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9. Could be worse

Fri May 8, 2015, 02:19 PM

May 2015

What if he'd had hemorrhoids?

(Although, seriously, I almost lost my left hand due to MRSA caught at the hospital four years ago).

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Man loses leg to flesh-eating bacteria after swimming in Florida [View all] steve2470 May 2015 OP

Yikes. I wonder how worse things like this will occur mmonk May 2015 #1

necrotizing fasciitis magical thyme May 2015 #2

I'm surprised it was from swimming in the Gulf of Mexico FLPanhandle May 2015 #3

I think that's the "brain eating... Whiskeytide May 2015 #4

Thanks FLPanhandle May 2015 #7

I could be wrong ... Whiskeytide May 2015 #8

Yikes! Used to go to the beach near St. Pete all the time, was worried TwilightGardener May 2015 #5

Could be worse MurrayDelph May 2015 #9

Oh, great. My stepsister lives in nearby Bonita. KamaAina May 2015 #10

My parents first rule after beach or river trips was malaise May 2015 #11