EWolfe Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Necrotizing fasciitis Survivors stories contain VERY GRAPHIC images, not for the weak of stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snugtop Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 The Neuticles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Hmm, think I'll stick with hash browns and eggs for breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Isn't the bite of the Brown Recluse one cause of this? mmmm... Rotting flesh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Ever since I read this I've been washing my hands every two minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 No kidding. I have become much more conscientious about hand-washing, etc. What if someone has strep throat, coughs into their hand, then grabs a doorhandle just before you? This is yet another reminder that preventative hygeine is a health aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I try not to think about all the stuff in the hospital that lurks on almost every surface. We have some heavy dutie hand cleaners all over the place but you never know. Stuff like hep c can live on a surface for a week and you may not know that you have it until your liver is so fucked up that it's too late. There are all sorts of resistant bacteria around now and we have to go into isolation rooms all the time to fix stuff. It really gives me the creeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 "Higher risk groups include: Individuals with recent cuts, scratches, injuries Individuals with recent surgical procedures Alcohol Abusers Children with Chicken Pox Drug Abusers Diabetics Elderly Immunosuppressed individuals Obese Peripheral vascular disease sufferers Severely Chronically ill individuals Women giving birth" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 My aunt died of hep c, it went undetected for 10 years, then it was too late. I have also started opening inswinging bathroom doors in public places with the papertowel before throwing it away. Also, opening outswinging doors with an elbow. My GF is very careful about germs, and I have picked up some tricks from her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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