Author Enters Rehab After Second TIA and Sepsis, Citing 100-Pound Weight Loss

1 articles · Updated · Daily Kos · Jun 30

Several weeks after collapsing at home, the author said they remain in rehab after what was likely a second transient ischemic attack, with doctors also treating pneumonia and sepsis.
A 100-pound weight loss, low blood pressure from medication, dehydration, poor food intake and side effects from a weight-loss injectable combined into what the author called a “perfect storm” behind the collapse.
Three paramedics initially could not lift the 300-pound patient from the floor, and hospital scans led to three days in a stroke unit before transfer to an acute-care rehab facility.
The author said they are walking again but still cannot safely return home or drive because of leg swelling and weakness, while antibiotics continue and discharge planning remains unresolved.
The post also linked the medical crisis to mounting financial strain, including roughly $7,000 in dental work the author says may be tied to the sepsis source.