I had that. I was very close to losing my arm, but I was lucky enough to get to a hospital quickly, and I ended up being there for 3 weeks, with 5 full surgeries under anstesia to remove infected tissue.
I'm telling you this to be aware of the signs. It started with minor pain when I put my elbow down on the table. This happened in the evening. The next morning there were some redness on the skin but I went to work. I visited a doctor who concluded there was an infection and recommending antibiotics. By the afternoon there was swelling and I was in quite a bit of pain so I went to the emergency. By the time I got there I could barely hold the pen when I signed my name on the form.
If you ever have a rapidly increasing infection, go to the hospital right away. Waiting a day could mean losing a limb.
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loke@fedia.io · 13 pts · 93d
I had that. I was very close to losing my arm, but I was lucky enough to get to a hospital quickly, and I ended up being there for 3 weeks, with 5 full surgeries under anstesia to remove infected tissue.
I'm telling you this to be aware of the signs. It started with minor pain when I put my elbow down on the table. This happened in the evening. The next morning there were some redness on the skin but I went to work. I visited a doctor who concluded there was an infection and recommending antibiotics. By the afternoon there was swelling and I was in quite a bit of pain so I went to the emergency. By the time I got there I could barely hold the pen when I signed my name on the form.
If you ever have a rapidly increasing infection, go to the hospital right away. Waiting a day could mean losing a limb.
20cello@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 93d
Seriously?
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 93d
Well yeah, but it’s nothing new. The article titel is fear mongering clickbait.
20cello@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 93d
Because what the world needs is more fear
Bababasti@feddit.org · 2 pts · 93d
Fear will make you more obedient
CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 93d
Because what you have to look out for is the OCEAN during a deadly heat wave! /s
News media will find any excuse to not treat global warming as our number one threat.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 12 pts · 93d
The article says in literally the first sentence that climate change is responsible for the spread of these bacteria.
victorz@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 93d
Well, a lot of people will be looking to go to the ocean to cool down during a heat wave...
Zacryon@feddit.org · 2 pts · 93d
Is this site kaputt only for me or for everyone? I do not get the article displayed.
napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org · 3 pts · 93d
Works for me