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For context see my comment here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33625584#33647770 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33625584#33647770 One thing that th

For context see my comment here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33625584#33647770 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33625584#33647770 One thing that this article touches on, but I think needs to be emphasized even more is that the stark reality is that the only advocate for the patient is the patient themselves, or perhaps a caretaker. The burden is on me to ask questions about fertility and sperm banking because my oncologist is well... an oncologist not a fertility expert. I have to ensure that every department is communicating with every other department. Hospitals and physicians are fantastic at solving discrete issues, but the bigger picture is often lost in the chaos. I can do it as a technically adept 34 year old, it's horrifying to think about how someone closer to 80 goes about it.

dheera 4y ago
I was in an ICU for a week after a cardiac arrest. I don't remember much of it other than a lot of hallicunations. I had family there to advocate for me, but there's no way in hell I would have been able to advocate for myself. I was literally seeing things around me in the ICU room that didn't exist. My family were probably the only ones that realized that that wasn't the real me. The hallucinations stopped happening as soon as I was moved to a normal patient room for the rest of my recovery, and I have full working memory of that normal patient room.
- chki 4y ago
  > The hallucinations stopped happening as soon as I was moved to a normal patient room for the rest of my recovery To be fair (and this is also true for the article itself), it might be difficult to distinguish cause and effect here. Being moved into less intensive care means that you are more stable which might lead to other issues becoming better in the following days regardless of whether you are in the ICU or not.
- Sevii 4y ago
  Hallucinations are one of the most common symptoms of sleep deprivation.

dheera 4y ago

I was in an ICU for a week after a cardiac arrest. I don't remember much of it other than a lot of hallicunations. I had family there to advocate for me, but there's no way in hell I would have been able to advocate for myself. I was literally seeing things around me in the ICU room that didn't exist. My family were probably the only ones that realized that that wasn't the real me. The hallucinations stopped happening as soon as I was moved to a normal patient room for the rest of my recovery, and I have full working memory of that normal patient room.

chki 4y ago
> The hallucinations stopped happening as soon as I was moved to a normal patient room for the rest of my recovery To be fair (and this is also true for the article itself), it might be difficult to distinguish cause and effect here. Being moved into less intensive care means that you are more stable which might lead to other issues becoming better in the following days regardless of whether you are in the ICU or not.
Sevii 4y ago
Hallucinations are one of the most common symptoms of sleep deprivation.