It all started once I got my right right kidney taken out October 23rd, 2024. I was sent home 3 days later still sick with pneumonia and vomiting. (Sepsis and Surgery, Sepsis and Pneumonia) One week later I got sepsis. I couldn’t remember anything, I was confused and scared. I remember my stepdaughter came in my room and I had vomited and used the bathroom on myself real bad. She looked at me and asked me if I was ok and I just looked at her, then before I knew it my husband was calling the ambulance and I was ... Read Full Story

My mother went in for surgery on 9/3/24 for a colostomy reversal laparoscopically. At 10:00 a.m. she was under anesthesia the doctor changed the procedure to open without informed consent on an elective procedure without an emergency present nor documented in the medical records. My mom began having fever and tachycardia on 9/5/24. She has a documented history of sepsis. My mother did not receive antibiotics until 9/8/24 by the time she received them, sepsis had taken over. She died 9/23/24. Read Full Story

On February 1st 2025 I had my gallbladder removed via laparoscopic surgery because of gallstones and blockage of bile duct. I didn’t have a complications directly after. But on 4/17 I got severely nauseous, projectile vomiting, cold sweats, hot sweats, and severe stomach pain. (Sepsis and Surgery) I went to the hospital here they tested my blood, ran cultures, and ultimately admitted me to the ER. I was there for two days and one night and then released on antibiotics for a week. Then on 6/17 I had the same symptoms but even more severe. I was projectile vomiting, vomiting ... Read Full Story

I’m a 64 year old woman, who loved to camp, swim and paddle in her kayak. In Aug 2022 I had a laminectomy for a herniated disc in my lumber spine. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have been on immunosuppressant drugs for a few years. I stopped them 10 days prior to surgery. I felt immediately better. Eleven days later I started to feel weak and generally unwell. On Day 12 I suddenly developed chills and a fever. I’d never had chills before. I looked on my discharge paperwork and my symptoms fell under the reasons to call the surgeon. ... Read Full Story

Forever 32. Julia Lee Bloom died on January 26, 2023, less than a week after a routine, outpatient surgery to remove the endometriosis that had caused her ongoing pain due to her diagnosed PCOS. Her autopsy report listed her death as a result of Streptococcus A, due to toxic shock syndrome. (Sepsis and Surgery, Sepsis and Group A Streptococcus, Sepsis and Toxic Shock Syndrome) She went to work on a Thursday as a hairstylist and greeted her clients with her beautiful smile and warm heart. She cooked supper that evening for her husband and her 2 young boys, ages 4 ... Read Full Story