r/AskReddit 12h ago

What's the sickest you've ever been in your life?

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u/radioactivegummygirl 10h ago

I had sepsis during chemo. If I went to sleep like I normally do when I am sick I would have died. That keeps me awake at night occasionally.

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u/Used_Economics1368 6h ago

Did they not catch your WBC/ANC before continuing to give you the chemo??

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u/Wonderful_Grass_2857 5h ago

sepsis can go from "feeling slightly off" to "icu time" within hours

u/radioactivegummygirl 6m ago

Everything tested fine infusion day, I didn't have an infection until the day after my infusion. And by the next infusion everything tested fine as well luckily.

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u/NashvilleRiver 5h ago

This. I was just laying down to take a nap when the doctor called.