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A mother had a terrifying reaction to pain medicine after giving birth to her third child five years ago.

Aleshia Rogers, who had undergone an emergency C-section, was three weeks into an ibuprofen-fueled recuperation when her face swelled and a rash formed on her chest.

Doctors warned the Nebraskan mother that it was either scarlet fever or pink eye and advised her to continue taking the medicine.

Blisters devastated Aleshia’s facial skin within hours, rendering her unrecognizable to her relatives.

After racing back to A&E, the child and the education technician were diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and transported to an intensive care unit.

SJS is a reaction in which the immune system causes extensive inflammation in response to a drug.

The 27-year-old had to be put into a medically induced coma to combat sepsis and multi-organ failure, with doctors giving her a five-to-ten percent chance of life.

Aleshia’s loved ones endured three weeks of painful uncertainty before she awakened from her coma.

“We believe it was all caused by taking ibuprofen.” “I took it twice a day for C-section recovery pain, then continued to take it to relieve my pain and swelling [when I developed flu-like symptoms],” she said.

“Ibuprofen was my go-to medication. I’d been taking it since I was 14 to deal with menstrual discomfort.

“They’re not sure why I had this reaction to it. Doctors have no genuine explanation for it. They simply stated that one day, my body became dissatisfied with the treatment. It’s quite disturbing and puzzling.

“There is no preventive, and once it begins, nothing can be done to stop it. There is a significant chance that I could experience it again at any time.

Aleshia initially experienced a burning sensation while swallowing.

“Then my eyes started swelling,” she stated. “They were bloodshot and burning, and I had a tiny rash on my chest, so I went to the emergency room, where they diagnosed me with pink eye and sent me home.

“The next day, my entire face was swollen, and both eyes were completely shut. I went back to the ER, and they informed me I had scarlet fever and should go home.”

Her SJS proceeded to the most serious type, toxic epidermal necrolysis, which is as fatal as it sounds.

“The physicians reported that the skin had perished and separated. They termed it sloughing. “It fell off in sheets,” Aleshia explained.

“The physicians stated 90 to 95 percent of my skin had come off. Because your skin is your largest organ, I developed sepsis and multi-organ failure.”

Aleshia was in a coma when she had a full-body skin excision and grafting, as well as an amniotic eye membrane transplant.

After waking up, she was released from the hospital a month later.

Aleshia, who is currently healing from long-term issues connected to SJS, stated, “I had no clue what had happened to me. I forgot I had given birth. I’ve lost a lot of memories.

“My relatives expressed uncertainty about my survival. I’ve been told repeatedly that I’m a miracle.

“It is always a consideration, yet I choose to live my life as though tomorrow is not guaranteed, striving to avoid a state of fear.”

“I don’t want people to be afraid of medicines, but I want people to be aware and mindful of what can happen.”