Originally Posted by BobG '57 VS:
That would be three doctors in the same room....
Bob; Southern living, Is agreeing with you111
Good to see you back, Alan. Sepsis... I'd have sworn it was spark.
Originally Posted by edsnova - Baltimore - BCW 52 MG TD:
Good to see you back, Alan. Sepsis... I'd have sworn it was spark.
My money was on priapism...
Glad to hear that you are on the mend. Take it easy and get well soon.
Liver "C" test came back ....NEG !
LONG LIVE DR. CLOCK!!!!! 
Super!
Great news, you're like a Timex, just keep on ticking!!
Gary
Woo Hoo!!! Great news.
Originally Posted by Troy Sloan:
Woo Hoo!!! Great news.
+1
Good deal, Alan.
Isn't it strange how, after getting news like that, the cost of our toys seems not to matter so much any more?
...sunrises have a unique message too ~
Any morning you can open your eyes and see another sunrise, you have the gift of another day in your life! 
Originally Posted by MusbJim - '14 VS SoCal:
Any morning you can open your eyes and see another sunrise, you have the gift of another day in your life!
I don't mean to draw any parallels here, but I remember George Brown once said something to the effect that 'none of us know how many more summers we have left', and that is so true.
Carpe diem, lads, carpe diem...
Everyday above ground is a good day...
Alan,
You had some scary stuff here. Has anybody who actually knows anything (as opposed to the SOC knuckleheads above) told you how this happened? Reminds me of what I went through a couple of years ago: the shakes (rigors) coming and going, fever up and down for no apparent reason. Went to ER, and they were about to send me home, when I had another seizure right there on the table. The best they could do for me by way of diagnosis was "blood infection", and no clue how the nasty bug got in there. Massive IV ABs for a week in the H, then same for three weeks at home after. What I figured was this: if this had happened not even 100 years ago (before penicillin, and such), I'd be dead.
I am delighted that such was not the case for either you or me. It's gonna be a while to get back in peak form, as this sort of thing really takes it out of you. Rest well, and heal.
We'll be along after a bit and get that Speedy cobbled together -- not to worry.
No absolute on the why it happened but I am going to investigate and try and get answers as I do not want to go down that road again anytime.... soon.
Light wrenching on the speedy this afternoon, feels good !
In most cases of sepsis (bacteria in the blood stream) the source of the sepsis is found. Many times however the source is never found. It can be something as simple as a large pimple of the skin called a furuncle or possibly a mild case of diverticulitis not evident on CT. Problem with sepsis is that because bacteria are transported in the blood stream the bacteria can be deposited in different places in the body and form a collection of pus, an abscess. Common places for blood born abscesses are the psoas muscles of the back, the spine, the liver and the brain.
Glad to see you back!
Could it be "The Madness" long term effects...
Speedster Madness Syndrome??? God, I hope not.
In my case, the other powerful symptom was a terrific pain in my lower back. Required morphine for a few days to bear it while the ABs did their thing. X-ray, CT scans, and MRIs w/ & w/out contrast showed nothing at the time. A year later, routine X-ray (followed by CT scan/MRI) showed some ablation of two lumbar verts. Doc said the bug settled there and ate some of the bone -- sorta rounded off a few corners. Nothing to get worked up about, he said. All has been good for a while now.
Alan: very happy to hear that you are up and about, and getting back to normal. Do take it easy, and keep on the upward path.
I'm glad to hear the good news that you are feeling better and are up and back to tinkering. Don't overdo it.