Leticia Muñoz Manrique

My name is Leticia. I am 53 years old and I am from and currently live in Colombia. Feeling totally fine, on the 25th of December 2022, my eyes went really yellowish. Without knowing what it was, a friend of mine took me to A&E and after telling me that I had ictericia (name in Spanish), they scheduled an emergency surgery to unblock the biliary conduit. They did so. To make a really long story short, 2 days after, they decided to remove my gall bladder, which was extracted on the 29th of December 2022. After this, It all “went down hill”. I was in pain… an excruciating pain in my lower abdomen. Overnight I developed tachycardia and then heart arrhythmia. I began to have real difficulties to breath. The medical team was not sure what was going on, but on the 31st of December at 4pm I was taken to the operation theatre in a rush. (According to my husband’s assertions, I more or less developed the sepsis that brought me near dead on the night of the 30th of December) (Sepsis and Surgery)

During that surgery, the medical team found over 1.4 litters of fluids (biliary liquid, blood, etc.) but then I went into a septic shock and was resuscitated 5 times. (Sepsis and Septic Shock) I went into coma and was rushed to the ICU where I remained for 2 weeks intubated and with 3 different types of medication for my abnormally low blood pressure, on the top of so many other medication.

In that period, I was operated another 3 times, since I also developed a severe peritonitis and kidney failure. (Sepsis and Kidney Failure) I also had 2 blood transfusion and bone marrow biopsy.
According to the medical team “I am living miraculously” I’d like give thanks to my Lord and Saviour, to my dear husband and to my friends, and to the medical team also. I remained in hospital for 2 months and have been at home now for 4 months.

My hair almost felt in its entirety (it’s growing again) and apart from a general and acute sense of pain and tiredness in my legs (which seems to be gradually fading) and in my arma and shoulders, all is well in the Goodness of God.
I hope this may encourage any person reading this story.
All blessings,
Leticia.