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NullTuples

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8. Info regarding Post Sepsis Syndrome - basically, sepsis can damage your body for a long time
Mon May 15, 2023, 11:42 AM
May 2023

This is state-mandated medical malpractice, forcing doctors to harm patients all in the name of religion and political power.

https://www.sepsis.org/sepsis-basics/post-sepsis-syndrome/

What is post-sepsis syndrome?
Post-sepsis syndrome (PSS) is a condition that affects up to 50% of sepsis survivors. It includes physical and/or psychological long-term effects, such as:

Physical
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Difficulty sleeping, either difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep
Fatigue, lethargy
Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing
Disabling muscle or joint pain
Swelling in the limbs
Repeat infections, particularly in the first few weeks and months following the initial bout of sepsis
Poor appetite
Reduced organ function, eg kidney, liver, heart
Hair loss
Skin rash

Psychological or emotional
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Hallucinations
Panic attacks
Flashbacks
Nightmares
Decreased cognitive (mental) functioning
Loss of self-esteem
Depression
Mood swings
Difficulty concentrating
Memory loss
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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These bible-thumping pieces of shit Texas legislators need to be run out of this state....ASAP walkingman May 2023 #1
I hope she sues the bejeesus out of them Wicked Blue May 2023 #2
All part of the GOP plan to be as injurious to people as they can. n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #3
Remember, cruelty is a feature, not a bug sakabatou May 2023 #4
Exactly!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #7
Even other Rebl2 May 2023 #9
Could be. n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #10
"...but the [fetus'] heart was still beating" is such fraud foisted by the GOP NullTuples May 2023 #5
I hope an organization with resources and funds is archiving a database of these stories sanatanadharma May 2023 #6
Remember Cecile Richards ? Haggis 4 Breakfast May 2023 #16
Info regarding Post Sepsis Syndrome - basically, sepsis can damage your body for a long time NullTuples May 2023 #8
I wonder if Alito sees things like this and has any qualms about what he has done. patricia92243 May 2023 #11
I doubt Alito would have qualms about anything related to abortion or imposing his religious Lonestarblue May 2023 #13
Alito couldn't care less if women died left and right. Haggis 4 Breakfast May 2023 #17
The Catholic Bishops Healthcare Initiative tells him he's doing the right thing. NullTuples May 2023 #15
He gets off on it. His opinion was full of references to medieval torturers. yardwork May 2023 #18
Cruelty is the point Novara May 2023 #12
I Hate these people! I do spend serious time away from this stuff despite being here a lot... electric_blue68 May 2023 #14
Could this qualify as "torture" according to 18 U.S. Code § 2340? diva77 May 2023 #19
That's a federal law. Medical practice is state law. LeftInTX May 2023 #20
Thanks. Found this: Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 42.092. Cruelty to Nonlivestock Animals diva77 May 2023 #21
Really! She really needs to sue the doctors etc LeftInTX May 2023 #22
Thanks for this info. diva77 May 2023 #23
Followed up further LeftInTX May 2023 #24
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