Sepsis

 "Ah , so you decided to get a surgery done . On your leg!" 

" Yeah , the blistering balloons of varicosities were quite ugly to look at ." 

"So?" 

"So I got them surgically removed ." 

"But you landed in sepsis , how did that happen ?" 

" There is no substantial proof , but they say that the propofol used for the anaesthesia precipitated it "

"Were they able to isolate the organism that caused the sepsis ?" 

"yeah , much later . Because bacterial culture takes time . "

"How did you know that you  were in TSS?"

" Because I was getting disoriented , and my peripheral blood vessels had collapsed . They couldn't find a vein to start a drip." 

"So you asked to be shifted to ICU yourself . " 

"Yes , I did . Plus , there was a precipitous fall in my BP , 50 / unrecordable ." 

"What next ? " 

"They pumped me full of fluids , to bring up my blood pressure . " 

"That resulted in choked lungs ." 
"Yeah , the capillary leakage added insult to injury , my lungs were full of fluid ." 

"Then ?" 

"Then  they gave me lasix (frusemide ), to get rid of the extra fluid via the urine ." 

"That lead to hypokalemia ." 

"Yeah , I started hallucinating ." 

"So , coconut water and other potassium supplements " 

'Yeah . The sepsis caused blisters in my mouth , genitalia , and toes ." 

"That is awful . I am glad it was short lived . But it taught you great deal of medicine . ha ha ha ." 

"I also lost lot of hair . Finally I had to get my head shaved . Don't be alarmed , the hair grew back ."