3rd time septic in 2 month span. Help please.
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My mother was admitted to the hospital about a month ago, after fainting in our home. She woke up very weak that morning, but had no prior symptoms before that day. She was diagnosed with sepsis, from a bladder infection. She spent 3 days in ICU on anti-biotics, and was then released.
Week and a half later. She wakes up with the chills and is shaking like nothing I've ever seen. This goes on all day until I finally convince her to let me call an ambulance. By the time the EMT's arrive, she's delirious, but able to answer simple questions. She refuses to go with them. An hour passes and she becomes non communitive and socially unresponsive. I call them back, and they take her out of here on a gourney. A tempeture of 105, and again, diagnosed with sepsis. Only this time, they find some kind of e-coli. 11 days in the hospital on anti-biotics, and then released.
Another week and a half later, to the current date. My mother wakes up acting strange and not herself, so I take her temperature. 102. I immediately call an ambulance and she is taken to the hospital. After spending 3 days in the hospital, she was diagnosed with a severe bladder infection, but NO sepsis. Ultrasound done on bladder. Retaining 20%. But nothing growing on urine tests.
TODAY. Blood shows to be septic and e-coli was also found again.
I appogogize for the long post, but I'm at my wits end. They are treating her infection, but it just keeps returning, and quickly. It seems the infection could be a symptom of something else? If thats the case, treating the infection wont last without finding the source.
Someone please help. Any input is so greatly appreciated.
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dieter_12778 brittwarwi
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Diggity dieter_12778
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I'm big on that one also, as I am try to control that very conditions atm, just didn't want to narrow the spectrum right off the start.
brittwarwi
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Diggity brittwarwi
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dieter_12778 brittwarwi
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Google is not very smart. There are thousands of cases in the United States each year. And not just this one, take elephantiasis for example. The last US cases were in South Carolina, did Google share that info?
Yes of course it's possible in Kentucky. Especially if she has been given steroids as part of her current treatment.
Diggity dieter_12778
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At least Google doesn't insinuate one a dilussional drug using mutilator. The real problem is within the health/medical system.
Just last week, my Dr (a good Dr, from the Phillipines) gave me a referral to Infectious Disease, to which (by phone call to verify referral) was told straight out that the treatment I would get through them would be antibiotic, only. It is surreal the (lack of) response given.
Diggity brittwarwi
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Parasites that breach the walls of the small intestine can bring with them bacteria from the GI tract into the blood stream.
brittwarwi
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So if I suggest hyperinfection syndrome to my mothers doctor, who is apparently from the CDC, he should know what the heck I'm talking about?
Diggity brittwarwi
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Cross your fingers.
Diggity brittwarwi
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CDC isn't exactly forthcoming with 100% accurate information about Strongyloides. But that's a different conversation altogether.
If they don't respond to a dress hyper-infection, at least push the parasite issue insistently.
brittwarwi
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Diggity brittwarwi
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And that is the exact same reason the majority of us have ended up here. It's beyond bazaar how the medical community responds to this.
Diggity brittwarwi
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dieter_12778 Diggity
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Teridias45 brittwarwi
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Dear brit I'm sorry for your mom and saying gayers u are so many of us being diagnosed wrongand teeaeso any thinstatcountry e te urlining erect one suggestion many people are coming to that are more realityas opposed to us all feeling like we're crazy have the doc do full blood work and stool samples for possible parasites don't take no for an answer