What a sad turn of events for her, and what a scary thing sepsis is.
I have a friend who recently had appendicitis, but didn't know that's what it was. She'd gone to the doctor for some pain, nausea and vomiting she was experiencing, but they never related it to her appendix. She was sent home with anti-nausea medicine, which helped somewhat, so she believed their diagnosis of a stomach flu.
Her appendix did burst, her pain actually went away and she started feeling better. Because of this, it was another few days before she started feeling badly again and returned to the doctor, and by the time they did (what was by then an emergency) appendectomy, she had the beginnings of sepsis in her system. She was very ill for several days, and they pumped massive doses of antibiotics through her system. She is fine now and feels incredibly blessed to have gotten through it as she did.
She doesn't know of much she'd have done differently. She called, she went to the doctor, was diagnosed and treated, and then did indeed start feeling some better. There wasn't much of an alarm bell for her. But she did go back when she was going downhill again, and they caught the problem in time. It just goes to show that we have to stay in touch with our bodies and -- when we aren't feeling right -- trust our instincts.
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Hey, Susan.
What a sad turn of events for her, and what a scary thing sepsis is.
I have a friend who recently had appendicitis, but didn't know that's what it was. She'd gone to the doctor for some pain, nausea and vomiting she was experiencing, but they never related it to her appendix. She was sent home with anti-nausea medicine, which helped somewhat, so she believed their diagnosis of a stomach flu.
Her appendix did burst, her pain actually went away and she started feeling better. Because of this, it was another few days before she started feeling badly again and returned to the doctor, and by the time they did (what was by then an emergency) appendectomy, she had the beginnings of sepsis in her system. She was very ill for several days, and they pumped massive doses of antibiotics through her system. She is fine now and feels incredibly blessed to have gotten through it as she did.
She doesn't know of much she'd have done differently. She called, she went to the doctor, was diagnosed and treated, and then did indeed start feeling some better. There wasn't much of an alarm bell for her. But she did go back when she was going downhill again, and they caught the problem in time. It just goes to show that we have to stay in touch with our bodies and -- when we aren't feeling right -- trust our instincts.
January 26, 2009 - 10:27amThis Comment
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