My 81 year old mother has a tracheal intubation about three wks ago as her esophagus was completely blocked. Now her ankles are both swollen quite large, and she can't breathe when laying down in a prone position or slumped (rounded ) in her recliner. If sitting upright or in her stiff rocker, she has no problem breathing. She has never smoked. She is a stubborn mule, and has no family doctor for herself. She feels this will pass. About a week after the intubation, her eye has a blood vessel break and turn the white of her eye crimson. In about four to five days the eye absorbed the blood. Should I be concerned?