Friday 13 July 2018

Proper Sepsis Job!

It’d been way too long without a hospital admission!

On Sunday I felt a bit crappy and had a temperature of 38.2 so I have haematology a call to be assessed. When I arrived my temp was still 38.2, P 114, BP 74/31, R 26, o2 91% (aka not at all normal). 

I’m 6 days in to this admission and so far:
Pyelonephritis (a kidney infection) has been diagnosed, treated and cured,
...however...
I’m still spiking regular temps despite IV abx for 6 days.
I’m on oxygen because I can’t maintain my sats above 90%
I’ve got 3 lines in, with talk of a fourth,
...because...
I had a lumbar puncture overnight (?meningitis... again) because I deteriorated even further with an agonising headache.
The sexy catheter is back.

FML.


Love Emily x

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