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March is special. It's when I stood for the 1st time, took my 1st steps & went home. This is me walking after months in the #icu from the #flu. I feel vulnerable sharing an intimate pic but ppl need see the hardship. I have #nolimits. #icurehab #medtwitter #rehablegend #amputee
I’m grateful & happy of what I’ve accomplished since getting severely ill in 2009. I only thought of physical healing, but emotional is the hardest for me. I made a lot of progress & today is about celebrating that. Off to celebrate me on this anniversary☀️🕶🌵🏜
13 yrs ago today I became severely ill from the flu. Please get your flu shot. It’s not too early to get one. 💉
Now’s the time to get your #FluShot.
Your body needs about 2 weeks to build antibodies. I got critically ill from the flu in mid-October, so get vaccinated before you think you’ll need it.
#MedTwitter #VaccinesWork #epitwitter #NurseTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #publichealth
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
1/🧵#Covid19 is a disease of blood vessels that can affect your lungs, heart, brain, or any organ. Blood clotting sucks life from vital organs. This pt asked to have her story shared so that others may learn & seek #Vaccination. COVID caused blockage of blood to her arms & legs.
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
My talk features 2 #sepsis survivors @JenLudwin and @HAISurvivor @SepsisAlliance They taught me the patients perspective in an ICU and they continue to be amazing patient advocates! @pulmmatt @_FaceSA @TheBack140 @SICUPharmD
T2 Biosystems is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Sepsis Tech & Innovation virtual conference on June 22-23. Join us on June 23 at 2:45 for an Industry Keynote with @idpharmd and @aparnahuja. Register at SepsisTech.org #SepsisTech #SepsisAwareness
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
1/🧵 I’d like to think as a medical community that we have changed & no longer discharge people w/out appropriate follow-up, but just last week I met a #COVID19 survivor who was discharged from the ICU simply to follow up w his primary care physician.
#LongCOVID #PICS #A2FBundle
I experienced the same thing in the #ICU. I could hear so much and still remember things said about me. Sedation & intubation doesn’t mean I can’t hear or process things.
#medtwitter #NurseTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #epitwitter #PatientExperience
A patient who was intubated and sedated told me today that he heard a lot of conversations during that time. And wishes people still greeted him when entering his #ICU room. Even though he could not show a response, he wanted to be included.
#MedTwitter #ICURehab #CriticalCare
I have been doing EMDR for a few years to address my traumas. I love that my mom now randomly sends articles about it. A support network is very important during & after a critical illness / trauma.
#medtwitter #emdr #MedStudentTwitter #NurseTwitter #therapy
👇 11 years into my critical care journey.
#medtwitter #rehablegend #PTSD #amputee #nursetwitter #resiliency #MedStudentTwitter #epitwitter
#Survivorship is a journey & we need systematic resources for recovery after acute critical illness @DGlaucomflecken @kurzmc @LGlaucomflecken @DrUzendu @sacagarw @iwashyna @tammyeaton17 @BenjaminAbella @USresus4life @karensmith_av @Dr_JBray @jcjackson68 @AHAScience xitter.cf/drsamanthaf/status/140…
I would 100% download the supplemental material if I knew I’d see pics of dogs 😍
#MedTwitter #IDtwitter #dogsoftwitter
Sometimes you are really rewarded for downloading the supplemental data! 🐶🦠
(Table S4.1 from this nifty pre-print on covid-sniffing puppers: lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…)
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
Speaking at virtual @SepsisAlliance meeting on diagnostic stewardship role in #sepsis and how time to effective #antibiotics matters Patient sepsis survivors @JenLudwin @HAISurvivor will be highlighted in my talk @T2Bio @obri05 @CepheidNews @OpGen @BioFireDX @FINDdx @RodneyRohde
Because of #COVID19 I updated my final wishes / legal docs. It was nice to have everything planned in case something happens, as I know all too well. Thankfully my family “gets it.” These decisions & conversations are so important to have beforehand.
#MedTwitter #estateplanning
Kilo & I went for a ride through Saguaro National Park. I love trying new things that show even with a disability I have no limits. I also get why they recommend this for PTSD.🌵🐴
#amputee #rehablegend #horsebackriding
#MedTwitter #ptsd
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
1/ Ten Myths about Sedation & Delirium in the ICU: CCM
We wrote this in 2013, but these seem super relevant & important now in the #COVID19 #Pandemic. Argue and Comment, but I think ALL OF THESE ARE FALSE, i.e., Myths...see next tweet
bit.ly/2Gs7ZoD
#MedTwitter #nurse
I ❤️ gardening & during COVID I decided to buy indoor plants. There were wins & failures. But...this morning my monstera deliciosa showed it’s 1st leaf fenestration! Never knew I’d get so excited over a plant 🪴 😂
#plants #monsteradeliciosa
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
I put my arm around a lovely patient to support them into standing for the first time & they said it was the closest they’d come to a hug since the start of Covid 🥺
So we sat in the chair, drank tea, held hands & talked about dogs because that is #physiotherapy at its finest 🐾 – at Ware, East
Jen Ludwin, MS, MPH retweeted
This week I met a #Rehablegend who was having trouble communicating
They had just been extubated were anxious & frustrated.
It took me a bit to understand but we got there in the end…. Then they said “Thank you”
Never underestimate the impact of helping someone feel heard
I went to a chiropractor for the 1st time & got a deep tissue massage too. Wish I had gone a long time ago bc I’m pretty sure being in an ICU bed for months did a number on my back. Can we make #massage part of patients’ care plans?💆🏼♀️
#MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #NurseTwitter
Seems like vaccination rates /interest is dropping like a cliff. Went from appointment slots filling in minutes to open slots and no shows. Anyone else experiencing this?
#COVID19Vaccine #VaccineRegistration #IDTwitter #publichealth