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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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 Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:27:44
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Scary.
What started as a minor irritation on my left shin Saturday night, became an excruciating pain by Monday afternoon. My mom took me to the nearest medical clinic and the doctor had a look at my hot, red, 'now swollen from just below the knee to just above the ankle' shin.
Doctor: Looks like you've got a bacterial infection.
Me: Oh, good, my Mom thought I had Flesh-eating Disease.
Doctor: You probably do!
Me: Sure it's not just a spider bite?
Doctor: Yup, here's a prescription, if it's not better in 48 hours go to emergency at the hospital.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:31:57
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jesus christ. our forum members are falling apart.
hope you get it sorted out shiny. flesh-eating diseases are a buzzkill.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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betty
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:32:53
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bummer.
do you feel any better?
love,
betty
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:37:03
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I just took my first anti-biotic pill at 3pm, I'm due for my second one right now! 4 a day for a week, if i stop posting on wednesday i'm probably in the hospital..........
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:37:13
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Lordy boy, get yourself off that Reunion Island quick - that place is a cesspit.
Hope it goes away with the meds and never comes back. Yikes. |
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betty
= Cult of Ray =
USA
258 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:39:57
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is it (shiver) ebola bird monkey flupox?
love,
betty
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2004 : 19:57:00
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I once read a news item about a guy who got that particular infection during surgery when his doctor passed gas in the operating room. Have you been near farting surgeons?
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 20:00:56
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| Holy crap! Feel better soon. I hope they gave you some Bactroban to put on it too. For what it's worth, it may well have started out as a spider bite, especially if it was a recluse. Once necrosis sets in, it won't stop until you get some drugs. Owww! |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 20:01:00
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you're shitting me
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 20:04:33
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Me or mere? If the former, that was a crappy pun. (heh...crappy, get it?)
Anyway, no - apparently some people can be carriers of the streptococcus bacteria, and it will colonize in the digestive tract. Icky, no?
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 20:07:52
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you spudboy. and yes, that was a crappy pun.
but let's not derail this thread.. seriously, shiny, you must get better. you're an important member of my quesadilla club.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
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Posted - 08/02/2004 : 20:15:53
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indeed. Rub ginger on it then bathe in vinegar. That'll at least take your mind off the impending eating of flesh.
Alternately, embrace it - go cannibal.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2004 : 20:19:58
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quote:
Originally posted by SpudBoy
indeed. Rub ginger on it then bathe in vinegar. That'll at least take your mind off the impending eating of flesh.
Alternately, embrace it - go cannibal.
*festoon*
hmm. i bet ginger would be an interesting addition to a quesadilla.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2004 : 11:04:05
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Gee, I guess I should feel grateful that I just have a cold now.
Get well soon shiney.
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
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Posted - 08/03/2004 : 11:27:19
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quote:
Originally posted by SpudBoy
I once read a news item about a guy who got that particular infection during surgery when his doctor passed gas in the operating room. Have you been near farting surgeons?
*festoon*
Hehe. This reminds me of an incident involving one of my friends.
He was the anaesthetist for a patient undergoing a hysterectomy. During the operation he had to fart so he went into the corner of the OR and released a silent killer. Pretty soon the whole OR was fouled up by the smell. The surgeon freaked out because he thought he had made a huge mistake and had cut into the bowels of the patient and that was where the smell was coming from.
Poor guy had to confess about having farted.
Get well soon Shine.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 08/03/2004 : 11:29:19
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So no cribbage for awhile? ;)
Just in time for the holidays hey.
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Posted - 08/03/2004 : 11:35:52
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maybe it's leishmaniasis! I'd put serious money on it not being though! Get well soon and don't get eaten all up by the eaty disease, or at least save your fingers for typey purposes x
Frank Black ate my Hamster
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/03/2004 : 13:38:02
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i had a flesh eating disease, well technically i still do. mrsa (i think i have the letters the right way around?)... basically i got a big lump under my left knee, it got bigger, and it got more painful, especially to walk, then one morning it started oozing, when it finished i had a hole in my leg, 3 quarters of an inch, maybe half an inch (not sure!) deep... was a bit scary! anyway it's healed now, just a scar there. but i still have mrsa, so that's worrying. but apparently so do a third of people over here carry it...
hope all goes well!
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Posted - 08/03/2004 : 14:05:29
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mrsa is fairly common, alot of people carry it and it doesn't affect them, I see a lot of it in theatres, you can get it in your nostrils!
Frank Black ate my Hamster
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/03/2004 : 23:23:53
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| If you haven't seen the movie CABIN FEVER, check it out. The guy who wrote and directed it says it was inspired by the flesh-eating disease he caught while traveling through Iceland or something. |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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Posted - 08/04/2004 : 14:29:43
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hey guys,
thanks for all the concern. I'm just quickly checking in. The bacteria spread to the back of my leg pretty quickly on Tuesday afternoon so I went to Emergency and am now recieving nightly treatments. IV anti-biotics. fun!
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2004 : 14:30:47
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By the way, Tuesday was my birthday! Happy birthday to me!
"Join the cult of Bruce Lee, and be spared my fist of fury" |
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Posted - 08/04/2004 : 14:35:51
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Oh poor poor Shiney! I hope you get well soon
Actually, it's a selfish hope, I know the last men on earth are nothing without you!
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Frank Black ate my Hamster
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/04/2004 : 14:37:49
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hope you're feelin' better soon shiney. take lots of alcohol (don't listen to what the bottle says) and get some rest. also, wrap a hot towel around your head.
you'll be feeling better in no time.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2004 : 16:52:20
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I have to go to the hospital again friday through sunday, bleh! I think it's getting better though. thanks again for the concern guys. :)
"Join the cult of Bruce Lee, and be spared my fist of fury" |
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slaveish
= Cult of Ray =
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2004 : 21:43:39
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| Could you have come in contact with a poisinous plant? I did a few years ago, while hiking in the mountains above L.A.- doctor said it could have been poisin oak, or could have been some other plant. My shin and ankle were so swollen, I couldn't put on a shoe, and it was painful to walk even a few blocks. I think it had a permanent effect on my shin cause the area just below my knee is ultra- sensitive. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2004 : 22:27:22
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my hometown, Fullerton CA, is supposedly having a significant outbreak of West Nile Virus lately. there have been several deaths, and apparantly there have been an exorbitant number of birds inexplicably turning up dead.
i was visiting my family tonight and got bitten by a mosquito. yay.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 06:54:58
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| How about all of north america goes on a wipe out the mosquito quest, i hate those little fuckers. |
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 10:55:13
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mossies are trickier to elimnate than you think, there's a really simple way of doing it but seeing how it isn't cost effective it ain't happening and it's kind of dull too.
Shine my man, I can 100 per-fucking-cent empathise with you. well, maybe 80%. 100% with floop though.
There's this bug that I'm allergic too, don't know what it is 'cos I never notice the fucker bite me, but on my trip the weekend I got bit on my left upper arm four times, my arm (attractively) is now red and swollen with four blistering oozing nasty things on approximately 2" in diameter, the rest of the red swollen upper arm area is hard and sore, and feels like it's been burnt.
I have a course of hard antibiotics for it. Yay. More antibiotics
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Frank Black ate my Hamster
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 13:32:50
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quote:
Originally posted by Jason
If you haven't seen the movie CABIN FEVER, check it out. The guy who wrote and directed it says it was inspired by the flesh-eating disease he caught while traveling through Iceland or something.
Don't bother, it's shit!
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 13:46:42
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I'm pretty much cured thanks to all the nice doctors and nurses at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver! I might have to have an abcess drained in a month or so but that will be another story for another day.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 13:50:47
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Good to hear that shiney!
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 15:05:09
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Mosquitoes will never be killed, because they're in league with the government! It's a conspiracy, I tell you!
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/09/2004 : 15:07:11
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quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever
I might have to have an abcess drained in a month or so but that will be another story for another day.
please do tell us about it, in detail, when the time comes.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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I Have Necrotizing Fasciitis/Flesh-eating Disease
