of that but was fine after the Doctor drained/suctioned out the fluids from his lung(s).

Oh…my grandpa used to smoke before as well….

I hope that’s a little more background info to help determined what his illness is.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!

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2 Responses to “Fluid in his lungs, 1 week in ICU at the hospital, on Mechanical Ventilation.What’s wrong with my grandpa?”

1. pee pee Says:
   November 30th, 2008 at 10:29 pm

   I don’t know about the blood, but it sounds pretty close to congestive heart failure or pnuemonia. Let’s just hope its not tuberculocus. My mother had to go to the hospital with fluid in her lungs at times. But it was because she was diabetic and she drink to much sodium filled pop, and ate to much salty foods. Could be any of the three. but if he’s doing better than yesterday, it’s a good sign.

2. sharon w Says:
   December 1st, 2008 at 4:58 am

   He maybe suffering from congestive heart failure, with “pleural effusion” that’s fluid build up in the chest cavity,causing the lungs and heart not to function properly.Having the breathing tube and ventilator would be used with such sick patients,the pink or bloody chest fluid with some small blood clots will be normal also. Your Grandpa is very sick,but he’s getting the best care,have faith and pray for his recovery.I wish the best for him and the family. Take care. SW RNP

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