Susan Milos Attacked by Flesh Eating Bacteria HELP
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The woman in the picture, is my sister Susan Milos, and I'm David Milos, her big brother . I can't believe I am writing this, but I am doing this for Susan, because we almost lost her a couple of weeks ago to a flesh eating bacteria.
I created this GoFundMe post because my sister has been through hell over the last 50 plus days. On November 11th, Susan went to Urgent Care because of pain in her vaginal area. After the Doctor examined her, she was sent to the Select Specialty Hospital ICU. She needed immediate surgery to remove flesh eating bacteria and the dead tissue that had expanded into her abdominal area.
The day after the first surgery, the bacteria had moved further into her body. Susan was put into an induced like coma while she was going day after day through through surgery after surgery. Every day the doctors checked ... the flesh eating bacteria was winning. After the 5th surgery there was no more abdominal tissue they could remove. At this point, her body and the antibiotics HAD to start beating the bacteria if she was going to survive. Luckily, after the 6th surgery, the doctors declared victory the tissue looked well.
Susan was woken up and tubes removed after 6 days and 6 surgeries! On day 9 I was finally able to talk to her and she shared with me that she has a 78 cm (3 feet!) incision! The incision was not stitched up ... until the doctors needed to remove more dead tissue!
Finally, after 2 weeks of daily wound care she had the 8th surgery which was to reconstruct and close the wound. Except, they found another bacteria (not flesh eating) that required intravenous antibiotics for 21 days.
A few days ago, Susan had her 9th surgery to start to close the wound. With luck, the next few surgeries will be to reconstruct her body which would mean she is on the mend. And then, she has to be on bed rest for 60+ days to make sure the wound heals well and no further issues arise
Of course, this means that Susan will be out of work for another 6+ weeks . Not only are her medical bills piling up, her housing bills are too. If you know Susan, you know that she has dedicated her life to caring, especially for family and friends. She was the one who took our elderly mom into her house and lovingly cared for her until mom passed away in June of last year.
Susan, is the first to help a friend and now I am asking you, her friends, her colleagues, and neighbors to help me raise some funds for my sister.
I know so many of you have wished Susan well, stopped by at the hospital and sent her messages. She tells me about it every time we talk or text. I am so grateful she has this wonderful community. If you would like to make a difference and help me help Susan, please make a donation to Susan and then share this GoFundMe campaign with your friends and family who know Susan so they can help her too!
Thank you so much for your support I will keep you updated on Susan's progress!
David
Susan is at:
Select Specialty Hospital
3050 Champion Ring Road
Fort Meyers, FL 33905
Room 319
I created this GoFundMe post because my sister has been through hell over the last 50 plus days. On November 11th, Susan went to Urgent Care because of pain in her vaginal area. After the Doctor examined her, she was sent to the Select Specialty Hospital ICU. She needed immediate surgery to remove flesh eating bacteria and the dead tissue that had expanded into her abdominal area.
The day after the first surgery, the bacteria had moved further into her body. Susan was put into an induced like coma while she was going day after day through through surgery after surgery. Every day the doctors checked ... the flesh eating bacteria was winning. After the 5th surgery there was no more abdominal tissue they could remove. At this point, her body and the antibiotics HAD to start beating the bacteria if she was going to survive. Luckily, after the 6th surgery, the doctors declared victory the tissue looked well.
Susan was woken up and tubes removed after 6 days and 6 surgeries! On day 9 I was finally able to talk to her and she shared with me that she has a 78 cm (3 feet!) incision! The incision was not stitched up ... until the doctors needed to remove more dead tissue!
Finally, after 2 weeks of daily wound care she had the 8th surgery which was to reconstruct and close the wound. Except, they found another bacteria (not flesh eating) that required intravenous antibiotics for 21 days.
A few days ago, Susan had her 9th surgery to start to close the wound. With luck, the next few surgeries will be to reconstruct her body which would mean she is on the mend. And then, she has to be on bed rest for 60+ days to make sure the wound heals well and no further issues arise
Of course, this means that Susan will be out of work for another 6+ weeks . Not only are her medical bills piling up, her housing bills are too. If you know Susan, you know that she has dedicated her life to caring, especially for family and friends. She was the one who took our elderly mom into her house and lovingly cared for her until mom passed away in June of last year.
Susan, is the first to help a friend and now I am asking you, her friends, her colleagues, and neighbors to help me raise some funds for my sister.
I know so many of you have wished Susan well, stopped by at the hospital and sent her messages. She tells me about it every time we talk or text. I am so grateful she has this wonderful community. If you would like to make a difference and help me help Susan, please make a donation to Susan and then share this GoFundMe campaign with your friends and family who know Susan so they can help her too!
Thank you so much for your support I will keep you updated on Susan's progress!
David
Susan is at:
Select Specialty Hospital
3050 Champion Ring Road
Fort Meyers, FL 33905
Room 319
Organizer and beneficiary
David Milos
Organizer
Marlboro, VT
Susan Milos
Beneficiary