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Septicemia: Blood infections
Septicemia three times. Now again in treatment with intravenous antibiotics. How at age 83 am I still alive? (From urinary track infections) Quite painful.
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I know nothing about septicemia,
would likke to hear from someone with prior experience on the subject.
Hi Peach, I'm so glad that @hopeful33250 reached out to you and that you have returned to update the community.
Weighing the risks vs benefits of surgery is always challenging. Obviously, with multiple chronic and complex conditions the choices become more complex to consider and there's the added burden of existential questions about quality of life and purpose of living. It sounds like you have decided that now is not the time for assisted death. However, choices for health and life are unclear and there no perfect choice. Have I got that right?
I know that @gingerw can relate to considering options that possibly improve one health issue while also potentially damaging or worsening a kidney issue.
What options are available to you besides the Watchman device to help control a-fib? How is the calcification of the arteries being managed?
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2 ReactionsIt doesn't matter your age. Mental health effects everyone and is the farthest from forgiving when you have additional health issues. I am in the same boat, only you've been struggling for a few more years than me 😉 I'd be happy to have a private conversation as a stranger helping another stranger in need. I've been less hopeful than I usually am and I don't want to do it anymore. Some days are fine but others I'm just fed up. Its tiring having to take care of yourself and all of these things you didn't ask for, but everyone is here for a reason and I believe I came across this post because I was supposed to reach out. We are BOTH going to get thru this. Love, always.
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2 ReactionsYes Coleen you have it exactly right. Wish there were assisted dying in all states so I do not botch it up. Not much more to say after that.
Years ago people did not live as long as they do now. Perhaps this issue has not been addressed by the professionals in charge of this. How to continue to live with the pain without the stupid pain medicines that they have now. Either they do not take the pain away or they do so much harm to the body that they are assisting you in dying. Including becoming addicted to them. Why have we not furthered our knowledge in this area? Is it because there is so much money to be made with what is now on sale? Yes, going to the moon, Mars and other planets is good. So we can pollute them as well? Our priorities must be put in their proper place. Dreamers must be guided. I am just one person in this large universe but I want to help and do what is needed to work things out for all. I and many others need guidence.
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1 ReactionP.S. AND FOR THE ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH ETC. AS WELL.
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1 ReactionNellie, good question. Septicemia is a serious bloodstream infection. Septicemia occurs when a bacterial infection elsewhere in the body, such as the lungs or skin, enters the bloodstream. This is dangerous because the bacteria and their toxins can be carried through the bloodstream to your entire body.
Septicemia can quickly become life-threatening. It must be treated in a hospital. If left untreated, septicemia can progress to sepsis.
You can read more about septicemia here:
- What is septicemia? https://www.healthline.com/health/septicemia
Hi Jennifer, I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling less hopeful these days than usual. It is tiring taking care of yourself. Being a patient requires both patience and perseverance, which is challenging when dealing with things you never asked for as you said.
Like you, I believe you came across this post for a reason and I'm glad you reached out to help a stranger in need. Thank you!
What helps you get through the moments when you're feeling fed up and just don't want to do it anymore?
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2 ReactionsI had septicaemia two years ago. It happened after laser surgery on my prostate. The catheter was difficult to remove and I believe that caused the infection that led to my septicaemia. It came on extremely quickly. I left the hospital at 11am feeling excellent, by 2pm I was violently ill. My wife drove me to our local (small town) hospital emergency and they really had no idea what I had or what to do. They then contacted my urologist who had left on holiday but eventually another from the practice rang back and advised them what to do. Bloods, cultures and broad spectrum antibiotics. Over night in hospital and worsening to the point my blood pressure was so low the paramedics wouldn't move me. I really could not see myself surviving. I have never and don't ever want to feel like that again and extremely difficult to remain positive when you hear medical staff conversations. Eventually a MICA ambulance moved me to a larger hospital where I remained for five days before being discharged. To cap it off I then had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic ( Ciprofloxacin) this was changed and eventually recovered fully but took me over three months to get any feeling of normality. That was my one, and hopefully, only experience with septicaemia.
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2 ReactionsYou can write so you can read. Explore the internet, research, do it in many ways with question after question. SEPSIS: It is insidious, creeping about your body in many ways. Pain here, pain getting worse, pain never going away. Your body weakening Depending where the infection begins, on the skin, in your bladder, etc., etc. Some work so quickly you die very fast. Others so slow you doubt what is going on. Be good to your body and check it out looking at your skin for penetration, or your eyes, ears and on and on. Your genitals are as important. We must be alert with our bodies. And ALSO CHECK YOUR CHILDREN AS WELL.