An unidentified Texas man caught a grave flesh-eating infection after showering barefoot at the gym. He says what he originally thought was a singular wart grew to five, spreading across his foot and developing open wounds.
Despite trying everything to heal it, the wounds only continued to grow.
Now having undergone skin graft surgery, using fish scales, the man says he's sharing his photos to warn others of the dangers that live on shower floors.
A listener of The Rod Ryan Show on KTBZ-FM The Buzz, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent an email to the show about why you should always wear shoes in public showers, along with some pictures of his ordeal.
The man was training for a marathon at his local gym and would make a point to go train during his lunch breaks.
'There were a few occasions where I left out my flip flops that I would use when I showered, but not wanting to go back to work sweaty and smelly I made the decision to shower barefoot,' he said.
Soon, the man noticed there was a spot at the bottom of his left foot, harder than the rest of the flesh, that began to itch but he didn't think anything of it.
He was told he had a plantar wart - a benign foot tumor caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
'Not wanting to impact my training, I let it go and tried to treat it using any remedy I could find online,' he said.
'I tried duct tape, banana peels, vinegar, and OTC (over-the-counter) acid treatments with no success. It wasn't until after my run approximately six months later that I went and saw someone.'
The man says that the doctor he saw began to treat the wart with cantharidin, an agent made from a beetle that causes the area it comes in contact with to blister.
The agent attempts to get your body to recognize that it is trying to fight an infection and to kill it naturally.
Every week, the doctor would cut away the blistered skin and apply the ointment onto the fresh skin. But then the virus began to spread - one wart soon turned into five and treatments weren't working.
'I went through the same treatments, but at a much higher concentration,' the man said.
'My entire foot would swell and the pain was so bad, I couldn't walk. I couldn't even put my leg down as the blood rushing to my foot would cause the skin to swell and put me in excruciating pain.'
After several months of excruciating pain, the man decided to undergo surgery in February 2017.
He underwent a skin graft trial, using grafts made from North Atlantic Cod, before the wounds finally started to close up.
It's been two months since the surgery and he says he will need at least one month before he can walk properly.
Now, he says, he's warning people to not make the same mistake he made.
'Do yourself a favor, wear shoes in any public area where there is water. This virus thrives in those areas,' the man said.
'The scary thing is, the virus can live for over two years on the surfaces as well. Take care of your feet so they can take care of you.'
Source: Daily Mail
2 Comments
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I have been suffering from (WARTS) disease for the last 3 years and had constant pain, especially in my knees. During the first year, I had faith in God that i would be healed someday.This disease started circulating all over my body and i have been taking treatment from my doctor, few weeks ago i was searching on the internet if i could get any information concerning the prevention of this disease, on my search i saw a testimony of someone who has been healed from WARTS by this Man Dr.Voodoo and she also gave the email address of this man and advise we should contact him for any sickness that he would be of help, so i wrote to Dr.Voodoo telling him
ReplyDeleteabout my (WARTS) he told me not to worry that i was going to be cured!! hmm
i never believed it,, well after all the procedures and remedy given to me by this man few weeks later i started experiencing changes all over me as the Dr.Voodoo assured me that i have cured, after some time i went to my doctor to confirmed if i have be finally healed behold it was TRUE So friends my advise is if you have such sickness or any other at all you can email him on (voodoospell10@gmail.com) or call his mobile or WHATSAPP (+2348135790702) I am indeed grateful for the help, i will forever recommend
you to my friends!!
DOCTOR VOODOO CAN ALSO HELP YOU WITH ALL THIS FOLLOWING PROBLEM
1. HIV/AIDS
2. HERPES
3. ALS
4. Hepatitis
5.LOVE SPELL
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GOOD WORK..