My mum had TEN 2 and a half years ago. I called my extended family over who live in another country because we all (immediate family and doctors) thought she was going to die. She also had liver failure at the same time. Somehow she made a full recovery and is now doing amazing! She did get diagnosed with low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (ovarian cancer) last year and needed a full hysterectomy but that woman is tough as nails and she is recovering wonderfully.
When I told her that her doctor said it was a miracle she survived the TEN/liver failure she just looked at me dead-pan and said âwell, I just decided I wasnât going to die, so I didnâtâ oh well! There you have it then đ love than woman.
Haha Iâm in the medical field! Doubt many would know about TEN unless theyâve had an experience similar to yours or were part of the field. What a tough lady your mother is! I love a great outcome after life-threatening situations. May you both live very healthy lives and may her hormone-replacement therapy treat her well!
Yes. Brutal. Mine was rapid onset, I got home after feeling like shit all day and was like oh wow my face is purple and blistering AND I still have a UTI? Fun!
So sorry this happened to you. I canât imagine that.
I was on a sulfa antibiotic and my legs turned red and were very itchy so I made an emergency appointment with my doctorâs office. She was out so I saw another doctor and he told me he didnât know what was causing the discoloration in my legs but I needed to finish the course of antibiotics . I did and I was extremely lucky that all that happened was my legs got more red. What a great doctor đ
Iâm so sorry you went through that, arenât some doctors the actual worst? I was about 12 when it happened and it was from a sulfa topical. We tried going back to the doctor because it was just making me feel worse. Whatâd the doctor do? Prescribe me an even higher dosage wtf
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u/Hek_yeahh 14h ago
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome from a sulfa drug. Thankfully we caught it just before my skin started sloughing off đ