PSS and Shortness of Breath

Hello!

I’m curious if others who’ve been through or are still battling with a sepsis infection are plagued by shortness of breath. Some may know me from the Neuropathy forum where, because of my idiopathic polyneuropathy, I have been a bit of a regular. My neuropathy is large fiber, so I’ve no pain but lots of difficulty with balance. Then, in March of this year, I was hospitalized with a sepsis infection: swelling in my left leg and foot. The swelling receded after two weeks of antibiotics via IV. I then spent another two weeks in a rehab facility, where my most bothersome symptoms were general weakness or fatigue and shortness of breath. For several days, just getting out of a chair was exhausting. I’m now rehabbing at home.

I still have general weakness, but thanks to home-health PT, I am slowly getting my strength back. What is still lingering is the shortness of breath. If I go slow, I’m okay. But if I move about the house at what I consider my ‘normal pace,’ shortness of breath will darn near stop me in my tracks. I believe shortness of breath is one of the many possible after-symptoms of sepsis infection, a condition I understand is called Post Sepsis Syndrome or PSS. Have others of you who’ve had to deal with sepsis had a similar experience with shortness of breath? I’m curious to know what that experience was like. I’ve been contending with my sepsis and this leftover shortness of breath for just shy of a half year. I’, looking forward to some improvement if and when that day may ever come

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)