On December 1, Mullins, a nurse by profession and mother of two children (7 and 12), had to go to hospital for a scheduled operation to remove kidney stones. The operation went well and she had a temporary stent placed in her body to prevent blockage.
Mullins said he removed the stent at home on doctor’s orders. Shortly thereafter he fell ill. When her husband found her on the bathroom floor, she was rushed to hospital. There they gave her an IV and from that moment on she no longer remembers anything about her.
Doctors discovered that Mullins was in septic shock. This is a serious reaction to inflammation. In Mullins’ case it was discovered to be inflammation due to a kidney stone. In septic shock, blood pressure becomes too low and organs do not receive enough oxygen. This was also the case with Mullins.
Blisters on arms and legs
Mullins was taken to another, larger hospital. “My husband and sister were there and told me I was on the edge of a cliff. It was going to get worse before it got better,” Mullins told ABC News. At the Lexington hospital, his organ function improved, but he developed blisters on his legs and arms. After being taken off life support, Mullins received the bad news: Both her legs and arms had to be amputated.
Sepsis and septic shock
Sepsis is the body’s inflammatory response to an infection. For example, you can get sepsis from a bladder infection or pneumonia. Some people with sepsis go into shock. Then blood pressure drops and too little blood reaches the organs. They get damaged and eventually stop working. This can be fatal.
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“I wasn’t angry. I was at peace and I felt the presence of God saying: it’s going to be okay, you’re alive,” Mullins said. Both of his legs were amputated above the knee. In the next few weeks she will undergo another operation in which both her hands will be amputated, probably below her elbows.
Rare
Before surgery for kidney stones, Mullins was in perfect health. He says it’s “a rare case.” A donation drive is underway for Mullins and his family, to which nearly $260,000 has been donated. On that page, the family also provides updates on Mullins’ recovery process.
2024-01-14 14:01:30
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