It was very sad.

May 17, 2024
10:54:28am

MetaLearner Playmaker

It was very sad.

At one point, it had damaged her hands enough that they were talking amputation. But then it got even worse and ended up killing her.

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So yeah. Sepsis super sucks. Especially when the ER can't tell you where it came

BlueVU

May 17, 10:27am

Get well soon

Indy Coug

May 17, 10:28am

Thank you ❤️

BlueVU

May 17, 10:29am

Get a room

Sea Chicken

May 17, 10:30am

RE: Get a room

Indy Coug

May 17, 10:31am

RE: Get a room

Sea Chicken

May 17, 10:32am

RE: Get a room

Indy Coug

May 17, 10:33am

TNT might say:

Preppy

May 17, 10:38am

It sound like he probably has one in the ICU

UnoDoctor

May 17, 10:38am

That is really scary. Be careful and get better please. Keep us updated.

Alan Schaefer

May 17, 10:29am

For sure. Today is better actually. I went from "most sick I've ever been" to

BlueVU

May 17, 10:31am

Horrifying. But I’m glad for the slight improvement. Still in the danger

Alan Schaefer

May 17, 10:33am

Took my first dose yesterday via IV. It was a broad spectrum because th

BlueVU

May 17, 10:35am

And you have no idea how it happened either? Crazy.

Alan Schaefer

May 17, 10:42am

No clue. I was fine on Tues night when I went to bed.

BlueVU

May 17, 10:47am

That’s insane. Kinda sounds like a similar feeling I got the day before my

Alan Schaefer

May 18, 6:46pm

My mom passed away at 58 from sepsis that was not diagnosed soon enough. By the

oryguncoug

May 17, 10:30am

I'm lucky enough that my cousin runs the ER by where I live. My dad called him

BlueVU

May 17, 10:33am

Good luck! I'm glad you caught it in time. I had sepsis 2 years ago. I was

elmerfudd

May 17, 10:35am

Thank you! It's awful, but nice to know others here have experienced it too.

BlueVU

May 17, 10:37am

How long did it take you to get better after the antibiotics, may I ask?

BlueVU

May 17, 10:42am

I felt better within a few hours to be honest. Like I wasn't ready to walk out

elmerfudd

May 17, 10:53am

I've noticed an improvement for sure. But early stages. Laying in bed now

BlueVU

May 17, 11:07am

I read stories like these and I picture living a 150 years ago. You’re gone.

Alan Schaefer

May 17, 10:43am

I can think of several in my family that would be gone w/o modern medicine

Dr T-bone

May 17, 10:47am

Right?! I've never had a life threatening illness like this before.

BlueVU

May 17, 10:48am

You're 100% right, I would have been dead. That thought crossed my mind a lot

elmerfudd

May 17, 10:55am

Our friends' 2 year old died of sepsis a few weeks ago. It's no joke

MetaLearner

May 17, 10:46am

Oh gosh.... Poor little thing... 😢 I wouldn't wish this on ANYONE.

BlueVU

May 17, 10:49am

It was very sad.

MetaLearner

May 17, 10:54am

Oh my gosh. That is devastating.

elmerfudd

May 17, 10:56am

I went into septic shock a few months ago. A minor scratch got infected

88Coug

May 17, 10:54am

Yea it’s crazy how quick things can go south.

cougfanz

May 17, 10:59am

Thank you! It is wild how quickly this stuff escalate. Bacteria is no joke

BlueVU

May 17, 11:10am

Nearly got my father in law a few years ago, glad you got help quick

Kevin Arnold

May 17, 10:59am

I didn't realize how important timing is for sepsis... I feel like I got SUPER

BlueVU

May 17, 11:24am

I had a MRSA infection

bubbastats

May 17, 11:25am

Oh wow! I'm so sorry! I'm glad you made it thru that!

BlueVU

May 17, 11:30am

So happy they figured it out! Get well soon!

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

May 17, 11:27am

I have a friend who passed away a couple weeks ago from sepsis. He was receiving

downtownchrisbrown

May 17, 11:50am

A few years ago. I'm the ICU with temp of 107, according to my nurse.

LiveY'r

May 17, 12:03pm

are you a diabetic?

claw

May 17, 12:34pm

RE: are you a diabetic?

claw

May 17, 12:38pm

I'm not a diabetic, no. So I just got a call from the pharmacy at the hospital

BlueVU

May 17, 5:09pm

My FIL was bedridden for 30 days on IV until his Sepsis came under control

kapcreations

May 18, 1:18am

The docs said they EXPECT me to feel mostly myself within the next week to 10day

BlueVU

May 18, 10:03am

I went from "you are likely going to die, and if not, we will need to cut your

88Coug

May 18, 11:08am

Whoa... I don't like that last part 😳

BlueVU

May 18, 3:15pm

I just got this from my cousin who runs Provo and SF's ERs

BlueVU

May 18, 4:57pm

Right. Most people who have sepsis are old and/or in really bad health. Sepsis

88Coug

May 18, 5:15pm

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