Sepsis Alliance provides information and resources to help you better understand your or your loved one’s sepsis diagnosis.
Sepsis Alliance provides information and resources to help you better understand your or your loved one’s sepsis diagnosis.
For anyone recently diagnosed with sepsis, this is the place to start.
Some sepsis survivors recover completely and resume their lives, while others may struggle to cope with enduring effects of their illness. Here you can find information to help you navigate post-sepsis life.
When your loved one becomes ill with sepsis, you may not know what sepsis is or how to help them. Here are resources that may help you navigate this complex and difficult journey.
Losing a loved one to sepsis can leave you with grief as well as many questions. Here are answers to some of the questions you may have after losing a loved one to sepsis.
Sepsis Alliance Connect is the virtual support community for anyone affected by sepsis.
I was admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic appendectomy and partial colectomy on Nov. 4, 2021. (Sepsis and Surgery) I live alone in VA so my best friend from NY came to stay with me. She packed for 7-10 days. I was released on the 4th and the next day exhibited symptoms such as black and blue marks down my thigh, headache and pain. Luckily, my friend noticed I was getting worse, not better and on the 7th called 911. This is where my memory stopped. I was rushed to the hospital and the doctors told my friend my ... Read Full Story
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In November 2020, during the height of COVID, I began to get sick. I was experiencing many of the same symptoms that are associated with COVID, sore throat, body aches, high fever, nausea. I was seen at a local urgent care who was aware of my underlying illnesses, and I was only tested for COVID and sent home. This process repeated 3 times over the course of two weeks. I finally ended up in the emergency room when I began to have difficulty breathing and severe pain in my neck. During my time at the emergency room an X-ray was ... Read Full Story
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I was at the severe sepsis stage when I was hospitalized, I wasn’t aware I had sepsis. I ignored the symptoms and thought it was a mild case of food poisoning. As days went by my symptoms worsened. I’m so grateful everyday for allowing me to beat this, and I,m so glad I was able to find Sepsis Alliance online! I became more educated about what sepsis is more than I was when I was inpatient. Now I don’t feel alone knowing there are other survivors like me. Read Full Story
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At 5 weeks old Mason got pneumonia and then developed sepsis. He spent 3 weeks in Children’s Hospital requiring a blood transfusion, breathing tube, feeding tube, and a central line. He miraculously pulled through and was released on day 22. He is now 7 and thriving! (Sepsis and Pneumonia, Sepsis and Children) Read Full Story
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It was February 27, 2021. My mother rushed me to the hospital after I complained about my fever for 7 days and severe headaches for 8 days. I after numerous testing, a lumbar puncture and evaluations, I was diagnosed with hydronephrosis, sepsis and intracranial hypertension. I was in the hospital for 11 days. I am now on the road to recovery. I still sepsis symptoms but am following up with infectious disease to learn more about sepsis and recover. Read Full Story
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