I could have died - How SEPSIS changed my life! Dr Alex on septic shock

January, my brother was brought to 2 hospitals but were never able to find out that he had sepsis. They focused only on COVID19. NOTHING ELSE. February, he only found out that he had sepsis after rushing him to third hospital. 48 hours in the ICU, he never came back. Tomorrow marks the 1st month of his passing. The world should know more about this. It's truly painful to lose a loved one this way. Everyday, I get these "what if" thoughts. He was just 33. Gone too soon. What if I was more informed? Man its tough. Super tough.

I owe my life to my sister and daughter. In April 15 this year 2024, I simply felt tired over the weekend. On Monday morning I suddenly felt faint… then vomited and had to lie down… then came the chills and uncontrollable shaking and teeth chattering… all this in 20 minutes!!! I was in an ambulance within 30 minutes straight to the ICU (Melbourne)… BP was dangerously low for 4 days… had CPE (3 different superbugs). I spent 19 days in hospital-7 days in ICU. Home now for 6 weeks and lucky to be here… very grateful to my sister, daughter, the Ambulance who took the call seriously and came immediately and the doctors who saved my life. I only discovered 3 days before discharge that I arrived at the hospital with Stage 3 Sepsis (Septic Shock). I am still feeling trauma and anxiety at how a healthy person with no illness (they found no source of where the infection was!!) could become seriously ill so fast. I’m doing ok and taking things slowly. My thoughts go out to the people who have lost loved ones from Septic Shock. For survivors who have shared their stories… I understand 😔❤

My husband became ill in May with a fever and neck pain. The next day we went to the hospital and thd Dr didnt really listen to me and sent my husband down for an xray of his neck saying it was probably arthritis. In the days following his neck pain was so severe he couldnt sleep. By the 3rd day he was hallucinating. I immediately called 911 and he was taken to the local hospital. Right away the doctor on duty realized he had a massive infection. They thought at first it might be meningitis. When I went home that night he was awake and talking. When I arrived the next morning they were rushing him to the intensive care. He was then diagnosed with bacterium and sepsis and for the next 3 weeks he was on life support. He seemed to be responding but in the middle of tge night he went in to septic shock and they said there was nothing they could do. He passed on June 17th 2013. His organs failed and I had to make the choice to turn off the machines. He fought hard. He was only 62. We were together for 43 years. I always think if maybe they listened sooner he might have survived.

My sister died last Thursday(1 7 21) from Sepsis. She had an infection from a previous Gall bladder operation Some years previous. It took her so fast & was a particularly aggressive bacteria that the hospital were powerless to help her. She was only 52 & leaves a 16 year old daughter. R.I.P. Sarah 💔

Mine came as a result of hospital negligence, while going through cancer treatments. I nearly lost my left arm and had to have the main vein stripped out. My oncologist didn't think I needed a port. That was 20 years ago, and I am still here. Praise the Lord!

We are fragile beings. It is a miracle that we are alive.

Last September I lost my brother to sepsis. He thought he had a really bad stomachache and figured that if he slept he would feel better. He never woke up. It has been just over a year since I lost him. I miss him

My husband is gravely ill with sepsis. Praying for miraculous healing.

Whenever you tell someone you're not well and can't go, no means no. I'm tired of others expecting their sick friend to do something. In this case it was a blessing.

Thanks for everyones support and kindness 💙 Hope this video helps others recognize sepsis

I was admitted to hospital the day after my 21st Birthday. Every symptom you said is almost identical to the symptoms I had. I had no idea what sepsis was before I had it. I just felt so unwell but didn’t know why. Mine was caused by a kidney infection and I was in hospital for 4 or 5 days. Took me a couple weeks to recover fully. Thank you to all the doctors and nurses who saved my life!

I had sepsis too several years ago. I thought I had the flu and I was by myself. I just kept letting it “takes it course” and my temperature kept climbing, I was too tired to eat, sleep, anything. I was crawling to the shower to take extremely hot showers because I was so cold (bad idea) and then I felt extremely lightheaded and almost out of body. I thought I was having a heart attack and I’m really not sure why I didn’t just call 911 but I made it to my truck and started driving to the hospital. Thank god I didn’t hurt anyone because I felt like I was dream driving. The hospital staffed moved so quickly and by some insane miracle, I’m still here. Word of advice, if something feels seriously wrong, don’t keep “waiting it out”. Go sooner than later, it might just save your life.

I lost my mom to sepsis 24 years ago she was just 44 years old ....thankyou for sharing your story

I had Sepsis several years ago through a cut on my leg, I was in hospital for nearly 6weeks, in that time I went to the other side of life it was beautiful full of flowers and a beautiful spiritual light, I wanted to stay but I was told it wasn't my time, then I was back in my body, I'm now not afraid of death, it's just my next heavenly adventure ❤🇬🇧

Thank you for sharing. I am a nurse in Canada and this is going to be a thing. We work 12-16 hours, not able to drink enough water on shift. I was just discharged home after becoming septic from a kidney infection Dec 19. You are absolutely right, as healthcare providers, we don’t go to the hospital until we are nearly dead, not to smart huh?! The realization what you have been thru is very emotional and shocking, especially when we know to much.🤗 stay safe💪🏾🙏🏾

Thank you for this message. My 35 year-old cousin died of sepsis. It was sudden and shocking. Anyone can get sepsis and we need to get this information out so people can know the signs. RIP BKT💕

Sepsis terrifies me. More than cancer, heart attack, kidney ... sepsis kills SO fast. And what scares me just as much is getting a correct diagnosis when you do go into the ER for help. They are unfortunately quick to dismiss many people if you dont have all of the typical symptoms. It really depends on the Doctor you end up with after Triage. So very happy to hear and see that you recovered and thank you for spreading awareness about Sepsis.

I had sepsis starting in december. Eight weeks in hospital, twelve surgeries so far. It was utterly painful. Everything was made worse by the pandemic restrictions. I didn't see anyone of my family in two months. Now that I'm home, I'm still very tired. Always tired. But luckily not scared by the thought of physical pain and death. Scary is the thought that I'll stay this tired forever. Recovery is boring and frustrating! But... I didn't die.

I am 4 months out from surviving septic shock. Huge moment in my life, incredibly scary and traumatic. I had had a seizure and was intubated soon after. They think that I developed aspiration pneumonia dua to the intubation. This then caused an extremely quick sepsis infection which collapsed a lung and developed very quickly into septic shock. All of my major organ started shutting down and my blood pressure crashed through the floor. I was in a coma for 2 weeks in ICU. I then spent another 2 weeks in Neuro HDU. I was told that during the time I was in a coma my family was told to prepare for me passing away but I was incredibly lucky to survive. I am still recovering, still getting very tired, bilateral post-ICU frozen shoulder, blood clots in lower arms, vocal cord paresis and lung damage. I feel very blessed to be here today to tell my story and be able to see my husband & children, I have been given a second chance at life.

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.