KMBC People who spend time on ventilators face long road to recovery

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KMBC People who spend time on ventilators face long road to recovery

Saint Luke's Media Relations · ⏱ 1:39 · 415 مشاهدة · 5 years ago

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you know we hear people recovering from covet 19 but we don't often hear what it takes to get back to normal life it can be especially difficult for patients who've spent weeks on ventilator st luke's rehabilitation institute in overland park treats those who face long road to recovery even after the icu this is ken blundell of kansas city diagnosed with pancreatitis earlier this year and put on ventilator for two weeks think could have quit the planet there were discussions of the fact that wouldn't make it little did he know his time in the icu was just the beginning he would need months of therapy at st luke's rehabilitation institute to get his strength back would end up sitting on the floor and then just not be able to get up which was like major shock to me like ken patients battling covet 19 can spend long periods of time on ventilator during that time muscles get weak somebody on ventilator for two weeks it may take eight to ten weeks for them to recover to even get close to where they were before they got ill they would just be severely deconditioned and will need to work with them with exercise to help them recover dr steinle says patients coming off ventilator often don't realize what it will take to get back to doing normal activities ken was one of those he admits he was impatient but now relieved he got the therapy he needed feel so blessed am am absolutely over the boom ken who calls himself young 71 was an engineering consultant and an athlete before getting sick and says he is now back to doing all the things he loves