I cannot believe people have never heard of sepsis especially a dentist! I’m 65 and I’ve know about sepsis forever. Speechless!

Why aren't there more commercials on TV about this ?. Why is it kept unknown to many people? My mother died as a result of Sepsis shock. The nursing home did not treat it as an emergency. Hospitalized 4 times w/ sepsis and the hospital kept discharging her back to the nursing home who didn't deal w/ it properly. She was prematurely discharged before she could get back to normal. The hospital also discharged her prematurely. She died on CHRISTMAS DAY, five days after her birthday. They will pay for this. I lost the reason and the will to live because of what happened. These stories MUST be put out there for all to see.

I went into septic shock. I was vomiting large amounts of blood, my skin was turning blue, my eyed were so sunken in, my vision was all weird, my hearing was weird and I had pseudo sesures... my 6 year old daughter was with me through out the whole thing and I was told to say my goodbyes just in case. Sepsis isn't talked about enough.

Startling that a dentist of 25 years hadn't heard of Sepsis. Someone that has the job of clearing out infection in the gums, with lots of access to the bloodstream...

i had septic shock in 2017 when i was 13 year’s old. the first time i knew something was wrong was when i stood up and saw complete whiteness and fell to the ground. later that day i went to my local hospital and sat on a gurney in the hall waiting for a room when a doctor pasted asking why my lips and body were blue and immediately got me a room and started doing test. they said my blood pressure was the lowest they have ever seen with someone still conscious and did test and confirmed all of my organs have failed except for my heart and brain. they did told my family i wasn’t going to make it and i got mad flown to another hospital another hour away. when i arrived i got put on a ventilater and didn’t even get to say goodbye to my family . they took me out of the coma a week later and i stayed in the hospital for about two months. i am now alive and well, but this is something i will never forget . i have ptsd, depression, and anxiety from it. i used to be a straight A student and now i’m not because i lost oxygen to my brain for a while . all i have to say is God saved me for a reason and i’m his miracle. although it’s hard to live knowing everything i’ve been through i have a passion for becoming a nurse and saving children who go though what i did .

Yes, if only a small town hospital would have tested my son, and not simply said he had the flu. Unfortunately by the time a day passed and he was transferred to a big city hospital, my son died that night. He was a husband, father, brother, son, uncle, special education teacher and much more. He was only forty eight years young. He passed away from diagnosis of sepsis from a gall bladder packed with stones.

I never heard of sepsis until last month when my mom called 911. She had pneumonia and 3 days later they said she was septic and she passed the next day. It boggles my mind that this is such a common killer, yet most people have never heard of it. I don't get why the public is not being educated about it. That is until someone they know dies from it. RIP Mom.

RIP to my mother and other fallen victims to this horrible infection

I’ve had pneumonia three times in 18 months and each time I became septic. After the second time, I told them as soon as I got to the hospital that I am susceptible to sepsis and to check for it and they did and thankfully they got me the right medication immediately and I was saved from any organ problems or any major fallout from it

As a former ER nurse, sepsis in our hospital was run like a code or stroke alert. So glad the you have made this video & it is so sad for those that have been effected by sepsis....

My heart breaks for this father. My mother was put on hospice care bc her doctor at the time diagnosed her with end stage dementia...without doing a single test to confirm this. He assumed her “turn for the worse” (which was literally overnight) due to hallucinations and talking to herself, was a dementia thing. Turns out she had sepsis due to a Urinary Tract Infection and a severe vitamin B1 deficiency. She was in the hospital for 24 days. Had a feeding tube and cath. Was in severe physical pain by the slightest touch. Thank GOD for the quick care and concern from the doctors and nurses at the hospital. Even though they treated the infection successfully, she now has Post Sepsis Syndrome. She is wheel chair bound and is mentally not there. She does not recognize her own children nor does she carry on a conversation. She talks to someone in the room she sees, we don’t. She has home health care now bc she cannot bathe nor brush her own teeth. She is struggling to walk through physical therapy. If we would have accepted her Previous doctor’s diagnosis of end stage dementia, she would not be alive today. We went for a second opinion to the ER. Told them we thought she had stroke. They put her ahead of the line and did numerous tests on her, including an MRI which detected sepsis infection in her Brain, NOT end stage dementia. Sepsis is no joke, but can be treated if caught in time. Other sepsis symptoms to look for... Hallucinations Lethargic No appetite Can’t walk Nor talk Lack of self care/hygiene Continuous sleep Also, be mindful of the importance of B1 vitamin!!!!! A lady was in the hospital during my mother’s stay in a coma with a B1 deficiency! I never heard of this until now!

I would like to personally thank all the brave people who told their stories so as you stated may save another person's life and or limbs. I'm definitely taking note and again thank you so much for your bravery and kindness to share your experiences. This video will indeed save others ✝✝

Yep, lost my 20 yr old cousin to sepsis. She went into the Dr that morning, I was on a plane 4 hours later to Chicago and by the time we landed and got into a cab to head to the hospital she was in multi system organ failure and was dead when we were 2 min away from seeing her. As a medic inner city I’ve had to call numerous sepsis alerts in to the hospital incoming with my patients in septic shock. I hate it! It’s the devil I swear. Thank you for bringing so much awareness to this awful illness

I had sepsis in 2021 and ended up in a nursing home with a 6 month road to recovery. My urine was the color of root beer, I had wounds on my legs and arms that appeared in a matter of days. I had hallucinations. It all started with a sore throat and sinus infection that I didn’t get treated because it was during Covid and I didn’t want to go to the doctor. I’m now in a wheelchair due to nerve damage, but otherwise healthy. I’m so grateful to be alive, that the wheelchair doesn’t even bother me.

Very sad!! As a nurse, I have learned to spot it so quick. No time to wait!!

I too have had sepsis, twice and am so happy to be here. My first started with the worst headache and neck ache I have ever had, progressing to 103 fever, projectile vomiting, respiratory distress, confusion and very low bp. Fortunately I had an ambulance crew that immediately started fluids in both arms and rushed me to an ER and ICU that did further workup and interventions.I was in icu 5 days, 11 days in Hospital, for septic shock..Recovery was very slow, taking almost a year and I still have very poor memory.1 1/2 yrs later, again severe headache, neck pain, fever was rushed to er., I had sepsis again..this time I caught it quicker and spent 5 days in hospital.Both times were from un diagnosed bladder infection..I am so happy to have found Sepsis Alliance..they are super at getting the word out on sepsis and preventing more deaths.I am so fortunate as I didn't have all the devastating effects that sepsis is capable of..I believe it was because of rapid recognition and treatment..thanks to all of the medical personnel that helped me still be here

I'm a sespis Survivor now since 2006. I did die and was recessitated twice. I hope my experience even just if 1 person survives because of my story.

I had sepsis twice two years in a row. If it wasn’t for my daughter I wouldn’t be here. I was fine Christmas shopping and the very next day I was dying in the hospital. I thank God above everyday that I didn’t lose any limbs and keep everyone in my prayers who has. Don’t wait to the last minute if you’re sick just go in and see your doctor. It’s so worth it

Yep. I totally agree with a code being developed and suspect antibiotic prophylaxis. I had a spider bite that quickly turned to cellulitis. Little did I know, I also had MRSA and and a venom sac that had it burst inside me I most likely would have died. It was a bite from a brown recluse. My heart started being affected, I had a very high fever, body aches and general malaise. I am so thankful that the ER doc acted quickly, started me immediately on strong IV antibiotics, contacted a surgeon, as well as Infectious Disease, and admitted me to an isolation room.

I almost died from septic shock. Sadly, the real battle begins when you get home. You never really return back to normal.

I got sepsis during the birth of my second child, so IN the hospital. My doctors at our local ER thought I had the flu. It wasn’t until I collapsed 6 weeks after the delivery that the ER staff realized something was horribly wrong. Once they did the blood work and realized I was in septic shock, all hell broke loose. I was moved to the ICU, but deteriorated so fast, I was put into a coma and transferred on full life support, via ambulance to Austin, Texas. I was then moved to the CCU and spent nearly 3 months in a coma. I was already a heart patient in that I had a pacemaker. The Staph shut down my pacemaker which had to be removed during my coma. The Staph permanently damaged my heart. It has been 20 years since my sepsis journey. I will never be the same physically as I was before. I just take it one day at a time. It makes me mad that for 6 weeks I was blown off by the doctors. Had they done that blood work I would have never gotten to the septic Staph, coma etc.

I had sepsis, and I also had never heard of it until I came out of my two-week coma. I had been unwell for at least a week, first with a high fever, then with the swelling of my legs. I went to the doctor, but he only gave me morphine for the pain. Five days later, I could barely move from my bed. So we had an ambulance come get me, and halfway to the hospital, they sped up and turned on their sirens. When asked what was wrong, they said my vital signs were dropping rapidly. That's all I remember until I came out of the coma. But I still had problems. My kidneys had shutdown completely, requiring dialysis. I also had such extreme weakness, that I couldn't lift my arms. Luckily, my kidneys started to function again. But it was still several months before I could walk without exhaustion. Fortunately, hospitals are getting better at recognizing it, so more lives will be saved by prompt and early treatment.

Poor girls. I have just recovered from Sepsis. I went into Septic shock, no blood pressure. Wonderful care at Swindon Hospital.. Why I,at the age of nearly 61 was spared and these poor young girls were so unlucky, is something I still feel guilty about. Please recognise the symptoms of Sepsis and if you are unwell,temperature, confusion, cough, sore throat,difficulty passing urine please go to the doctor as quickly as you can.

Thank you for this video, I am a EMT and work in EMS. This has opened my eyes and as a training officer i will endeavor to teach this to those i meet and train. Thank you again.

I had sepsis in Aug 2015. I went into septic shock and after over a month stay was sent home not reolizing exactly what kind of fight i had ahead. We definatly need Drs and First responders to be more educated about this life changing Desease and the aftermath.

my daughter had sepsis at 20, from kidney infection gone bad. kidney stone blocked urine flow, urine backed up into kidney and abdomen, and she also had uti, and bladder infection. she went to hospital with 106 degree Fahrenheit fever. she was also diagnosed with sepsis, her blood pressure was so low that she wasn't aloud to move. she had sever pain everywhere especially head and neck. she was out on dilaudid and multiple antibiotics in the hospital. she stayed for three weeks. and she had caught it another two times after that in the hospital a total of three months. she did survive. with no complications although she more likely to get it now and tonight she's saying she has severe sepsis feeling migraine and fever... this is serious. and I hope she doesn't have it... I don't want to lose her.

This should seriously be taught more in school I had no idea it existed and it's so common!

I went into septic shock in the operating room. My kidneys, heart, and lungs started failing. My doctor told me that at that point I had a 5% chance to live. I was in ICU and on a ventilator for days. I survived and made a full recover. After hearing these stories I can see how very lucky l am.

Dear Erin’s father I am so sorry for your loss . I lost a great childhood friend from this in a matter of a few days . I can’t imagine your pain this is so unexpected . I pray for you and send you all my condolence 💐

My mom passed away from sepsis I had never heard of it, so I went into finding out what it was what causes it and what could be done to stop it. I sincerely believe that had my mom's Dr been a better Dr maybe he would have seen it before it was to late.

Hospital workers, especially ER docs and nurses need to be taught about sepsis. They tend to be antibiotic nazis and won’t give antibiotic therapy. My father died from sepsis due to nurses and doctors not recognizing sepsis and not giving him antibiotics in time. I blame them for his death.

My heart really goes out to that young girl. I am glad she is still here!

Maybe they should run test for sepsis for every patient while they're in the hospital and when they leave the hospital

I had sepsis thank God I had someone with me who called 911. I remember being in the ambulance but don’t remember arriving at the hospital and nothing else for days was in a coma and in ICU. I was in rehab for several weeks learning how to walk again and taking a lot of tests because they were afraid it had affected my brain. Thank the good Lord I’m o.k..

I am so sorry at what happened to these two innocent young girls. In 2012 I got pneumococcal pneumonia and went to the ER. They acted like there was nothing wrong with me. Two days later I went to a private physician who also acted like there was nothing wrong with me. Then it turned into sepsis and luckily my boyfriend got me to the hospital just before they almost lost my blood pressure twice. My fingers were turning blue at that time from lack of oxygen. I was in a coma for over a month on a respirator and almost died. The pulmonary doctors left the tubes in for 20 days (21 days is illegal) and ruined my airway. If you are that sick they should do a trach after 7 days at the latest to prevent damage to the airway and vocal cords. They ended up paralyzing one vocal cord open and scar tissue from the tubes so that my airway is now the size of a coffee stirrer hole. So even with oxygen I still can't get enough oxygen in my bloodstream to get to my arms and legs. to make them work. I cannot walk far or uphill unless I have 3 1/2 liters of oxygen I don't need oxygen to sit or walk in the house because the floor is level. Big stores like Walmart even though it's flat and I'm walking slowly I need about a liter of oxygen. Otherwise my oxygen level can go into the 70's. I can walk in the house without oxygen but I need oxygen to do something like vacuum. I really can't exercise even with 3 1/2 liters of oxygen. When I woke up in the hospital I had to relearn how to walk and do most things all over again. Even simple things like how to microwave a TV dinner. I thought you just put the the TV dinner box and all in the microwave and pressed any buttons and it cooked the food. I did not understand you had to take the dinner out of the box and read the directions. Rob told me everyday that I was not allowed to use the oven, stove or microwave if he was at work or not watching me. It was a long slow recovery but I can do most things now. I lost a lot of short term memory that never came back. It is difficult for me to learn how to do new things. I can forget in just a few minutes so I have to write all the steps on how to do it down. Anyway I am happy to be alive and I can still do a lot of things. In the beginning Rob had to use a wheelchair to get me around and now I only need it for huge areas like the Ark encounter or big museums. I would have to go so slow and rest so often that it would take forever to do things like that. I also cannot sleep or lie down without oxygen. I need at least 2 liters while sleeping. But I am so glad that I am still alive.

Dear Sir: I feel your pain. Two years ago, my dear wife of 51 years died of septic shock. They didn’t diagnose her properly at the hospital. I had the same situation as you with her, looking me in the eyes and hoping that I could save her. Shortly after that she had cardiac arrest; I never had a chance to talk to her again. Sincerely, John, Toronto, Ontario.

My late friend was diabetic and a heart patient who couldn't afford dental care. He was admitted to the hospital one day with severe sepsis, the result of some bad molars. A dental infection spread to his neck, causing cervical necrotizing fasciitis. After many operations, he passed away 11 weeks later. His hospital and medical team did all that they could to no avail. Sepsis Alliance information helped tremendously during those bad three months. I will always be a thankful supporter.

Bless the father who had to see his beautiful daughter die. My best friend had gangrene & died of sepsis with the hospital saying there was nothing they could do! He also had a clot too. Ive had sepsis but i was lucky bar losinng my best friend. My life feels so so so so empty without him.his kidneys started to fail too. He had a leg removed also. Bless you all its hard so much o deal with!! Much love to everyone l!! XXXX

i got sepsis before and went in to shock with almost no blood pressure it was horrible. couldn't walk, horrid headache wouldn't go away, couldn't stand, 105f fever, hallucinating, shivvering for days. i was in hospital for 4 months. almost had to have my left hand amputated. so much PAIN it was to worst pain i ever felt before. i lost my hearing.

OMG .. I am so sorry for your loss .. I am still recovering from sepsis from a hemorrhoid banding where my intestine was punctured.. I was in the hospital for three weeks and am now also diagnosed ulcerative proctitis, gastritis , duodenum inflammation, colitis .. had to have my gallbladder removed and have developed celiac disease as well . It’s as scary as scary can be

I am so happy to see these videos. I just came home from hospital stay with sepsis. I had kidney, bladder and UTI infections, then sepsis. I had no idea about sepsis until I had it. I am so blessed to be ok and alive!! we need more education on sepsis!!

Thank you for this video. Lost my dad on Friday to what I believe was sepsis and watching this gave me closure. I will help spread the word

My daughter died of it. I"m highly upset because it was obvious and the doctors waited to long to start treatment. She was only 34 , she had 3 young children that lost their mom. Complete tragedy for all of us.

I just recovered from the hospital from sepsis from a kidney infection. I had extremely low blood pressure 70/50, pain all over my body, and trouble breathing. If it wasn’t for the pain and shortness of breath, I would have never went to the emergency room. Doctor told me if I waited any longer, I would have died. I’m glad to be here, and I’m getting my strength back, but its going to be a tough road ahead.

My son had this and nearly died. It took 1 1/2 years for him to get through the after effects; his being depression. We started him on 5-HTP and saw a nearly miraculous turn-around. I believe that sepsis completely changed the chemistry of his body. We were fortunate to have landed on the right deficiency and correct it. Feel like we have our son back. If your child has flu like symptoms with low blood pressure and rapid heart rate, Don't Wait!!! Go to ER and suggest Sepsis.

My grandmother is in ICU right fighting with septic shock, I never heard about sepsis before until this happened to my grandmother. This is dangerous infection that damages all your organs in 24 hours. The doctors said my grandmother’s organs are damaged and her kidney is failed, they have been doing dialysis from last 5 days but there is no improvement like doc was expected. She had been in ICU from more than 10 days and now we are just praying to God that she recover from this infection.

I had a code sepsis. and thank God they saved my life. A good hospital team is priceless.

My mother has been in the hospital for the last two days over infected kidneys. The doctor said if it were left ignored, she would have gotten sepsis very easily. They found Sepsis before it happened and aren't letting her go until she shows signs of healing.

Heartbreaking for this man. Devastating.

My grandmother passed from it in 2019. Now my grandfather got it and is in the hospital. He's the only living grandparent I have left. I'm praying he'll be one of the lucky ones to survive it.

I had septic pneumonia several years ago. Very scary.

I've had sepsis twice - it's terrifying. The first time it wasn't too severe, but the second time my kidneys failed, my BP dropped to 60/30 and I was in ICU for a week. 5 years later, I still have problems that haven't resolved. I'm truly terrified of getting it again. I was left with poor memory, poor thinking skills, poor blance, reduced cognitive function. I ended up losing my job and ultimately my career as I couldn't do the calculations and analytical work that I needed to do. So, second career down the drain :(

I survived sepsis. I have post sepsis syndrome. I was in the hospital for two months.I thank you for the Sepsis Alliance. I make it a priority to help spread awareness about sepsis.

I was in septic shock and all they seemed to care about is if I was on drugs. I've never been so sick and miserable in my life I pulled through.

I am surprised that science has advanced so much but yet drs r not able detect sepsis on time. Very disheartening . God bless those who survive this horrible infection🙏

I can’t imagine being a dentist and not knowing about sepsis, how is that possible?

In 1985, I was admitted to the hospital with gram negative sepsis. Luckily, almost immediately I was being treated by an amazing infectious disease specialist and was started on high-dose antibiotics. My blood was growing out three different gram negative organisms. I remember the chills feeling like they were strong enough to break my back.

My 93 year old father was healthy one wekk, dead ten days later from "sepsis". Had problem urinating Friday, went ER, they put catheter in and told him to see urologist the next week. No antibiotic. He went to his urologist who should have been retired, just sat behind a desk, told him to go home take it out himself. Again no antibiotic. He collapsed the next Friday, hospitalized, became "septic". This was malpractice by both but due to his age I decided not to pursue it.

I just got out of the hospital with sepsis. It was so bad that I could not walk. I had severe body chills and I felt tired all the time. When I finally went to urgent care they had informed me the infection started to spread. Listen to your body. I could have recognized this sooner had I listened to my body. I work in healthcare and I honestly didn't see the signs until I was really sick

Sepsis almost took my life. I was so lucky to survive. I tried to get help but was misdiagnosed originally.

God bless you for informing me about sepsis.

It is astonishing how quickly and silently sepsis develops and can kill. I was already dealing with cancer but was doing ok, then within a day or so my temperature soared and blood pressure dropped to the point where a nurse thought the machine was not working properly. I still just felt a little rough. One day more without attention and that may have been the end. Sepsis is devastating. I have had sepsis 4 times and seeing these stories makes me astonished at my own survival without disability especially as a a person with HIV.

I am lucky to be alive after surviving sepsis… my right leg had to be amputated above the knee and I lost four fingers on my left hand and I had to have my spleen removed… I wasn’t suppose to make it… they told my parents to get their quick cuz my blood pressure was 12… I am great full for the team at the hospital that saved my life… I was the most severely ill patient in icu shock trauma at the time

I am a (diabetic) septic shock survivor. I was at home and something happened. I told me I was dying! But I ignored the signs. I had been sick about six days before I did anything. I felt like"I'm just sick" and when I go for help they're just tell me I'm fine. My organs effected was my heart and kidneys. I had a UTI. THE clinic I was at saved my life. My share are under 600 and wouldn't get any lower. They sent me to the hospital and they knew I was sick. I sat in the lobby for an hour. Possible septic but ignored the signs. It was price I felt by letting me sit in the lobby as I cried because my head ache was so bad. When they finally took me back it was STAT this STAT that. I stayed a week in ICU. Two other people died while I was there. How I'm a little wiser. I had turned 50 and they asked me if I wanted to live. I had no clue how sick I was

I am a very blessed person. On March 11, I was diagnosed with sepsis. I had a bladder infection and pneumonia. The septic infection went to my brain. I was almost completely unconscious for 2 weeks. For that time I peed blood and I heard the doctor tell my husband I might not make it. When I was discharged from the hospital I could not walk and the only thing I could eat was Jello. For 2 months I had several kinds of home health care. I still have problems walking, but I thank God I'm alive!😅

Severe Sepsis has been changed & is now under Septic Shock. I had it after my gallbladder decided to mess up. Out of my mind, two emergency surgeries, ICU, & on ventilator. God Bless the Doctors and Nurses. ❤❤

All doctors need to be updated every year on new procedures and should attend a seminar.

I had sepsis just 6 weeks ago. I am 72 years old, & had never heard of it. Friend found me unconscious on the floor. Unable to wake me, she called the squad. I was very, very, close to septic shock. My blood pressure was very low. The squad men worked on me at home for an hour before they transported me to the hospital. I was there 2 weeks. I am still having issues with sepsis. IT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!! Hopefully I never get it again! I have never been so scared in my life!

Sepsis came to visit me in 2017, I was already in the hospital at the time in a coma from flu. It was not a fun thing to go through to say the least. Thanks for the good information.

This is something doctors need to check for immediately -my husband’s 58yr old co-worker died of sepsis 1 day after a intestinal operation and my mother-in-law was sent to a nursing home 3 days after being hospitalized with sepsis-she was awake but unresponsive at the ER. She died a month later. It started with a bedsore.

66 yo retired ICU nurse here. Took care of many septic patients. Many with shock. Being a patient myself now with SLE and a low WBC, I''m very aware of the need for swift action when I am sick. I am amazed at the cavalier attitude of some physicians. I also have a real issue with electronic thermometers. Didn't trust them when I was nursing and don't trust them now. I have a mercury thermometer at home. I got sick last summer. Took my temp twice a day. When it hit 102 degrees I called the doctor and he got me in. I checked my temp before I left and it was 101. This was in the afternoon and the usual pattern for elevated temps are they are lowest in the AM and gradual climb throughout the day. Anyway, the nurse who checked me in took my temp with an electronic thermometer and it read 97.9! I never take ASA or Tylenol or the others. It was wrong and I told the nurse and the physician this. Why did Obama outlaw mercury thermometers? Come on, they didn't cause that much pollution. Was it for the corporations or something more sinister?

I am so so happy that this really really AWESOME lady is TALKING about Sepsis!! Brave wonderful woman!!!!♡

My friend was a diabetic. His great toe got infected. He went in for a debridement i was with him. I could see the bone. A week later he went to the doctor for it to be checked he wouldn't let me or his daughter go with him. Two days later he was found dead. I had to be the one to tell him his daughter. They wanted to amputate his toe and he would not let them. I miss him he was the best friend you could want. Neither of us wanted a romantic relationship. We had had those so we were best friends

I was hospitalized end of march with Double pneumonia, para influenza and Sepsis! I am in my 50's and never have been so sick. I felt like I was dying. Thankfully had a great doctor and med team and I beat it with God's help.

I woke up real sick early morning of July 7 this year. Did not know what was wrong. Thought I was going to faint, throw up, lose consciousness. I was home alone. Husband was away over night. Called my mom in law who came to help me. She called the ambulance. I was hypothermic, losing consciousness, etc. after tons of blood work and tests I had a UTI that caused sepsis. I spent three days in the hospital. Three different kinds of antibiotic. One was IV, one was a syringe in my midline and went home with Vantin. Please get yourself educated in this. It could save your life…..

I had sepsis due to a uti & a cyst that bursted the infection got into my blood I was sick sweating felt like someone was stabbing me I couldn't stand straight or walk heartbeat thru the roof fever chills headache took ibuprofen 800mg like candy went to ER had a week stay at hospital to find out i had something i never heard of scared the hell out of me thank god im in that 80% that lived Lord bless the 20% that dont make it thru..

I survived sepsis 2 yrs ago thankfully. When I was taken to the ER I was already in kidney & liver failure. Lost about 15 hrs of memory and still suffer from short term memory loss and other neuro issues. My Dr told me a day later when I was coherent that ppl with my blood cultures results would of already died. Spent 4 days in Hosp and my body responded very well to all the IV meds they gave me to save my life. I have a lil memory of that day that I was looking at myself from from above. It was a war raging inside me that you can’t describe so ppl can understand what I went through. While in Hosp a mass was found on my left kidney. Turned out to be stage 1 renal cell carcinoma. After a partial nephrectomy all is good. I’m grateful I’m alive even dealing with issues afterword.

I went through this in 2022 I was feeling so bad I don’t get sick at all but this day I knew something was wrong I was running a fever my hands were clammy I was hot and cold I couldn’t urinate my speech was slurred I had pain all over my body my lips were blue and I kept feeling like I was gonna die went to the er my blood pressure was so low and my heart rate was fast found out I had a uti that caused sepsis never heard of it before thank goodness I got to the hospital when I did because I would have died I fear sepsis the most I have ptsd and severe depression now my body haven’t been right since still a long road to recovery

My dad dead with sepsis septic shock it needs more awareness 😢life is precious kindly WHO needs to find out advanced treatment for sepsis every second minute one person dying in world😢

In May I contacted pneumonia and developed Sepsis. I almost died twice and was in a coma for 51/2 weeks in ICU. Obviously I’m lucky and God saw to it I go on. Let me tell you that the damage it does to your body is extensive. I couldn’t roll over in bed, hands were disabled (still are), and it took months to learn how to walk again. It’s January and I am rehabbing daily with great results. Again, for whatever reason I am blessed to be alive and thank God and my doctors for saving me. To other survivors, know there is hope and you can recover with hard work and patience. May God’s love be with those who passed due to this terrible, insidious disease.

my mother had a tooth infection. got tooth pulled and got antibotics and she didnt take them ,she was stubborn and she died month and half later, the coroner said it was sepsis , and now i dont have a mom. rip mom 12-10-2021

I have had sepsis 4 times. The first time I was in a coma, coma not a drug induced coma and was sliced in half twice in a week, part of my intestines were removed, my stomach is now sutured to my abdominal wall. I had a trach, a feeding tube, 8 drainage tubes. The first PICC line gave me a blood clot, the 2nd got wrapped around my jugular. My lungs had collapsed and I had pneumonia. My fever was 105 and they couldn't get it down for weeks. My heart rate was 150 and still, 12 years later I have to take meds for that heart rate. All from a doctor's mistake. It may have been worth it if he had fixed the problem but he didn't. It's made not only that wise worse but my whole body and the other issues I already had. I got it again 2 years ago and was rushed into emergency surgery late at night. The doctor gave me a great peptalk too. He told me I'm only going to put stents in, if I take the stone out you'll die on the table. See you in a few minutes. That was the last thing my husband heard before I told him I loved him and hung up. I spent a week in the critical care unit, got released and readmitted 3 days later. I'm constantly on IV antibiotics, I've had 4 blood transfusions and I now have power port in my chest for labs, infusions and it's used instead of an IV. I knew I was lucky because I knew what sepsis was for years and years, which is why the numbers of people that didn't know what it was according to this video was a bit shocking. I may have issues now but I'm alive and breathing so I'm grateful.

My friend died of sepsis of unknown origin. She had quit her job and was moving out to Arizona to be with her sister. She got sick and was dead within a week. She was an ICU nurse and so am I but neither of us realized how sick she was until it was too late.

I had septic shock too. Spent 3 weeks in an induced coma. Organs began to shut down. I survived because I had very good doctors. But what made me angry is that , 3 days before the septic shock , I went to 2 diferent ER s and both, even doing blood tests, sent me home saying it was only a disgest tract bug. And I had a very high fever. They were incompetent.

Sepsis usually occurs after an infection, can happen post surgery, it causes organ failure, low blood pressure levels, so diagnosis must be quick and treatment even quicker

down. I had sepsis in 2009. It was due to E Coli poisoning. I was in the hospital a month. My kidneys shut down and I almost died. Very scary experience.

Last March I developed sepsis and came very close to death because the nurses in the nursing home I live in didn't take me seriously. When I was finally sent to hospital by ambulance the e.r. Dr took one look at me and said that if I had waited another 24 hours to come in I would have died. Message to both residents, families and nursing home staff. Take infection seriously. I thank God for the staff at Humber River emergency room in Toronto, Ontario for their care and the speed in which they started treatment. I had never had a catheter before but I had one inserted quickly in the emergency room. Sepsis is real people. It kills. Be alert when any infection doesn't improve with antibiotic and get to hospital ASAP.

Sepsis killed my husband. He was put on life support for 3 days, and he died.liver, kidneys quit functioning. They kept maxing out on the antibiotics. He was gone. Pneumonia set in then the heart was gone.

A PATIENT has to mention to a DOCTOR that they are concerned about sepsis? What is the doctor doing, playing on their cell phone? Sepsis should be a concern with ANY patient that has a wound or has had surgery. At first, antibiotics were over prescribed. Now they are under prescribed.

That father's pain is palpable. I wonder if Jen, the patient with the sore throat, received antibiotics at her first ER visit. Hopefully they can improve the look of the hole and scar on her neck. My cousin recently passed from sepsis before then, while I had heard about it, I am now much more educated. A goid friend also us recovering after two months in hospital after a sugnigicant bruise resulted in sepsis. He had no health insurance and waited to long before the pain was so intolerable he had to go to ER. He is still not out of the woods. Every one she watch and listen carefulky to these videos, so they can advocate for their own health and others.

I got septic after spine surgery.It took 3 more surgeries,intravenous antibiotics and 8 months of illness before I got better.

I'm sorry for your loss. Me, I had a similar operation but it was on an abcess. Sadly I made 6 ambulance trips to hospital in severe pain but the surgeons said it's anxiety. Finally I was bleeding from my rear alot and fainted. I hadn't urinated or had a bm in over 7 days. After the operation I was kept in hospital with low bp and alot of antibiotics and fluid. I had no idea anything happened. When I went home I order dr notes. My wbc was 18000 a normal wbc is 4000 to 10000. It added up then. 8 months later I'm still fighting complications from surgery. Everyone who has surgery or needs treatment needs to stand up for themselves. I could have died because drs didn't believe me. Furious.

I am a 2011 sepsis survivor and still feel clueless to what it really is until this video.

I survived sepsis got it from a severe uti. A uti that had no symptoms. I found out I had sepsis when I went to the ER for an asthma flair up.

I myself had sepsis. A complete blood count test showed that my white blood cells and lymphocytes were low along with the red blood cells being also low. Eleven days after that blood test I got pneumonia that made me septic. If they had just given me an antibiotic to take 11 days prior I could have avoided getting sepsis. You can't always depend on a doctor...only if I knew I could have asked them to give me some antibiotic medication.

This how my mom died in 2007. Very sad. I loved her dearly.

So sad, so young. My condolences to the family. I know exactly what it is, i got bit by something in my tummy and 3 days later i end up on ICU. Severe sepsis. Its serious illness.

Wow with sepsis and the flesh eating bacteria requiring possible amputations this is really scary. Noone is safe. I will take note of the symptoms and mention it to the doctors / nurses if this ever happens and hopefully it will prevent catastrophe. With the rise in cases you'd think doctors would have this one their brain constantly and take action to save people's lives / limbs.

I had it 7 weeks ago and was in ICU for 3 days and on the regular floor for 5 more days. Mine started as food poisoning, ulcerative colitis, and turned into sepsis just within a few hours.

I was lucky. Had spinal surgery May 32st. Ended up sepsis, pneumonia and SIRS. Luckily I had a group of fabulous physicians who saved my life.