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Man left in coma and given 4% chance of survival after pulling out ingrown hair

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Updated 11:19 22 Mar 2024 GMTPublished 09:13 22 Mar 2024 GMT

Man left in coma and given 4% chance of survival after pulling out ingrown hair

Steven Spinale was placed in a coma during the ordeal

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

A man was thought to be ‘brain dead’ and given just a four percent chance of survival after trying to pull out an ingrown hair.

Steven Spinale was diagnosed with sepsis in 2022 and was left fighting for his life. The dad ended up in a medically-induced coma and had to undergo open heart surgery.

Aged 36 at the time, Steven was ‘pretty sick’ for a month of so before with doctors unable to figure out what was wrong with him, according to his sister Michelle.

All they could work out however was that the bloke ‘was bleeding internally from somewhere’ – but Michelle says this ended up being ‘the smallest worry’.

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The sepsis reached his heart.
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Steven had tried to remove an ingrown hair in his groin, which became infected.

The American ended up fighting for his life due to blood poisoning.

Sepsis can be triggered by an infection in any part of the body and is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the immune system overreacts and can cause multiple organ failure and death.

Michelle has provided updates on TikTok of her brother’s journey after creating a GoFundMe to support the family.

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“He was turned away at numerous hospitals [who thought] he was making it up. He started vomiting blood and they still sent him home,” she said.

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“The next day, my sister had to call 911 because he couldn't breathe."

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It was then found that he had a ‘rare bacteria that was ravaging through his body and shutting down all his organs’.

Steven’s body was drove to sceptic shock and he was hit by a number of conditions in hospital as Michelle wrote that he caught influenza A and had double pneumonia.

He had a 4% chance of surviving.
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She added that the sepsis had reached his heart and he also suffered a ‘small stroke’.

Steven was placed in a medically-induced coma as his family were told he had just a four percent chance of surviving.

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And incredibly, after a number of treatments, he woke after a month with no brain damage.

In late November 2022, a positive update was issued on Steven that although he had a ‘long road ahead of him’ he was ‘steadily on his way’.

“He is learning how to sit up on his own which is amazing!!!!” Michelle added

Recent TikToks say Steven has a ‘new sparkle in his eyes’ and his family say he ‘proves doctors wrong’ and call him ‘a miracle’ as he starts walking again.

Featured Image Credit: GoFundMe

Topics: Health, US News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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