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Looking for a Sepsis Survivor's Support Group
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Have you checked out Sepsis Alliance? They have a lot of good information about Sepsis and recovery. I had sepsis in 2022 which came from a perforated bowel during a hernia surgery. I became very ill and was in the hospital for 33 days, two weeks of it in the ICU. During my time in the ICU I also had pneumonia due to aspiration from being intubated. I was a mess. Recovery is a slow process, so give yourself time and grace. I feel like I am still in recovery as I fight fatigue and confusion from time to time.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
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@ew62 I got sepsis about 3 weeks after a spinal fusion with implementation (titanium rod & screws) it was a 5 hour operation and they almost lost me. I had been warned about getting a blood infection but not warned about becoming crazy. I had a fairly new boyfriend as a caregiver. Evidently I'd had a fever of 102° - 104° F for a couple of days but refused to go to the hospital. I finally went because the pain was very bad. From then on it gets fuzzy and it's a long story and kind of awful. I'm interested is talking or communicating with others who were partially delusional and feel the need to know what actually happened. I'm missing big pieces of my experience. I know it was traumatic and i want to know how i can help myself about this
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Wow, you are definitely a fighter and I'm happy you made it through your terrible ordeal. It really makes what I went thru seem small in comparison. If I may ask how long did you fight any shortness of breath, and fatigue. It seems I can't walk across the yard without needing to sit down, and I have always been so active.