My wife used to post on here as mom2bbb. Her name was Denyell Hooper. She had her surgery on March 31st 2008. She passed away on April 24th.

I want to start by saying so far there has been no link between the surgery and her death. Also I am not here to frighten anyone. This is sincerely not my intent but I feel I need to inform you of the conditions surrounding her death so if anyone here has these symptoms they will react quickly.

On the night of the 22nd of April my wife told me she thought she had an intestinal bug and she had some cramping on her left side. She said it was just mildly uncomfortable and she fell asleep. That next morning she said she wasn't feeling well and the cramping was about the same. she said she wanted to go home. (We were on vacation in New Hampshire) so I packed the truck and we went home. She had some diarrhea and she was throwing up about every 1/2 hour but so told me it wasn't too bad and she felt like she had a stomach bug. The red flag went up for me but she assured me it wasn't that bad. Well at 3:00 Am thursday morning she woke me up and said she didn't feel right and went to the hospital. By 7:30 Thursday night she was in Respiratory and Cardiac arrest. They revived her but needed to operate they lost her a second time on the table and could not revive her.

A couple of weeks later the ICU surgeon called me and said she died of Septic shock caused by an strep infection surrounding her abdominal cavity.

That is the latest info I have as of May 18th still waiting on the ME to give me a "legal" cause of death.

I am posting this to make everyone aware of the insidious symptoms surrounding her death. She never thought is was more than a bug and before Thursday morning said she didn't think she needed to go to the hospital.

Please, Please if you have any of these symptoms GO TO THE HOSPITAL!! The symptoms were mild and yet less than 48 hrs after they appeared she was gone.:wink_smile:

I will update as I find out more.

Again this thread is not to upset anyone but to make people aware that the most mild of symptoms can be huge after this surgery especially if they are related in any way to abdominal function. Also HER DEATH HAS NOT BEEN RELATED TO THE SURGERY AS OF YET.

With a heavy heart,

HER LOVING HUSBAND

Peter Hooper

I'm so sorry to hear about your wife. My prayers are with you and your family. Thank you so much for taking time to share her story with us. Hopefully, you have helped someone else from the same tragedy. That is a wonderful thing for you to do.

I'm so sorry for your loss. May God bless you and your boys. Thank you for posting and letting everyone here know if her passing.

Thank you for taking the time to share what happened with everyone here. You are in our thoughts during this difficult time.

Peter, I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts during this terrible time. Thank you for taking a moment to post what I'm sure is a hard post to make.

Thank you so much for sharing the news of your wife's death with the members of this sight. That was thoughtful thing to do. I am so sorry for you and for your whole family. Please know that you will be in my prayers. Please let us know what you find out about her death.

Oh my, this is so tragic, regardless of how she got the infection. I'm so sorry for you and your 3 young boys. I hope the military will allow you to stay with your sons indefinitely. My thoughts will be with you, Peter.

I Am Too Sorry For Your Loss.

Peter,

I am truly sorry for the loss of your beautiful wife. Thank you for taking the time to share your story with us. My family and I will be praying for you.

Peter, Sorry for your loss!!!

I am so sorry for your loss.

Thanks so much to take the time to share this info in spite of your loss. My sincere condolences to you and your family!

Trystelle

I did not know Denyell, but my heart is filled with deep sorrow for you and your families loss. God Bless..

Hope is the thing with Feathers - by Emily Dickinson

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WOW!! What a complete tragedy. I really hope they find out where this strep came from. I am, as well, so so sorry for your loss. You and your precious ones are in my prayers. Please keep us informed over the outcome.

Mr. Hooper

Words cannot express the heaviness we all feel in hearing of your wife's passing. I am sure we will all think of her often, and when we do those of us who beleive that there is a living God will also lift you and your family up in prayer. By posting Denyell's story here you may very well have saved the lives of others who would otherwise have negleted to heed their own warning signs. I know I will now be extra cautious. Those of us that have had to weigh the dangers of this surgery with the reward of gaining our life back understand that Denyell took the risk in the hopes of having a future of health and joy with her family. May you lean on God for your comfort at this time, for if you do you will surely be comforted. Thank you and God be with you and your boys.

Debbie B.

May God give you comfort and allow you to find peace in this difficult time for you and your family. I'm so sorry for your loss.

~Carol