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Robb ‘Full Steam Ahead’ After Life-Threatening Infection | Husker Insider

Nebraska’s Peyton Robb is back to being a title contender again after a rare skin infection threatened not only his wrestling career, but his life as well
For Nebraska’s Peyton Robb, this year is all about gratitude and unfinished business as he returns to the mat for his final season after a horrifying health scare.
In one of the biggest stories from last season’s NCAA Championships, Robb had to medically forfeit out of the tournament after the consolation semis as he came down with a rare skin infection that threatened not only his wrestling career, but life and limb as well.
A four-time NCAA qualifier and two-time All-American, Robb was putting together a stellar season when it was derailed late. He was undefeated up until a 3-1 loss to Levi Haines in sudden-victory in the Big Ten final. At NCAAs, he won his first three matches before a semifinal loss to Haines. 
On the second day of NCAAs is when Robb noticed some pain in his shin, but he wrestled through it, downing Daniel Cardenas 6-4 in the quarters before his 5-3 semifinal loss to Haines. He then wrestled in Saturday’s consolation semis against Jared Franek, then of North Dakota State, dropping the match 3-1 in sudden-victory while extremely compromised from the infection that had him weakened and unable to keep anything down.
After that match with Franek, Robb was quickly taken to the hospital. He was diagnosed with streptococcal cellulitis, a bacterial infection. After receiving antibiotics and fluids through an IV, he returned to stand on the medal stand for his sixth-place finish.
Robb then had to endure an excruciating bus ride home and was later rushed to the emergency room in Lincoln where they found his heart rate too high and his blood pressure too low. The infection in his leg had caused sepsis in his blood, resulting in blood clots forming in his lungs.
After the doctors were able to stabilize his vitals, Robb went through a number of surgeries where they removed dying tissue as he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a very rare infection that kills one in five people who get it. The doctors were forced to keep his enormous incisions open as they had to go in multiple times to remove any more dead tissue. “You saw all the emotions of difficult times — you saw the worry, you saw the grief, you saw the uncertainty, you saw at different stages slowly growing confidence that things are going to be fine,” said Husker athletic trainer Tyler Weeda, … story at … Flowrestling.org/Robb-full-steam-ahead-after-life-threatening-infection-husker-insider

November 30, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized