Lucinda Mullins is 41 years old and comes from Kentucky, USA. She is a nurse, wife and mother of two children. A woman is currently learning to live again after a sepsis infection led to the amputation of her arms and legs. Her loved ones are collecting funds for: physiotherapy – which will take many months, surgeries – which she still has to undergo, and prosthesis implantation surgery, for which the 41-year-old must prepare. You can support the collection for Lucinda’s recovery on GoFundMe.
Just last year, Lucinda Mullins complained of severe pain. She was taken to hospital with fever and nausea. It turned out that he was suffering from kidney stones. The doctors were only supposed to remove the stones from the kidneys, but serious complications occurred during the procedure. The woman’s body was infected. Doctors had to make a radical decision to save Lucinda’s life.
She had kidney stones and her arms and legs were amputated. “I was able to come to terms with it”
describes how the entire procedure and decision-making process took place. After the woman’s body began to develop sepsis as a result of the infection, multi-organ failure and even death of the patient could have occurred. Medics had to act quickly and gave the 41-year-old woman drugs that “restricted the blood flow to the arteries in her legs and arms.” After a week, it turned out that the most important organs in the woman’s body were healthy. Unfortunately, the tissues in his legs and forearms died. Therefore, some limbs had to be amputated.
It was a sacrifice I had to make to survive
– she told the Washington Post journalists. – If it was necessary for me to survive, I was able to come to terms with it – the woman’s words are quoted by the Washington daily. In December, the 41-year-old had her legs amputated above the knees, and at the end of January, doctors will have to amputate parts of her arms above the elbow.
They had to remove kidney stones. She woke up without arms and legs
When the 41-year-old woman woke up from the coma, despite being administered sedatives, she was terrified. Later, however, she thanked the doctors for saving her life. – I’m just happy to be alive – she said in an interview with local media.
I see my children, I meet my family, I spend time with my husband. These are minor things at this stage
– Lucinda confessed.
“There’s nothing wrong with people taking care of you”
Recently, the portal reported that Lucinda Mullins started therapy in a rehabilitation clinic with the new year. On this occasion, her sister shared a photo documenting the beginning of treatment. “She was very excited and did great. I hope tomorrow will be even better. Keep praying!” – wrote Luci.
As we read, Lucinda – as a nurse with many years of practice – took a pragmatic approach to the drastic change that occurred in her life. Despite the overwhelming, profound shock, she approached it with acceptance. She recalled that a doctor she had previously worked with said, “That’s what they had to do to save your life.”
Now the most important thing for her is regaining partial fitness, supporting her husband, children, therapy and raising funds for prostheses and adaptive equipment. – Appreciate everything around you, especially your family, Lucinda said. – There’s nothing wrong with people taking care of you, the nurse emphasized.
Washington Post journalists talked to the president of the heart and vascular institute of a hospital in Ohio. Mehdi Shishehbor explained that kidney stones can rarely lead to amputation of limbs, including: because “some patients manage to recover from sepsis with antibiotics.” The daily also quotes data from the National Institute of Health, according to which sepsis leads to the death of almost 270,000 people each year.
Source: Gazeta
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