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2/28/25-4/13/25 Sepsis, Take 5

  The past 6 weeks have been a blur of hospital visits, doctor office visits, wound clinic visits, sickness, rest, recuperation.           On February 28, Andy began having symptoms of cellulitis. We went to the ER. They gave us some anitbiotics and offered to admit him March 1 at midnight we were still there (gave Andy a happy 59th birthay kiss) and decided to go home to try to resolve this.  Antiboitics taken for 10 days and seems to be good.      On Sunday, March 23, did squeezer pants treatment from 7-8 p.m. Had been feeling healthy and well all day (had our usual Sunday dinner with family and church etc). At 9 p.m. temperature was normal but Andy started having horrible muscle spasms. Could hardly talk through them.  Considered going to the ER but after tylenol and muscle relaxant Andy was able to go to sleep about 10:45 p.m.  We could find no sign of infection but his temperature was up to 99.6. Is a little nauseous,...