I’m a little lost in where to go so am hoping for some reassurance.
My husband had surgery last Wednesday for Stage 3 GOJ cancer followings four rounds of FLOT. His operation lasted 10 hours, much longer than the guidance we received. On waking up from the anaesthetic he was delirious and trying to pull out his nasal tubes and get out of bed to the point where he had to be restrained and sedated.
During the night he did manage to pull the tubes out, vomited and aspirated some of it. He had to be sedated to a deeper degree as he was classed as being a danger to himself. He also has a chest infection which the doctors think he had when he went for surgery.
It’s now Sunday and there has been no change with his infection and he will continue to be sedated until it has gone and the vomit from his lungs has been cleared. There has been mention of temporary (and possible) permanent brain damage and he will have a CT scan for this should he be delirious when they eventually wake him again.
In the meantime it’s a long, worrying wait where I can only sit by his bedside whilst he is sedated and incubated
Has anyone any experience of this and can provide me with some reassurance?
Thank you
