Can anyone tell me about recovering from sepsis?

It's been one year and 6 months for myself. I was in hospital for two Weeks with Sepsis. I still get out of breath. At times is worse than others. I can do house work for 5 minutes and start getting winded. For myself thanks to God and wonderful Dr's and Nurses, that has been my most difficult issue and pray nothing else comes. Have numbness and tingling aswell. Anyone that has never had sepsis doesn't understand the exhaustion that comes with it. Im trying to help my mother because of age and health. So please pray for me to have strength to do so... Because she is my Angel... I will pray for you all to get stronger. I had a kidney stone that was infected that caused Sepsis...

There is not set time period for a complete recovery from sepsis. Remembering that sepsis coursed through the body trying to do the most damage possible. It takes time to recover. You have to learn to pace yourself. Your body fought a tremdomous battle against sepsis and won, now is the time to go slowly. Take good care of your health. I have had sepsis 3 times since 2016. I wish you the best.

There are so many sepsis survivors who report they can’t walk. I wonder why that is. If I had known that inability to walk and generalized pain was a symptom of sepsis, I would have been able to save my mom. Too bad the physicians at the emergency room didn’t recognize the symptoms.

I see you posted a while back, but I only joined today. My mom died unexpectedly of septic shock from a hospital-acquired bacteria, Serratia. She died two months after she was hospitalized. I understand that sometimes the bacteria can form a contained pocket and then, later, suddenly burst into the bloodstream. She never fully recovered in those two months. The entire two months she remained lethargic, weak, and couldn't walk. There was a temporary improvement with PT, but it was short-lived. We didn't know until it was too late that she had a serious infection.

I know this an old question, but this might help other people. It's 5 months since my double case of sepsis. I'm starting to feel better but my arms and legs are still very weak and I fatigue quickly. My doctor initially told me that it would take 8 weeks to get over it. That was not the case. A specialist nurse in these matters said that a year is more like it, and that I might never fully recover. It's better to know.
My shoulders hurt so that coupled with my legs being weak, it's hard to get up out of an armchair. If I get onto the floor to carry out some work, it's agony to get up and the effort of getting up, makes my shoulders hurt more. I'm in the UK.

This is so scary. I had no clue what sepsis was since my dad was diagnosed with it and the constant google searches because of the fear of losing him. My dad was taken to the hospital 4 days ago because of high fever and the inability to talk. After getting to the hospital my mom was informed he had a heart attack and half of his heart is not working then few hours later she was told he has severe anemia and sepsis, his WBC was 35000. His haemoglobin was 5 and they didn't want to do anything until it raised to at least 10. 2 days later his WBC went up to 47000 and has multi organ dysfunction. We moved him to a different hospital the night before last night and his WBC has gone down to 19000, it's still very scary. He's 72 and my parents have been married for 54 years. Not only that I fear of losing him but also fear of my mom having to live without him which will break her. I'm praying so much for him to get well and get back home soon but I don't want him to suffer.

I had sepsis in 2011 and I am still having problems! I had both my feet amputated and have so much pain in both my stumps and having a really hard time getting prosthetic’s to fit. I have trouble with remembering also. I was in the hospital for 3 months then went into rehab and then went to therapy so it’s been a long process. When I got out of hospital I had a horrible time with all the dreams that I had in the icu but to this day I think some of the dreams were real but don’t know for sure. I could probably write a book on my whole experience!

Hey all,

Comforting reading all your stories and reading familiar sounding struggles. Was hospitalised two months ago with a mass in my abdomen, turned out to be a ruptured appendix (had ruptured weeks before!) And eventually turned into sepsis.

I am only 25 and really didn't grasp how sick I was. Totally spaced out in hospital for 3 weeks on IV fluids, antibiotics, everything.

Went home and still had sweats, abdomen pain, general discomfort and complete exhaustion and weakness.

Had to go back in after a week as the sepsis had affected the pressure around my brain but that's another story.

2 months on, I'm feeling happy to be alive! Shocked that I thought I was healthy and untouchable by something like that but man I knocks you for 6! Still really on bed rest with a little outing every day for my mental health.

Wishing everyone in here not just physical strength and mental to not succumb to the fear it will return and the horrible hallucinations it can bring in ICU! X

I have had 14 hospitalizations for sepsis in the past 2 years. I know that number doesn't seem possible but trust me, it is. Due to my primary immunodeficiency syndrome, I have had a central line, infusaport or picc line in my body since 1994. I've had sepsis numerous times but nothing like the past 24months.
I won't go on & on but I wanted anyone suffering from post sepsis syndrome
to know that it's very real. I was told 12 months was the average time before feeling like you did pre-sepsis.
At this rate, I have a long way to go. I no longer have a foreign body in my body thanks to a life saving & ground breaking surgery. All of my infusions go in through a fistula created in my thigh.
Anyway, I cry all the time, I'm anxious, forgetful & can't spell anymore. There are so many things that happen on a daily basis that I now know are from sepsis.
Thanks for listening & I am keeping all who are suffering in my prayers!

I am two months post-sepsis. This was my second bout in five years, each time secondary to diverticulitis.

I've suffered six (primarily viral) infections since coming home. I just seem to pick up whatever is going around!

I am totally exhausted. I was working towards an MA in math prior to this last episode but now I cannot concentrate well enough to continue my studies. They say this is a temporary problem.