How did it turn out for you if you did?
Would you do it again?
How did it turn out for you if you did?
Would you do it again?
I am honestly not sure what either one is but I think a trach is where they cut a hole in your trach so you can breathe through a tube sticking out your neck.
If you end up having to get a trach, you basically have no choice. It should be considered a last resort because it's hard to get to rid of (for weggies who have scarring, etc.), once you get it.
I was intubated for the surgery on my windpipe.
i was intubated for 3 weeks in intensive care
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I had many intubations secondary to surgery!
My surgical intubation probably lasted only 10 minutes or so. It was pulled out right as they were bringing me out of anesthesia.
They used a jet type vent when my subglotic stenosis was repaired...My trach specialist would prefer me not to be intubated under any circumstances or placed on a vent...It is harder to deal with when you have a tracheostomy....and decreases life expecetency since they are a great source of infection.....My personal choice is no trach...it would not give me the quality of life I want with my kids...but that is just my personal choice.
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What Lisa Marie said is what my ENT told me as well...they preferred me to not be intubated. A bit frustrating because I have an abdominal hernia (From all my coughing) that needs repaired. I'm probably going to have to have it done with local, which ironically means a more invasive surgery.
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I have been intubated for surgery serveral times but they always use a LMA tube, this tube is much smaller and doesn't go as deep. As far as the trach goes I have come really close to having one done by EMT's in an ambulance but they were able to open my airway. I am so thankful they did not have to do it because I have heard horror stories about emergency trachs. They really can go wrong and do a lot of damage. My ENT feels like this should be the last resort and I agree. I carry an inhaler to open my airway and use a nebulizer anytime I have the slightest respiratory problem. I also flush my sinuses daily to clear mucos and phlegm. I go to Mayo-Rochester in March and see the Subglottic Stenosis Specialist and I can't wait. I am hoping we can do someting surgically to open airway more permanently.
Jodi
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