Tougher than woodpecker lips

[Jolly]

I've talked about Mr. Ronnie before. The president of Louisiana Farm Bureau, he has been in the hospital 78 days with the virus. Over seven weeks on the vent.

They wheeled him out of the hospital today and sent him home. He raised hell that they wouldn't let him walk out, like a grown man.

He would have needed a cane, but he would have made it.

[jon-nyc]

Wow. I’ve seen remarkable surgeries fixing tracheostomy scars but a guy like that probably doesn’t give a shit.

[Jolly]

When they extubated him, the first thing he asked about was if anybody has checked on his cows. The next thing he asked, was when he would be able to ride a horse.

He had his birthday in the hospital. He turned 72.

[jon-nyc]

@jon-nyc said in Tougher than woodpecker lips:

Wow. I’ve seen remarkable surgeries fixing tracheostomy scars but a guy like that probably doesn’t give a shit.

Before and after of a young CF patient who had TWO bilateral lung transplants, 3 years apart:

[Jolly]

Somebody does good work....

[George K]

@Jolly said in Tougher than woodpecker lips:

Somebody does good work....

Elizabeth Taylor's trach scar was pretty well hidden too.

They extubated him? From that comment you mean they kept an endotracheal tube in for 7 weeks without a tracheostomy?

Wow.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Tougher than woodpecker lips:

@Jolly said in Tougher than woodpecker lips:

Somebody does good work....

Elizabeth Taylor's trach scar was pretty well hidden too.

They extubated him? From that comment you mean they kept an endotracheal tube in for 7 weeks without a tracheostomy?

Wow.

I could certainly be wrong, for he did have a trach at some point, but that was way down the line. He was on the vent that long and was kept in a medical coma for weeks.

[George K]

It's been a long time since I did ICU medicine, but back then the rule of thumb was this:

After one week, you ask yourself, "Do you see this patient needing a ventilator in 48 hours?"

If the answer is "no," leave the endotracheal tube in, and ask the question again.

If the answer is "yes," plan for a tracheostomy tomorrow."

[taiwan_girl]

Wow. That is great news for him that he seems to be doing well.

Some many reports of people who are ventilated for a long time are having a difficult recovery.