Peyton Robb needs help from an injury suffered in Tulsa. Crazy story we all know too well. You can donate at the link below
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On the 17th of March, the second day of the NCAA Championships, Peyton Robb noticed a very large bruise on his shin. He wrestled the NCAA semifinal and went to sleep. The next day, after weighing in, he tried to warm up and was having a very difficult time breaking a sweat. His bruise was now extremely tender but nothing he hadn’t experienced before. He was supposed to get tough, that’s what is expected from elite wrestlers. He didn’t feel himself. Something didn’t feel right but he wanted to finish what he started. He walked out onto the mat for his match and upon its completion he started vomiting and shaking uncontrollably. He was taken to the ER and was diagnosed with strep cellulitis, a bacterial infection, on that shin bruise. He received IV antibiotic and was released from the ER, then traveled home to Nebraska with his team the following day. Unfortunately, he continued to have difficulty keeping down any food or drink. When the team was dropped off, his girlfriend (Taylor) brought him home, but soon things took a bad turn.
Peyton was rushed to the ER the night of March 19th and was admitted to the hospital the next morning. His heart rate was very high, blood pressure extremely low and the pain in his leg was very severe. Over the next couple of days he received IV antibiotics to fight the bacterial infection, among a host of other treatments to help his body fight the internal chaos. Unfortunately, the infection led to sepsis in his blood and further testing revealed he likely had blood clots in his lungs. They immediately started him on blood thinners which provided relief for his labored breathing, but the leg infection was intensifying. Over the next couple of days, Peyton’s body fought the infection with everything it had. The doctors at the hospital did a great job of aiding in this fight. His vitals were getting better but the swelling in his leg was not. All hands were on deck to treat the leg as soon as his heart and blood work showed stability. After almost a week in the hospital, the swelling in the leg was starting to improve.
As the swelling receded, the doctors saw black spots on his leg. A sign of the tissue dying inside his body. The doctor who saw this immediately demanded the next surgical bed available for Peyton. He told his parents, Tracey and Carrie, that he would need to remove as much tissue (skin, fascia, and muscle) as necessary from Peyton’s leg until the necrosis (dead tissue) was dealt with, and I quote “or your son could die.” This was an incredibly difficult turn of events as all signs had been pointing towards the road of recovery. Peyton handled the news with strength and poise. The next couple of hours were incredibly tense as Peyton was rushed into surgery. Post procedure, the doctors told the family he had to cut out skin, fascia, and portions of muscle from his Tibialis anterior (the muscle next to the shin bone). Over all, the doctor was positive regarding the procedure but the road would be long. For the next couple of days, Peyton had to undergo daily surgeries to cut out any lingering necrotic tissue. They left the wound open so that they can go back in and continue assessing, cleaning and removing as necessary.
This is an extremely rare situation, and after his 3rd surgery in as many days, the hospital was having trouble managing his pain. He was in excruciating pain with two gaping incisions on each side of his shin bone. He was transferred to another hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska that has a specialized burn unit. He was admitted and things started looking up. The pain was managed but he was still facing further surgeries, although now they were every other day. As the doctors cut more of the dead tissue out of his leg, his blood markers began to improve and he started winning the fight against this infection. He regained his appetite and he’s smiling again! He’s not out of the woods yet, but the doctors believe they have a handle on his situation and each new day is starting to look up.
Peyton was finally diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. An extremely rare infection that sees a couple hundred cases in the United States per year and has been as low as 70 cases in recent years past. Even with treatment, 1 in 5 people die of this rare infection. Peyton has been in the hospital since the NCAA tournament and will stay there until his white blood count has returned to normal. The doctors have him scheduled for one more debridement surgery, with the hopes that this will be the last.
Peyton has a great attitude and has been a warrior through all of this. His parents have been in town (and at the hospital) with him daily for the past 2 weeks and Taylor has been a huge support for him as well. His Husker teammates and coaches have been in to visit and support him, as well as his athletic trainer (Tyler Weeda) who has been almost living at the hospital with him through this time.
We want to tell the Robb’s story to let everyone in the wrestling community know what they have been living these past few weeks. If you feel led, we’d like to extend an invitation for you to support them. Between the toll this has taken on the families time and resources, Peyton will not be able to do any sort of work (wrestling or otherwise) for the foreseeable future while he recovers. We are asking the wrestling community to get involved and help us fundraise our goal of $25K to help Peyton and the Robb family through this emergent health trial. Every dollar raised will go directly to the Robb family. The family also believes in the power of prayer, we ask everyone to please keep Peyton in your prayers. There are a lot of unknowns, but we know that this fundraiser can relieve some of the financial burden placed on the Robb family in this unfortunate situation. We greatly appreciate your support and we hope that you all gain encouragement through Peyton’s resilience and spirit. Thank you all and God bless!
https://www.givesendgo.com/GA28Z?utm_source=twitter
On the 17th of March, the second day of the NCAA Championships, Peyton Robb noticed a very large bruise on his shin. He wrestled the NCAA semifinal and went to sleep. The next day, after weighing in, he tried to warm up and was having a very difficult time breaking a sweat. His bruise was now extremely tender but nothing he hadn’t experienced before. He was supposed to get tough, that’s what is expected from elite wrestlers. He didn’t feel himself. Something didn’t feel right but he wanted to finish what he started. He walked out onto the mat for his match and upon its completion he started vomiting and shaking uncontrollably. He was taken to the ER and was diagnosed with strep cellulitis, a bacterial infection, on that shin bruise. He received IV antibiotic and was released from the ER, then traveled home to Nebraska with his team the following day. Unfortunately, he continued to have difficulty keeping down any food or drink. When the team was dropped off, his girlfriend (Taylor) brought him home, but soon things took a bad turn.
Peyton was rushed to the ER the night of March 19th and was admitted to the hospital the next morning. His heart rate was very high, blood pressure extremely low and the pain in his leg was very severe. Over the next couple of days he received IV antibiotics to fight the bacterial infection, among a host of other treatments to help his body fight the internal chaos. Unfortunately, the infection led to sepsis in his blood and further testing revealed he likely had blood clots in his lungs. They immediately started him on blood thinners which provided relief for his labored breathing, but the leg infection was intensifying. Over the next couple of days, Peyton’s body fought the infection with everything it had. The doctors at the hospital did a great job of aiding in this fight. His vitals were getting better but the swelling in his leg was not. All hands were on deck to treat the leg as soon as his heart and blood work showed stability. After almost a week in the hospital, the swelling in the leg was starting to improve.
As the swelling receded, the doctors saw black spots on his leg. A sign of the tissue dying inside his body. The doctor who saw this immediately demanded the next surgical bed available for Peyton. He told his parents, Tracey and Carrie, that he would need to remove as much tissue (skin, fascia, and muscle) as necessary from Peyton’s leg until the necrosis (dead tissue) was dealt with, and I quote “or your son could die.” This was an incredibly difficult turn of events as all signs had been pointing towards the road of recovery. Peyton handled the news with strength and poise. The next couple of hours were incredibly tense as Peyton was rushed into surgery. Post procedure, the doctors told the family he had to cut out skin, fascia, and portions of muscle from his Tibialis anterior (the muscle next to the shin bone). Over all, the doctor was positive regarding the procedure but the road would be long. For the next couple of days, Peyton had to undergo daily surgeries to cut out any lingering necrotic tissue. They left the wound open so that they can go back in and continue assessing, cleaning and removing as necessary.
This is an extremely rare situation, and after his 3rd surgery in as many days, the hospital was having trouble managing his pain. He was in excruciating pain with two gaping incisions on each side of his shin bone. He was transferred to another hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska that has a specialized burn unit. He was admitted and things started looking up. The pain was managed but he was still facing further surgeries, although now they were every other day. As the doctors cut more of the dead tissue out of his leg, his blood markers began to improve and he started winning the fight against this infection. He regained his appetite and he’s smiling again! He’s not out of the woods yet, but the doctors believe they have a handle on his situation and each new day is starting to look up.
Peyton was finally diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. An extremely rare infection that sees a couple hundred cases in the United States per year and has been as low as 70 cases in recent years past. Even with treatment, 1 in 5 people die of this rare infection. Peyton has been in the hospital since the NCAA tournament and will stay there until his white blood count has returned to normal. The doctors have him scheduled for one more debridement surgery, with the hopes that this will be the last.
Peyton has a great attitude and has been a warrior through all of this. His parents have been in town (and at the hospital) with him daily for the past 2 weeks and Taylor has been a huge support for him as well. His Husker teammates and coaches have been in to visit and support him, as well as his athletic trainer (Tyler Weeda) who has been almost living at the hospital with him through this time.
We want to tell the Robb’s story to let everyone in the wrestling community know what they have been living these past few weeks. If you feel led, we’d like to extend an invitation for you to support them. Between the toll this has taken on the families time and resources, Peyton will not be able to do any sort of work (wrestling or otherwise) for the foreseeable future while he recovers. We are asking the wrestling community to get involved and help us fundraise our goal of $25K to help Peyton and the Robb family through this emergent health trial. Every dollar raised will go directly to the Robb family. The family also believes in the power of prayer, we ask everyone to please keep Peyton in your prayers. There are a lot of unknowns, but we know that this fundraiser can relieve some of the financial burden placed on the Robb family in this unfortunate situation. We greatly appreciate your support and we hope that you all gain encouragement through Peyton’s resilience and spirit. Thank you all and God bless!
