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My husband went in to the hospital after I got out of work I took him into the hospital on July 27 I was there with him day in and out slept overnight with him He went home on August 3
Om August 4, he had his dialysis then went to the dentist to get a tooth pulled that was bothering him On Monday August 4th, I went to work Tuesday but on Wednesday I had to call off work He stayed downstairs in the living room slept there I couldn’t go to work because I knew something was really wrong
His sister was to be with me, as well as his niece came with me Then his breathing got really heavy We decided to call 911 and get an ambulance They placed him in a wheelchair and then into the ambulance
His sister and niece went with him in the ambulance as I stayed and got some clothes together for him I got my car and started driving to the hospital As I drove, they called me told me to get to the hospital quickly, because I had to say good bye to him He died that night
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I am a retired registered nurse and I know about sepsis About three weeks ago, I didn’t feel well for two days No specific symptoms at all On the 3rd day I had lab work done at an outside lab for another problem
From there my husband and I went to a coffee shop I immediately went to the bathroom because I felt like I needed to go After sitting on the toilet and not using it, I felt dizzy so I dropped down to my knees and then laid on my side on the restroom floor My husband came looking for me because I didn’t come out to the table
I was already out of it because all I could say was “I don’t want to go to the hospital” so I wouldn’t unlock the door When I decided that maybe I should go to the hospital, I wasn’t able to move my arms or lift myself up My trim husband slid underneath the door to unlock it and the manager had called the ambulance The coffee shop was about 5 minutes from a free-standing ER
I do not have any memories of going to the ER or anything that was done to me until later when I had awakened enough to hear the doctor say ” You have to be admitted to the hospital Where do you want to go?” Another ambulance took me to the hospital less than 10 miles away I only vaguely remember the trip I do not remember arriving at the ICU at the hospital
The next morning I felt almost normal again I had received many bags of normal saline and also antibiotics It turned out that I had sepsis with a urinary track infection I had absolutely no symptoms except just feeling unwell
I had no burning when I went to the bathroom and no pain anywhere I guess my point is that if you feel really, really bad – see a doctor before you become critical Don’t assume that you will get better on your own like I did I didn’t realize that sepsis could creep up so quickly
My father died 2 months ago due to septic shock A week before he died, he had UTI but chose to just drink water to cure it, was feeling lethargic and both feet started to swell, but he ignored it as just another symptom of walking too much A week later, the pain on one feet got severe and i rushed him to the ER, they gave him antibiotics and sent him home The same day he arrived home, his feet has become black and pus was coming off it, he had breathing difficulties, and i rushed him to the ER again
After several hours of checking him, the doctor came to inform my family that they could not do anything more and that he was deteriorating Within 3 more hours, he died All the signs and symptoms were apparent but it was brushed aside as simply non life threatening issues Hope this bad experience of mine will shed some light to readers here
He was 80 when he passed onMy mom passed away 2 weeks ago from ischemia bowel with sepsis I stopped by her place on my way to work one morning to drop off some groceries items she had asked for the night before I used my key to open her door
She was lying on the bed but she had already been up and was dressed She had a broken ankle and was having to wear a boot night and day so I made her coffee before I left I talked to her off and on throughout the day by phone She told me that she had vomited the night before but she was feeling better and asked if I would stop by on my way home from work
About an hour before I was supposed to leave work, I got a phone call saying that my mom had called 911 The paramedics said all her vitals looked fine but she said her stomach hurt a little and she wanted to go to the hospital because something to feel right The ER was only a five minute drive from her home She was in the ER for almost 5 hours before they shipped her to the main hospital because they discovered she had a bowel blockage and said she would probably need surgery the next day
After arriving at the next hospital the new doctor looked at her and then checked on the scans preformed at the other hospital He tells us that she needs emergency surgery because he can see gas (that I don’t learn until later is actually gangrene) around her intestines It was still over 2 hours before they actually got her into surgery and it took another 2 hours to do the surgery Afterwards the doctor said he had to remove 8 inches of her large intestine because of the dead tissue
He said she did fine during surgery and was in recovery and that he had done another scan after the surgery and it showed no gas So he was positive they removed all the dead tissue They said she woke after surgery and let them know she was in pain and she was cold, but I never got to see her awake again First day after surgery all she did was sleep which they said was normal
On second evening after surgery she begins to run a low grade fever and isn’t putting out much urine and her blood pressure is staying low in spite of the medication to elevate it On the third day my family is told that she is septic and there isn’t anything else they can do She had been diagnosed with non-alcoholic cirrhosis few years earlier so her liver was to far gone to help her fight off the infection My brothers and I had to make the hardest decision of our lives about her care
We turned her care over to the hospice staff inside the hospital so they could keep her comfortable and pain free All of her tubes were removed at 8:20 pm that night We sat and held her hands and talked to her throughout the night She seemed to be just in a comfortable sleep, but at 7am the next morning, my 70 year old mom passed away peacefully
We were told later that some of the symptoms of sepsis are nauseous, diarrhea and abdominal pain My mother already had all of the symptoms most of the time because of the medication she was on for the cirrhosis So she never had a chance at recognizing the symptoms of sepsis until it was too late I hope no other family ever has to go through what our family has endured, but with sepsis being hard to diagnose cause it mimics symptoms of other illnesses and until the hospitals have a way of being able to recognize the symptoms faster and get treatment started immediately, I know other people are going to be going to be following in the footsteps of our family
She was in the ER for almost 5 hours before they shipped her to the main hospital because they discovered she had a bowel blockage and said she would probably need surgery the next day. After arriving at the next hospital the new doctor looked at her and then checked on the scans preformed at the other hospital. He tells us that she needs emergency surgery because he can see gas (that I don’t learn until later is actually gangrene) around her intestines. It was still over 2 hours before they actually got her into surgery and it took another 2 hours to do the surgery. Afterwards the doctor said he had to remove 8 inches of her large intestine because of the dead tissue. He said she did fine during surgery and was in recovery and that he had done another scan after the surgery and it showed no gas. So he was positive they removed all the dead tissue. They said she woke after surgery and let them know she was in pain and she was cold, but I never got to see her awake again. First day after surgery all she did was sleep which they said was normal. On second evening after surgery she begins to run a low grade fever and isn’t putting out much urine and her blood pressure is staying low in spite of the medication to elevate it. On the third day my family is told that she is septic and there isn’t anything else they can do. She had been diagnosed with non-alcoholic cirrhosis few years earlier so her liver was to far gone to help her fight off the infection. My brothers and I had to make the hardest decision of our lives about her care. We turned her care over to the hospice staff inside the hospital so they could keep her comfortable and pain free. All of her tubes were removed at 8:20 pm that night. We sat and held her hands and talked to her throughout the night. She seemed to be just in a comfortable sleep, but at 7am the next morning, my 70 year old mom passed away peacefully. We were told later that some of the symptoms of sepsis are nauseous, diarrhea and abdominal pain. My mother already had all of the symptoms most of the time because of the medication she was on for the cirrhosis. So she never had a chance at recognizing the symptoms of sepsis until it was too late. I hope no other family ever has to go through what our family has endured, but with sepsis being hard to diagnose cause it mimics symptoms of other illnesses and until the hospitals have a way of being able to recognize the symptoms faster and get treatment started immediately, I know other people are going to be going to be following in the footsteps of our family. Remember that sepsis doesn’t discriminate by age. It happens to the young as well as the old.
