A warning for all

**thunderin** · 11-19-2005, 01:23 AM

I'm on cycle now so that's why I am posting here. Within a 45 minute period yesterday, I got a dull pain in my upper groin area, and I sarted feeling miserable while at work.

Later at the hospital, the doctor examined my leg which had turned bright red and was swelling including the front of my shin. She immediately told me to take off my sock and checked between my toes.

The culprit was an athlete's foot infection which had entered my bloodstream. I had itching between my toes for a couple of weeks, but it stopped. Stupid me. I am on twice a day injections of penicillin for 3 days now, and hopefully it will clear up.

I got it from the showers at the gym. If you have any signes of athlete's foot, make sure you take care of it quickly and not wait like I did.

**cavemanspearchucker** · 11-19-2005, 01:25 AM

thats why u wear flip flops

**ODC0717** · 11-19-2005, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by cavemanspearchucker

thats why u wear flip flops

Exactly what I was thinking.

**Seattle Junk** · 11-19-2005, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by cavemanspearchucker

thats why u wear flip flops

ditto that. I try not to shower at the gym but when I do it's flip flops in the wet area.

**IBdmfkr** · 11-19-2005, 02:01 AM

That's a pretty nasty story.

**NYC BIG MIKE** · 11-19-2005, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by thunderin

I'm on cycle now so that's why I am posting here. Within a 45 minute period yesterday, I got a dull pain in my upper groin area, and I sarted feeling miserable while at work.

Later at the hospital, the doctor examined my leg which had turned bright red and was swelling including the front of my shin. She immediately told me to take off my sock and checked between my toes.

The culprit was an athlete's foot infection which had entered my bloodstream. I had itching between my toes for a couple of weeks, but it stopped. Stupid me. I am on twice a day injections of penicillin for 3 days now, and hopefully it will clear up.

I got it from the showers at the gym. If you have any signes of athlete's foot, make sure you take care of it quickly and not wait like I did.

Was it an advanced Staph infection known as MRSA?

**Pinnacle** · 11-19-2005, 07:30 AM

Athletes foot beats the hell out of bird flu IMO......

~Pinnacle~

**Igifuno** · 11-19-2005, 07:33 AM

that sucks - glad you caught it when you did.

Old Navy, bro - pair of flip flops for a buck. can't go wrong.

**thunderin** · 11-19-2005, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by NYC BIG MIKE

Was it an advanced Staph infection known as MRSA?

It is called cellulitis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000855.htm

**tryingtogetbig** · 11-19-2005, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by NYC BIG MIKE

Was it an advanced Staph infection known as MRSA?

Penicillin usually won't touch Multiple Resistant Staph Aureus. If it was MRSA they would have to use a different antibiotic.

Hope everything works out with your foot bro.

peace,

ttgb

**Lavinco** · 11-19-2005, 08:41 AM

thats why I take showers at home

**Hard Head** · 11-19-2005, 10:56 AM

My feet never touch the floor at the gym. When I change, I stand on top of my gym shoes. The floor is so nasty, imagine how much piss you are standing in every time you pee. Then it's tracked all over the locker room floor. I'm not gonna stand in that.

**SwoleCat** · 11-19-2005, 10:57 AM

This is the STEROID QUESTIONS forum guys!!!

I'll move this to the LOUNGE.

~SC~

**Kärnfysikern** · 11-19-2005, 01:45 PM

isnt atlethes foot a fungus infection? Why on earth do they give antibiotics for that?

**spywizard** · 11-19-2005, 01:51 PM

pussies.............

you have to build up a resistance to that stuff... if you have baby soft skin, or cuts, and sores, or ingrown toe nails i can see the extra protection..

flip flops.... pussies.. oh wait.. i don't like walking in urine..

stop taking a piss in the showers..

**tryingtogetbig** · 11-19-2005, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by johan

isnt atlethes foot a fungus infection? Why on earth do they give antibiotics for that?

Sounds like the athletes foot (fungus) got bad enough on his feet that some form of bacteria was able to penetrate and get into his system.

Same thing can happen from an ingrown toenail. Infection get so bad the toe has to be amputated. Not the ingrown toenail that caused the infection, the bacteria caused the infection, the ingrown toenail provided the means for the bacteria. Hope that makes sense.

peace,

ttgb

**SwoleCat** · 11-19-2005, 02:29 PM

The thought of showering at my gym gives me the creeps anyhow.

There are just some things I will never do.

This would be one of them.

~SC~

**alphaman** · 11-19-2005, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by cavemanspearchucker

thats why u wear flip flops

hello!

**DSM4Life** · 11-19-2005, 05:01 PM

Some people are just stupid, wearing flip flops in the showers is common sense. Its like looking both ways before you cross a street, you shouldnt need to be told. One of the wrost things i have seen/still see are when i am taking a piss and a guy walks up to the stall bare foot to piss .

**Kärnfysikern** · 11-20-2005, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by tryingtogetbig

Sounds like the athletes foot (fungus) got bad enough on his feet that some form of bacteria was able to penetrate and get into his system.

Same thing can happen from an ingrown toenail. Infection get so bad the toe has to be amputated. Not the ingrown toenail that caused the infection, the bacteria caused the infection, the ingrown toenail provided the means for the bacteria. Hope that makes sense.

peace,

ttgb

yeah that makes sense

I thought the fungus causing the athletes foot had entered the bloodstream itself causing a systematic(is this the right word?)fungus infection? I know it can happen with candida atleast