Bubblyrat very ill

Subject: RE: Bubblyrat very ill
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Sep 13 - 02:21 PM

Wow! Not so drastic an outcome, but a couple of years ago when I was out weeding some stinging insect did a hit and run on my lower leg and it resulted in a strange domino effect of infections.I think of my garden as a good and healthy place, but every so often you tangle with one of the bad actors out there. I hope you recover completely.

SRS

Subject: RE: Bubblyrat very ill
From: akenaton
Date: 26 Sep 13 - 02:00 PM

Sorry to hear the sad tale Bubbly, glad you are on the mend.

I was just off to collect some nice juicy brambles....think I'll leave it for a while! :0)

Subject: Bubblyrat very ill
From: bubblyrat
Date: 26 Sep 13 - 01:41 PM

Hello everybody
                   many thanks to those who have sent cards , messages of sympathy ,etc ,following my recent illness . I was taken ill at Wallingford Bunkfest , 24 hours after scratching my right leg on a bramble (blackberry ) bush. I was rushed off to the Royal Berks Hosptal in Reading , where I have been up until yesterday , suffering from severe cellulitis and kidney failure . Thankfully , if somewhat painfully ,I have been saved by 3 weeks of acute haemo-dialysis and massive intraveinous injections of fluxloxacillin , clindamycin , and linezolid .
            I am back home in Tewkesbury with Nicola now , thankfully ,although only able to walk with crutches and very weak after losing 30 pounds or so in weight. So , fellow "catters" --keep well away from those blackberry bushes ,especially the low-trailing ones !!!