the formerBravostar shares, recalling a conversation she had with a medical professional.
And so you’re going to be okay.
It’s just going to take a while."
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Also, an episode of severe sepsis raises the risk for future infections."
How did a sinus infection spiral into a potentially life-threatening condition?
I got to the office.
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Olivia is [my boyfriend] Michael’s [Smith] daughter who works with me.
Her client, a retired ER physician, thought Gunvalson could possibly be having a stroke.
At that point, Gunvalson says she was “misdiagnosed” and treated for a sinus infection.
She was sent home and that’s when her condition could have turned deadly.
When Smith finally arrived at Gunvalson’s house, he found her unconscious in a bathtub filled with water.
Gunvalson slept for close to 14 hours, which is when Smith realized something was terribly wrong.
“I tried to get her out of bed,” he recalls.
“She didn’t know where she was.”
The infection also impacted her brain function.
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“So I have pneumonia, which I’ve never had pneumonia in my life.
Just don’t have energy.”
However, she’s still not completely out of the woods.
“I’m having a hard time getting it up.
So that’s my biggest thing,” Gunvalson says, admitting she’s still very weak.
The OG of the OC credits Smith’s daughter for saving her life.
“I couldn’t do it myself.
So I think I have a little bit of trauma from it.
I cry a lot and Michael keeps saying, ‘Why do you keep crying?’
And I don’t have an answer.”
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