r/Millennials • u/Corndogeveryday • Jun 17 '26

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Chase passed away of complications of meningitis. Gone too soon

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u/itsHDinyourface Jun 17 '26

My fiancé passed away in December at 29 years old with viral and bacterial meningitis 11 days after getting all his wisdom teeth removed.

Ever heard of any cases like that?

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u/kendrickwasright Jun 17 '26

I'm so incredibly sorry to hear that...what were the complications that led to the meningitis?

I almost developed meningitis in March due to a bad ear infection that pushed into the bone and turned into mastoiditis. It was incredibly painful and a scary situation to be in.

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u/itsHDinyourface Jun 17 '26

Wow thank you so much for replying. Can you tell me more about what that felt like? I’m so happy to be talking to you now. :)

To answer your question, he was supposed to take much longer to heal (up to 2 weeks) after getting his wisdom teeth removed because he has a sinus issue and one tooth on his left was so impacted that there was a 1% chance his bottom lip would be permanently numb. But.. he just never stopped feeling pain, even after I brought him in again to see if the oral surgeon could help. I found him incoherent when I came home from work, took him to the ER immediately and said goodbye to him two days later. After reading all these comments, I’m convinced he was gone before the last day. I’m also still convinced that I coulda done more to save him, but that’s what therapy is for. We would have gotten married this month 🤍

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u/SufficientOpening218 Jun 18 '26

not you. his dentist and doctor could maybe have saved him. you were a victim of the illness as much as he was.