Endometriosis surgery triggers life-threatening sepsis and long-term recovery
A woman with long‑standing endometriosis undergoes abdominal surgery to remove scar tissue but develops a bowel perforation and post‑operative infection, leading to sepsis, septic shock, and weeks in intensive care with multiple surgeries. She survives but is left with post‑sepsis syndrome, PTSD, fatigue and memory problems, highlighting how post‑operative sepsis can strike quickly and reshape lives for patients and families.