So happy they figured it out! Get well soon!

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May 17, 2024
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TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

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Joined: Jul 17, 2010
Last login: May 31, 2024
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Time

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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