Nadine has given a detailed health update about Derick Hougaard’s hospital stay.
Images via Facebook: @derickhougaard
Derick Hougaard’s ‘hellish’ hospital ICU experience has been recounted by partner Nadine. Here is what happened…
Nadine has given a detailed health update about Derick Hougaard’s hospital stay.
Images via Facebook: @derickhougaard
Afrikaans singer Nadine has shared the startling details about her partner Derick Hougaard’s hospital stay and his miraculous path to recovery.
Speaking to Jacaranda FM, the pop star shed light on the retired rugby player’s progress.
On Saturday, 10 June, Derick was found unresponsive in his Pretoria East home. He was rushed to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, where he lay in a coma in the ICU for almost two weeks.
Derrick has since awakened from a coma and resumed breathing without a ventilator.
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Speaking to Martin Bester, Nadine recounted the “hellish” two weeks of Derick’s hospital experience. To date, the 40-year-old has spent 18 days in the state hospital.
The singer claimed that her partner narrowly missed being placed in a medically-induced coma, which occurs when a patient has been on a ventilator for more than two weeks.
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Here’s how the hospital experience went…
Although Derick is in pain, Nadine added: “Every step he takes gets better.”
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According to Nadine, Derick was diagnosed with aspirational pneumonia; an infection doctors claim occurs when saliva, food, liquid, or vomit is inhaled or infiltrated into the lungs.
As a result, Derick suffered a collapsed left lung and a partial collapse of his right lung. Nadine added that Derick also experienced blood clots in his left arm and a lack of circulation in his left arm.
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Derick was then medically treated with two sets of antibiotics. He underwent two bronchoscopies and was prone – to treatment to help relieve respiratory distress.
According to the NHS, patients who wake up from a coma gradually gain consciousness. Like Derick, they may appear confused in the beginning and want to walk and talk.
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Some patients may fully recover, while others may be affected by a prolonged period of unconsciousness, which can affect brain functions. They may need physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and psychological assessment during their rehabilitation. Some may even require care for the rest of their lives.
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