Be careful out there while wading(sad story)

[silentdeath]

This is a sad story indeed. And unfortunately it isn't uncommon. You just don't hear much becuase alot of people that contract it get attention quickly and end up losing a limb. I work in the Prosthetic(artificial arms, legs, etc.) and i heard amny stories of this occuring. One gentleman scratched his hand on his prop while washing it off and the next day he was in cardiac arrest. He ended up losing his forearm and hand. The bacteria can live on the surface of your skin for some time, so please use alcohol or stronger cleaning agents to take percaution. Hope this spreads a little light on the subject. Prayers sent for the family of this gentleman.

[Burnadell]

Bad deal. It does not happen just on the coast. I have a client in Amarillo, whose husband contracted it last year...died in 2-3 days!

[ZZ Pops]

Sad story for sure. We had a patient a year ago who had a similar infection on three different occasions. He had huge scars over a large portion of his low body but he lived.

[brent10]

man thats horrible makes up all think about being a little more careful and not taking anything for granted

[Bucksnort]

Very sad, I'm a diabetic and wade fish all the time. Maybe I should take some better precautions. Prayers are going up for his family and friends.

[Ricky T]

Terrible tragedy. As a constant wadefisherman I can relate. Prayers for the family.

[Tx-Burt]

That's sad, but I started paying attention a few yrs back when a Galveston Guide die'd from it a couple years and when someone from Lake Travis contracted it died like a day or two from Diagnosis...

An average of 8 people per year die from it. (kids, teenage, elderly, it don't matter) Stagnant or excessive warm waters keep it alive, anywhere in the State where there is water. Its not just the coast, be careful anywhere.

[Cottonfish]

That hits really close to home. I contracted MRSA while bowfishing Galveston Bay at Anahuac in Sept. '07. Had to have 2 large abcesses surgically opened and drained on my thigh, all because I broke the skin while scratching an itch. Spent 4 days in the hospital on IV Vancomyacin, took 2 months to heal. Was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in Sept. '08, we figure I had it in '07 and it contributed to the staph infection. I used to love the salt water, guess I'll give it up permanently. Prayers up to this poor man and his family.

Stu

[bltiger]

Terrible, prayers up for his family. It was much more scary to me until they said that his previous Hepatitis C diagnosis greatly contributed to the fatal onslaught of the bacterial infection. All you surf fishermen and beach visitors take precautions.

Such infections, often mild, can become life-threatening for people with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes or hepatitis. Shurley suffered from hepatitis C.

I agree 100% with your statement, prayers abound for this gentleman's family! However when you get down to the fine details there is usually underlying health issues that ultimately cause this kind of ending. I had a customer when I was selling insurance that died in 2007 from "flesh eating bacteria" and it scared the crap out of me because I was born and raised fishing in the saltwater. Then I spoke to the widow about how the husband had tons of health issues even though he was only 51 and the doctors agreed that it didn't help his fight against the disease one bit. This is a terrible ending to this man's life and again I pray for his family. No one expects to go out fishing and come home dead after it.

[bowmansdad]

I love to wade fish and have plenty of time being retired but it's not worth dying, I had
to give it up.

[bowmansdad]

I love to wade fish and have plenty of time being retired but it's not worth dying, I had
to give it up. I had a good friend of mine get vibrio from cleaning crabs he had bought, took
him about 6 months to get over it.

[bowmansdad]

I love to wade fish and have plenty of time being retired but it's not worth dying, I had
to give it up.

[dsb6446]

i am a nurse and taken care of several people with such infections. theres no rhime or reason to who gets it. nobody knows why it chooses who it does. diabetics and people that immune issues are at a greater risk. wipe and scrub on outside and it doesnt matter it all about what is on the inside. more people die in car crashes going to go wade fishing. i new a guide out of aransas pass got it where he was cut by gill plates of speckeled trout. unfortunatly your time is your time.

[ByronB]

Very sad indeed.