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.
So this happened to me. Right before Christmas I had a lot of lower abdominal pain and felt like I had to pee constantly. I went to the Urgent Care near me because it was a weekend. They assumed it was a UTI and called in a prescription for an antibiotic which I took until it was gone. About 3 weeks later I started having the same sensation so I went to my primary doctor. She sent off a urine sample and called in a prescription for antibiotics. (Sepsis and Urinary Tract Infections) My pharmacy failed to deliver my medication ... Read Full Story
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On March 28, 2023, I came face to face with death—and by God’s grace, I survived. It all began during an emotionally overwhelming season. After a painful breakup, I began experiencing prolonged, abnormal menstruation that lasted for 25 days. While I had an OB/GYN appointment scheduled, it was still weeks away, so I turned to my trusted family doctor—someone I had seen for over 25 years. I explained that I was dealing with mood swings and excessive bleeding. According to the medical intake notes, a full culture exam was recommended. But my doctor didn’t review it. She didn’t examine me ... Read Full Story
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Went in on Tuesday 9/3rd 2024 because my son had a deer tick on his back. The ER doctor sent us away because there was no bull’s-eye on his back. He said if he gets high fever get back to the ER. Sunday 9/8/24 we headed back into the ER because Trevor had a high fever. The doctor started treating him with Tylenol and amoxacillin. His heart was working over time because of the high fever. Trevor was back to himself. Doctor want to see if he could find a bed. I said no, if he has another high temperature ... Read Full Story
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I woke up nauseated at 3 am. I took a nausea medication and went back to sleep – for 2 weeks in ICU. The infection was found in my pacemaker. (Sepsis and Invasive Devices) I was going into sequential organ failure when my husband found me. That was August of 2023. Today, I am lucky to be alive with all of my limbs, but my kidneys took the worst of it. I suffer from muscle weakness, joint pain, memory loss, and balance issues. My pacemaker was initially put in due to heart failure, which came from a chemotherapy drug when ... Read Full Story
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Towards the beginning if this year, I came down with what was believed to be strep. My illness consisted of swollen lymph nodes, tonsils, and a sore throat. I was in bed for days. I began feeling better after I went to an urgent care in my town and started on antibiotics. Stupidly, I didn’t finish my round of antibiotics because I began to feel better. (Sepsis and Strep Throat) About a week later, I started experiencing extreme pain in my left lung. Thinking it was muscle spasms, I ignored it. After suffering from the pain for a week, I ... Read Full Story
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