Just thought I’d post a quick introduction. My husband Is 44 and has just been diagnosed with PTSD. Although there is a bit more to it than this; he had major surgery to remove kidneys with suspected (now confirmed) cancer in October, suffered cardiac arrest whilst in recovery from that and was taken back in for emergency surgery to fix the bleed. 10 days after discharge from this he went back in as an emergency after coughing up blood and was diagnosed with double pneumonia so was back in ICU. He’s been forced to take medical retirement from work so money is very tight now. He is also needing dialysis 3 times a week for generally 4 and a half hours. We're having difficulty claiming benefits because the organisation administering his pension is so slow to give us any supporting paperwork.
I work full time and we have a 15yr old son.
Hopefully the diagnosis will mean that he gets some help, but it’s very difficult, even though I’ve suffered from major depression, it’s hard, because PTDS is really something else! What is making it more difficult for me is family members not understanding how debilitating it is for him.
I work full time and we have a 15yr old son.
Hopefully the diagnosis will mean that he gets some help, but it’s very difficult, even though I’ve suffered from major depression, it’s hard, because PTDS is really something else! What is making it more difficult for me is family members not understanding how debilitating it is for him.