Temperature of 40.8?

[candlehigh]

Should I been calling 111 to get him in to OOH? It's DH, doesn't do doctors etc just wants to rest and sleep it off, he's been vomiting this evening, had medication. When do I intervene? It's the highness of the temperature that's worrying me the most, he's boiling to touch.

Your DH is very lucky to have you. Well done. Hope he recovers quickly.

I’m a nurse and I read those symptoms with my eyes wide thinking it sounded like he was septic and needed urgent medical attention. Thank goodness you rang the ambulance! Well done, you did the right thing.

Try to take care of yourself now, it’s a stressful time and you’re in shock with the ‘What ifs?’ going round your head. Try to get some rest and drink, even if you don’t fancy eating much hope he’s better soon.

Thank you MN I will never hesitate in future, when the paramedic in the ambulance said sepsis but we've caught it in time I was so thankful I didn't hesitate a moment longer.
The support network of my family have been amazing, my DS is with family, my mum is with me. DH family live up country but are making there way down.

DH is stable has had lots of fluid and antibiotics pumped into him
We're not out of the woods but we're on our way.

The ifs and buts are horrendous in my head but I need to focus on the fact he's getting help.

Leaving him in hospital is the hardest part if I had my way I wouldn't leave his side, I'm going to get a few hours sleep and get back up there early morning.

Take care! It's amazing how people rally round!
Everyone was asking how I was so dh being tech savvy and time saving would send a daily mass update to everyone rather than respond individually.
If you need any help/advice pm me (if i can work it!!!)

So he has pneumonia which started all this
He declined in the night and has gone from the oxygen in nose to a full mask
He says it's helping though
He's exhausted hasn't eaten in days but refused breakfast as he just can't face food
I'm wondering when we'll start to see an improvement? I realise it's early days but I just want him out of the woods now

Assume he's on a drip. When I had pneumonia everything was too much effort. I couldn't even sit upright. He's in the best place and they'll make sure he's getting some nutrition

For you. Hope your DP makes a good and quick recovery

A month ago i was admitted in the same state. My temp was 41.8, couldnt move or eat, thought i just had the flu

I think i felt well enough to try sit up for a bit of soup after about 30 hours on oxygen, steroids and iv antibiotics.

He's def in the best place. Take care of yourself too

from what I have heard pneumonia and sepsis take a while to recover from. It will be a few days before you see a significant improvement.

Plan for a few weeks off work/rest too.

So glad you called that ambulance.

Bless you OP. I hope he turns the corner soon xx

Well done for calling for the ambulance. pneumonia takes ages to fully recover from I can remember feeling exhausted weeks after. It was also very slow to respond to any medication (that was without the sepsis on top)

Pleased he is being looked after and that your family is all rallying together.

Hope your DH is feeling better soon, OP. I just wanted to add to this thread, in case others read it, of my experiences with my partner going into sepsis earlier this year. Like your DH, she was adamant that she did not need medical assistance (HCP, they always make the worst patients anyway) but it is worth realising that someone suffering from even the early stages of sepsis can be subject to delirium-like loss of cognitive function, and make poor decisions regarding the extent of their condition. On more than one occasion (sadly we have had multiple admissions here) I have had to overrule her wishes and call the emergency services. Just a warning to others that sometimes you have to use your more functional logic skills and advocate for the other party, even if they seem to just want to rest (this in itself is another huge red flag). Well done on being quick on the ball, OP. Best wishes for a full recovery (although this may take a couple of weeks at least, from experience!).

That’s really scary, luckily you called for an ambulance when you did. Both my sister and my mum have had sepsis. Sister had gone home post partum and woken up feeling hideous shaking and felt like she was going to die. Spent 5 days in maternity hdu was very scary I went to see her the first day and she looked awful. But recovered. My mum it was new year and she had my kids overnight, my dad called me to pick them up and early as she wasn’t feeling well. But didn’t tell me when I got there that she’d had chest pain and some other symptoms, ambulance later on and she was in itu for a week on high flow 02 and IV antibiotics, fluids etc as kidneys had started to fail. She had pneumonia as well, and was in hospital for a month. If you’re ever worried just get help, don’t wait and don’t ignore the signs and symptoms of sepsis.

OP, sending you my thoughts and I hope your husband is on the mend and home with you very soon and take care of yourself too

DH has had pneumonia 3 times in the last year and it takes a long time to see an improvement in our experience. Your DH is in the best place, hope he starts to feel more human soon

How is he candlehigh? And how are you doing?

I had pneumonia in August and was in for 4 days on IV antibiotics - my infection markers were very high but I didn’t have sepsis. I would prepare yourself for it to be a week at least. I still felt dreadful until the last day before I was released - the dr said that it was the coughing etc irritating my chest and lungs, which was why I didn’t feel much better even though medically I had improved a lot. I was signed off work for another fortnight after getting home.

Wow I read this a few days ago and wondered what happened. op and your DH. I hope he’s ok.