Sepsis Awareness

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https://sepsistrust.org/about/about-sepsis/#:~:text=Extreme%20shivering%20or%20muscle%20pain,you're%20going%20to%20die

Thought it useful to share this link to try and promote awareness. There have been a few really scary threads on MN in recent days where posters have been giving really dangerous advice to people posting with some really serious symptoms which needed immediate assessment.

Thank you for sharing.

Stops me from ranting on the other threads 😏

Thank you

My husband was unwell over Christmas with flu like symptoms and we did the paracetamol/ibuprofen combo as we were pretty sure that if he was lucky enough to secure a GP appointment, this is what they’d recommend.

After 2 days of fevers closely followed by chills, he started to become delusional and we went to the walk in clinic who sent us straight to A&E. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and sepsis and spent 4 days in hospital on iv antibiotics/oxygen/ drip.

I absolutely dread to think what the outcome might have been if we’d left it longer. He’s still unwell and his brain function is nowhere near (his) normal.

Frightening how a 6’3’’ physically fit man in his mid 40s could become so very ill so quickly. Still waiting for his liver function and breathing to return to normal and for the exhaustion that pass.

Thank you for sharing this. I will certainly be sending it out far and wide to friends, family and colleagues. ❤️

My son has just made a full recovery of sepsis, from being unwell to sepsis is fast, you may not get all of the symptoms, I thought my son just had a vomiting bug, a little over 24hrs he had a rash over his body, get seen, don't wait for gp, just head to the hospital.

Thank you for sharing your stories. Sepsis is a potential killer and it’s really scary that so many people are still unaware of the red flag symptoms.

Sepsis survivor here - thank you for sharing. It's so important people are aware of the symptoms and just how quickly things can go so downhill.

My uncle's partner's son has not long passed away from complications following sepsis. Thank you for posting this.

I had sepsis few years ago...

I had no idea, no obvious reason for it. (Turns out a burn i had acquired may have been the culprit but you would have never guessed)

I just started feeling off out of the blue. Couldnt put my finger on it just didnt feel right. Over a couple hours i had a thumping headache, my face felt hot and felt my heart racing, i took a diazepam thinking it was a panic attack. I was going to go to bed and ignore it...(lucky i didnt) my friend said just to go walk in centre just for a quick once over..when i got there they weren't overly bothered or concerned.

But as soon as they did the temperature, blood pressure and heart rate i was then rushed into majors and after a blood test straight on a drip..was sepsis 😅 i was so lucky i didnt just go to sleep it off. It was so unassuming initially, with no obvious reason for it even though it was a rapid decline it still just doesnt occur to you.

Another sepsis survivor here! Got it after c section. Started off the day feeling best I had felt for ages. By the afternoon was having chills and just felt ‘off’. Went to bed woke up through the night heart racing, confused. Partner knew I wasn’t right made me go and get checked. Ended up really poorly and in hospital for a week.

Thank you.

My brother went to work in January 2020, and knocked his leg. By the end of shift he felt like he was going down with a bug and so got the bus home. His wife found him at home collapsed when she returned home early evening.

He was admitted to ICU where he was put in an induced coma which lasted 7 days. He survived but has a lot of issues and can no longer work. He is likely to lose his sight soon, wears a stoma, and will probably need a scooter before he is 60. He's lost toes and they may need to amputate in the future.

The 18 year old girl that was in the bed next to him didn't make it.

Sepsis is dreadful and incredibly quick. Always get symptoms checked.

Be careful as sepsis presents in a range of ways. I had none of the symptoms listed above. Instead low temperature, low blood pressure, high heart rate and low O2 saturation. Just felt like I had a virus. Three days in ICU and four in a general ward. They expected me to die, I have seen the admission notes!

Thanks to everybody who has shared their story.

Just as further clarification-Sepsis is the body’s extreme reaction to an infection. It’s a follow on condition. For some people the initial source of infection may be easily identified. For others it’s less clear

There are lots of symptoms which people MAY get when they have an infection but the SEPSIS 6 are absolute red flags. However if you’re not sure any of the Sepsis 6 are present but you or somebody you know is unwell, seek medical help.

Another key fact is that the absence of a high temperature does NOT rule out infection. Somebody with sepsis can present with a low or very low temperature.

Thank you,
I got sepsis early last year from a serious infection in my leg ( gangrene) which led to sepsis,
A few weeks later I got ventilator associated pneumonia which then also led to sepsis,
I went onto multi organ failure - including total kidney failure which required diyalsis.
Sepsis is very very scary - I was out of it for 8 weeks but the after affects are also just as bad.
I was very very lucky to not lose my leg, for my kidneys to be at 50% function again ( I'm now I CKD 3) from 0%,
Sepsis is a killer and the more awareness the better - I was one of the lucky ones but so many never recover.
Sharing my story for awareness and what this deadly illness can do.

Wishing you well JamieJ93.