Tina Minnich

In September of 2023 I started having pain in my left knee, it progressed quickly to the point I couldn’t walk. I went to the ER 3 times crying in pain and they really didn’t do anything. To them I was obese and already had arthritis so why look further. The next night I couldn’t take the pain anymore. My sister brought me to the ER and yelled at them to do something.

I don’t remember much until I woke up about 2 weeks later on a ventilator. My sister told me I had MRSA in the knee and I went septic. (Sepsis and MRSA) While on the ventilator I had to have dialysis because I only have one kidney left after my right one was removed the end of 2022. I continue to have urinary infections and the kidney works but, only half works now. I spent 2 months in the hospital in agony from the surgery they did to clean it out, they also went in a second time that included my calf. The pain continued and then I was told I had osteomyelitis and if it got worse I could loose my leg.

I was on oral antibiotics for 6 months and now live in a nursing home since I can’t walk. Don’t have as much pain but, the knee joint collapsed further and a replacement isn’t going to be easy.
I’m waiting on having the replacement for now.