The Turning Point -- Surviving Sepsis

[vanessaroediger]

3 rounds of sepsis in 10 months. The last one severe. Took away rheumatoid arthritis from it, surgical incision won’t fully close for over a year, lost almost all of my hair.
And I am still alive though. I remember the moment I couldn’t lift my arms anymore, not the slightest bit. It’s hard to explain but you will know what I mean, you feel yourself passing on. I don’t remember hardly anything coherent from months of ICU, step down unit, regular floor.
I just recently developed enough strength to step up the sidewalk without an aid. And I am still alive. It’s a miracle and the biggest blessing. I am a single mother and I am always grateful for still being alive.
It feels good to write this out in words, knowing that you guys can relate and I can relate to you. ❤️

[CanadiAnnie]

I am a 5 time sepsis survivor!! I just got home 2 weeks ago after 19 months in 2 hospitals and then a rehabilitation facility. I also had necrotizing fasciitis. On life support and in ICU for 42 days at the beginning. Doctors have used the word “miracle” to describe me. I now have irreversible kidney failure. Dialysis 3X a week 1 hr away from home. I’ll be on a transplant waiting list soon. Blessings! ❤️ Do NOT ignore the symptoms, every minute counts! My doctors, nurses and therapists are all ANGELS 👼 on earth 🌎!! 🇨🇦

[donnadavis]

My hubby, who is a Liver Transplant reciepient-2010, survived Sepsis twice, Praise God!

[HelenKerins]

my 4 yr old daughter was just released from ICU having survived sepsis. Thank you

[cosmos]

My Wife passed from Sepsis 3 weeks ago - Not all Hospitals are equipped to deal with such a serious issue - You are very very lucky if you survive it.

[Carolmaizy]

My husband had Strep pneumonia in 2021 which went septic. We thought it was COVID for a day, but when he had trouble breathing we went to the E. R. It was two days before Thanksgiving.He was in the ICU on a Bipap machine a few hours later. Heart rate was very high, fluids were accumulating in his body. On Thanksgiving night he went into acute congestive heart failure. He came within minutes of dying, due to fluid compressing his heart. His knee swelled up( he'd had a total knee replacement a couple years ago) with infection and fluid. It was only the skill and attention of the doctors and nurses in the ICU that saved him.
Six days later he was moved to a regular room. The next day X-rays showed what looked like infection in his chest and his white blood count shot up. A thoracic surgeon did an emergency VAT procedure. Three tubes were inserted into his chest and used to flush out infection. The doctor scraped infection from his ribs and the edges of his lungs. It was one of the worst cases she'd seen. She stayed with him until 10 pm, to be sure he didn't need a blood transfusion or to go back to the ICU. Her diligence and care for him saved his life again, although she gave no promises of a good recovery.
Since the rehab units were filled with COVID patients he came home on Dec.20 on two IV meds, which I had to administer. Five days later he had surgery to remove infection from his knee. His gall bladder was threatened throughout his illness but it healed. He remained on IV meds until March.
My husband lost 37 pounds in one month and his recovery was hard, but somehow he survived and recovered completely over time. The next year he survived prostate cancer- 44 radiation treatments. He also had bladder and kidney stones and a trip to the E.R. with a blood clot in his catheter which almost burst his bladder. This winter he had a cold and COVID but is well now.
I know my husband's recovery from sepsis is a miracle. No major complications so far. In spite of his other health issues we feel incredibly lucky he is still alive.

[MaccMidas]

My mom just passed in October from a septic shock...we suspect negligence since NO ONE told us of a sepsis diagnosis nor was she treated from it until the rehab center--she was at after her first hospital discharge for a bowel injury--ordered an EMT transport to another facility where they actually had to repair the reopening of the initial wound (botched job by first surgeon) and diagnosed her as Septic...however it was too late for a successful treatment. She passed 3 days after her second surgery from Low BP. The most devastating day of my life!! I lost my mom/best friend due to incompetence on the first hospital and rehab's behalf. My mom could have been saved if she were never ordered to go to rehab while discharged with sepsis. She just turned 50 this year and had so much more life in her. My siblings now have to grow up without our mom and it is extremely heartbreaking to witness as the eldest sibling. My mom passed 30 mins to an hour after I got an emergency call to be with her in the ICU...I believe she held on until I got there to pass. I truly hope there is a heaven because life is too unfair for the just abd innocent. I need to be with my mom again....this hurts too much.

[michellestrickland]

Wonderful story! I’m glad to hear she survive sepsis! I recently lost my mother to sepsis. And I vowed to her and to myself to get educated on this horrific condition.

[Cinemachoicefilms]

Smh just speechless. These things our bodies can get also the miracles of our health professionals

[TherapistTamaraHill]

What a beautiful story! Beautiful hospital staff too. Wonderful. I have a loved one battling this. Glad to see real professionals at work.

[Dcvillnz]

What a Journey -God worked his miracle through the work of the Doctors and their hands ! Godbless you Hun and your family . Thank you for sharing.

[rezaayoubi]

Endotoxins removal sounds like an amazing treatment.

[OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

This is such a moving story! when she talks about losing her baby...just😢! We're seeing more of this in hospitals; especially, multiple drug resistant organisms (MDRO)! This video does a great job of advocating for clinical trials.

[NewsOnQueue]

I'm in the middle of surviving it now. The fever and chills are unbearable to me. A. Fever of 105.2 degrees after ibuprophen and fluids IV. Mine started with a tooth abscess, I wouldn't wish this on anybody.

[t.h.]

I have experienced sepsis twice. Once when I was 20 and once when 49. I was either sweating out of every pour in my body or shaking so hard my teeth were chattering. Mine was a rare fungal blood infection. You can feel your strength leaving you and you feel like you're dying.

[Carrington]

Legionaires ards multi organ failure and sepsis just grateful to be alive keep your heads up much love

[marycanary]

A couple of years ago, I wound up going into septic shock as a result of colon failure and actually it was the doctor at the urgent care clinic(this was during the pandemic so it was better to avoid going to the ER if you could)who relized something was seriously wrong when he couldn’t get a blood pressure reading.Later on, the doctor at the hospital told my parents that I came within two hours of not making it.

[WhereTheBeaversLive]

I have had sepsis and am happy to be here today..

[shannonburt]

I made it barely please let everyone know about this because it fast and people don't know how bad this is for any and everyone !! Please be careful if u feel like u have ful pay close attention it may be ur life be blessed

[marycanary]

I recently had a similar experience except in my case, it was because of a toxic mega colon and I wound up having to be rushed into emergency surgery and the head of the surgery team later told my parents that I came within 2 hours of dying. I don’t actually remember much of anything about that experience, my parents told me about it after the fact. Anyway, as a result of the septsis poisoning I lost the ability to walk and I couldn’t move my arms and I had to spend 3 1/2 months in a rehab center and I finally got to go home a couple of weeks ago, it’s like Dorothy from the wizard of oz said, there’s no place like home.and she definitely right about that!🙂