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Sepsis: What's your experience recovering from sepsis?
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My husband suffered from Sepsis after surgery of the heart. Our heart doctor took one look at my husband and was furious. He could not believe the surgeon sent him home. It took several months. The problem with Sepsis is there was only one strong antibiotic. We prayed each time that the antibiotic was still working. That was a few years back. Maybe by now there is a better treatment. He passed away but not from the infection. It went away and cleared out of his body. They had taken him into surgery to clean him out again. The doctor called me and thought Oh no, he died. I got up there to the waiting room and the doctor said, they could not find anything and closed him up. A Miracle. Believe me I have seen a few. Trust God in ALL things.
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My mother passed away from Sepsis which was caused by a tumor that ruptured her colon, as a result of her metastasized endometriosis cancer. I think medicine has come a long way in the past 16 years.
Years ago, someone who became Septic didn't have a fighting chance. When your whole body has an infection, i can see it taking a several months to get back to normal. My Mom was one very sick lady, fighting several issues at once. She didn't stand a fighting chance.
With today's medications, people are super lucky. Those people that are recovering from this illness, I am curious, have Dr's recommended a particular diet to help your body heal?
Like after my colon cancer surgery they were recommending a high protein diet to heal.
Hopeful...make sure the nurses was their hand as well as doctors. And think about this one, cleaning person going too to room. As it turned out 4 rooms with warning notices on their door. This is a well known hospital.. the head nurse and their hospil head nurse, refused to talk to me about it. We always got questionable care from then on. Nurses in ER were afraid of him. Times have changed thank God.
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Hello@oregongirl
I am so sorry to hear of your husband's death but I do appreciate your sharing his experience with Sepsis.
Is there anything else you would like to add regarding his experience with Sepsis that might help educate our Members on this important health disorder?
I look forward to hearing from you again.
Teresa