Sepsis

[slparry]

Hi Guys

Not been posting for the last three weeks as I was blue lit into hospital with a UTI and severe sepsis, I can genuinely say I've never felt so poorly in my life.

After a week of heavy duty intravenous antibiotics I'm feeling better than I was but still very weak.

Consultant told me he'd had similar once and felt very poorly and his infection markers were 50, apparently mine were 250 and he was surprised I could still speak.... this growing old sucks.

First week back at work last week, still feeling decidedly battered

[black-k1]

I'm glad to hear you're on the mend even if there is still a way to go.

[Phmode]

Jesus H, Steve!

Sepsis seems to be the new scary follow-on from almost anything these days. Not long ago, no-one, doctors included, had ever come across it, now it seems to be everywhere.

No doubt Trump and Kennedy will be along in a moment to blame it on your diphtheria jab when you 4.

Considering the number of folks who die from it, or worse, end up with no arms and legs, I think you are exceedingly lucky to still be able to post about it.

Oh, and no-one said getting old was meant to be any fun 

[slparry]

Jesus H, Steve!

Sepsis seems to be the new scary follow-on from almost anything these days. Not long ago, no-one, doctors included, had ever come across it, now it seems to be everywhere.

No doubt Trump and Kennedy will be along in a moment to blame it on your diphtheria jab when you 4.

Considering the number of folks who die from it, or worse, end up with no arms and legs, I think you are exceedingly lucky to still be able to post about it.

Oh, and no-one said getting old was meant to be any fun 

am I misremembering but was diptheria vaccine on a sugar cube

[raesewell]

Polio was the sugar cube.

[Phmode]

Isn't memory a funny thing? Can't remember where you parked the bike this morning but you remember that bloody sugar cube.

Whichever one it was, it created a massive hole in the top of my arm where I kept picking the scab off because it itched like crazy.

Item on the BNC news today about a woman sent home from hospital with antibiotics and the next day her fingers and toes dropped off. Literally!

Every time I go to the Doc's, even if just for my routine prescriptions I always ask if I have sepsis. Just because...

[slparry]

Isn't memory a funny thing? Can't remember where you parked the bike this morning but you remember that bloody sugar cube.

Whichever one it was, it created a massive hole in the top of my arm where I kept picking the scab off because it itched like crazy.

Item on the BNC news today about a woman sent home from hospital with antibiotics and the next day her fingers and toes dropped off. Literally!

Every time I go to the Doc's, even if just for my routine prescriptions I always ask if I have sepsis. Just because...

Trust me if you have it you'll know, never felt so poorly in my life