my mom has been in the hospital S.I.C.U. for a month and a half now?

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starting from a surgery that went wrong and developed and now has ARDS well today we were told that the sepsis is no longer present but she still has ARDS does anyone have information on this? she has had no fever, oxygen being given is 50 percent with 100 percent by the blood pressure number, the pulse has come down to the 90's and respiratory rate is now 40-50, What do you predict the outcome? how long do you think that she will have to stay in the hospital. Thanks

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I'm glad to hear that your Mom is still hanging in there. I've responded to you before, and I've been watching for progress on your mother through your questions. I have the little girl who had respiratory failure for unknown reasons almost a year ago. Her lung biopsy showed diffuse alveolar damage which is the pattern seen in ARDS. They never came out and told us that she had ARDS, and actually they classify her condition now as an interstitial lung disease, but from what I've read, essentially DAD and ARDS are pretty well the same. It is such a terrifying thing to watch a loved one go through, and I really hope your Mom recovers soon. From what you describe, it sounds like your Mom's vitals are greatly improving, and I would expect them to possibly start weaning the vent soon. I think it took somewhere around a week or so for them to get my daughter off the vent once they were able to start weaning (after they started steroids which helped her so much), and it was another week or two after that when we were able to take her home. I know that you just want your Mom to be better NOW, but it will take her quite a while to recover. ARDS is a very serious condition with a very high mortality rate, but survival (and even recovery) is possible with time. And even after her lungs start working again, she'll probably have to have a lot of physical therapy to help her regain her strength. It is not something that will just go away as quickly as it came (my daughter is still on oxygen a year later), but your Mom sounds like a fighter. I pray that she will get better and soon. Hang in there. I wish you the best.

im really sorry i dont know anything about this..but i wish i could help...
i can pray.....i'll ...
but i do hope she gets better and comes home soon...

Well Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS) is pretty serious but not deadly. A respiratory rate at 40-50 is very high, normal is about 12-22....give or take a little. She probably needs some respiratory treatments and supplemental oxygen to help her recover, she may be in the hospital a little while longer...hang in there.

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