Just after birth of twins, SC mom hospitalized with flesh-eating bacteria, undergoing surgery

[Baitball Blogger]

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Days after giving birth to twins, a South Carolina mother has been hospitalized for what doctors say is a rare flesh-eating infection.

Friends of Lana Kuykendall said on NBC's "Today" show Thursday that the 36-year-old mother noticed a spot on the back of her left leg after giving birth to twins last week.

Krissy Davison says Kuykendall first thought she had a blood clot. But the infection known as necrotizing fasciitis began to spread and the young mother has undergone four surgeries. Friends and family are caring for her babies.

Meanwhile, a Georgia graduate student is fighting the same type of infection. Doctors say Aimee Copeland lost a leg and could lose all her fingers from the infection that spread days after she suffered a deep cut while zip-lining.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/sns-ap-us-flesh-eating-bacteria-sc,0,2535631.story

[obamanut2012]

1. I still think Amy Copeland was infected in the hospital

As was this woman. A close family member died a couple of years ago after contracting MRSA in a hospital, during a two-week stay after an operation.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Now that we're hearing about things (like prions) that can't even be killed with fire,

I'm afraid you might be correct.

[obamanut2012]

13. It's really scary

I have friends who are doctors and med techs, and most have quit positions in hospitals to start working in offices and for research companies, at lower pay, because of this.

[Occulus]

15. I had that shit a little over a year agol

MRSA can fuck itself right in the ear. It landed on my face. I got it from a comb on an electric razor. It started as a bruised sensation on my chin, and less than 12 hours later two sores appeared. They started as pinpricks and, by the following afternoon, were the size of quarters.

Scary, scary stuff, is MRSA. Scary and deadly.

[ejpoeta]

2. my BIL almost died from having that stuff in a leg wound. WE didn't

even know how close he was to dying until much later.

[snappyturtle]

4. Just this morning I read about the GA 26 yr. old....

That poor girl has lost a leg and may lose the other foot. Now her fingers
are mumified and will be removed. The doctors put her in a perfect oxygen
environment and the palms of her hands are turning pink...but not the fingers.
She's on dialysis and a respirator. After reading all of that, further down in the
article disclosed that most of her torso skin has been removed! I guess skin
grafts??? Typical Yahoo article..very disconnected. But, she's a mess. What is this?

[B2G]

5. I don't know that I'd want to survive that n/t

[snappyturtle]

6. I thought the same after reading the article.

There was no mention on her prognosis. Can you imagine
the rehab in store?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. zip lining:

Urban dictionary:
1. a sexual act where a girl waits and the guy runs, slides and enters, in a very straight line. (as in a zipline) It's a difficult act to maneuver, and only for the very talented. For the more adventurous, use props such as rollerblades, ice skates, or, in more extreme outdoor situations, an actual zipline.

There were several cases of flesh eating disease in a brand new birthing center in Chicago. They checked the sterilizing equipment. They checked the rooms. They checked the gowns. They checked everything. Finally, they found one common denominator - the anesthesiologist. When he passed gas, he also passed gas. and his farts contained the killer bacteria, infecting the women during C Sections.
True story.

[B2G]

8. "His farts contained the killer bacteria"?

Are you serious? How was he not being eaten alive?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. absolutely true.

Once the hospital found out, they took great pains to scrub the stories from the web. This took place about 10 years ago, just after a brand new birthing center opened up.

Your gut has a whole slew of bacteria running around, including e-Coli. inside, it is safe. outside, it can be deadly.

[Brickbat]

9. What the fuck is wrong with you?

[B2G]

11. Plenty, evidently

[obamanut2012]

14. Is that absolutely necessary???

[Whiskeytide]

10. On the GA girl....

... "The bacteria that triggered the infection, Aeromonas hydrophila, thrives in warm climates and fresh water like the river where Copeland was zip lining with friends. The common germ rarely causes flesh-eating disease. But when it does, the infection carries a fatality rate upward of 60 percent, according to 2010 report published in the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews."

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/girl-flesh-eating-disease-faces-horror-depression/story?id=16350982#.T7USLug9m8A

Its common, and it rarely causes the kind of horror she's experiencing. But I have been concerned for years that the incremental temp increase of climate change will promote the growth of this and other kinds kind of bacteria, wreaking havoc on our species. I've seen an occasional piece on this possibility, but not much. Maybe I'm paranoid. Or maybe I should start prepping!