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I'm in my late 30s and I'm noticing that I come back from injuries with much more difficulty these days. I also seem more prone to injuries as well. The latest one is actually embarrassing. It's that embarrassing I'm going to share it on the Internet.

Bank Holiday Monday I picked up an insect bite near my ankle. It must have been either a horse fly or a spider. General itchiness but nothing of concern. 8 days later and the bite became swollen and the skin around it was infected. It kept getting bigger and I'm now on antibiotics. 2 days of treatment and my ankle is still massive and sore but it's no longer hot.

That's the type of shit you expect in a jungle - not Devon! Another sign of my ageing immune system?

I'm pleased to report that the Emporium remained operational despite this brush with death.
 
Try taking up Judo in your late 40s. In a roundabout way, the COVID lockdown probably saved my life :ROFLMAO:

I was chatting to a mate (similar age) who was grumbling about a knackered knee and told me it was a ladder related injury. Imagining that he'd fallen off it from height, I chastised him for undertaking silly hijinks to be told it went pop as he was lifting it off the hooks in the garage. He only 48. Fellas don't ever get any other than 21 in our minds.

Yes, it's our age ... you're just getting an early warning.
 
Try having to go labouring at 50+ after a life spent largely behind a desk... I split my abs lifting RSJs, not so much a six-pack as 2 packets of 3 (but less fun!)

My impending MMA/karate grading might be difficult - last time I had no problem absorbing 5 kicks to the stomach hard enough to take me off my feet: my doctor warned me that one of those now would probably rupture my guts and be blue lights at best...
 
I'm in my late 30s and I'm noticing that I come back from injuries with much more difficulty these days. I also seem more prone to injuries as well. The latest one is actually embarrassing. It's that embarrassing I'm going to share it on the Internet.

Bank Holiday Monday I picked up an insect bite near my ankle. It must have been either a horse fly or a spider. General itchiness but nothing of concern. 8 days later and the bite became swollen and the skin around it was infected. It kept getting bigger and I'm now on antibiotics. 2 days of treatment and my ankle is still massive and sore but it's no longer hot.

That's the type of shit you expect in a jungle - not Devon! Another sign of my ageing immune system?

I'm pleased to report that the Emporium remained operational despite this brush with death.
Should be fine in another couple of days once all the larvae have matured and are ready to emerge from the wound.
 
thoughts and prayers GIF by BoJack Horseman


Lots of nasty bitey boring stuff around at the mo. Almost as if the mozzies got bored of waiting for pale British flesh and snuck over to attack! Any road, hope you're feeling more sprightly soon!#
 
I'm in my late 30s and I'm noticing that I come back from injuries with much more difficulty these days. I also seem more prone to injuries as well. The latest one is actually embarrassing. It's that embarrassing I'm going to share it on the Internet.

Bank Holiday Monday I picked up an insect bite near my ankle. It must have been either a horse fly or a spider. General itchiness but nothing of concern. 8 days later and the bite became swollen and the skin around it was infected. It kept getting bigger and I'm now on antibiotics. 2 days of treatment and my ankle is still massive and sore but it's no longer hot.

That's the type of shit you expect in a jungle - not Devon! Another sign of my ageing immune system?

I'm pleased to report that the Emporium remained operational despite this brush with death.
Jeez Devon must have some evil insects, you're a true soldier, brush with death eh? I bet your partner never felt your demise was that imminent, if I'd had the sting/bite My Lady wife would have recalled real pain was giving birth really painful, then she would start on her needing stitches, my only sadness is they never managed to get a few stitches in her gob
 
I'm in my late 30s and I'm noticing that I come back from injuries with much more difficulty these days. I also seem more prone to injuries as well. The latest one is actually embarrassing. It's that embarrassing I'm going to share it on the Internet.

Bank Holiday Monday I picked up an insect bite near my ankle. It must have been either a horse fly or a spider. General itchiness but nothing of concern. 8 days later and the bite became swollen and the skin around it was infected. It kept getting bigger and I'm now on antibiotics. 2 days of treatment and my ankle is still massive and sore but it's no longer hot.

That's the type of shit you expect in a jungle - not Devon! Another sign of my ageing immune system?

I'm pleased to report that the Emporium remained operational despite this brush with death.
I had a similar thing a few years ago when I was in my mid 50s. A tiny bite on my ankle while mowing the lawn ended in a 3 day stay in hospital on an antibiotic drip, with a nurse drawing around the infection with a marker pen every hour as it spread to cover my whole lower leg. I was told at the time that it was a similar type of infection to that "flesh eating" bug and if I hadn't got medical attention when I did then I could have lost my leg. Fortunately it cleared up with no lasting ill effects other than a slight dent in my leg! Just shows that even in this relatively safe country nasty things are lurking.
 
I had a similar thing a few years ago when I was in my mid 50s. A tiny bite on my ankle while mowing the lawn ended in a 3 day stay in hospital on an antibiotic drip, with a nurse drawing around the infection with a marker pen every hour as it spread to cover my whole lower leg. I was told at the time that it was a similar type of infection to that "flesh eating" bug and if I hadn't got medical attention when I did then I could have lost my leg. Fortunately it cleared up with no lasting ill effects other than a slight dent in my leg! Just shows that even in this relatively safe country nasty things are lurking.
We're survivors Bruce.
 
Be careful with bites; friend had similar, initially monitored by GP, before being admitted to hospital with sepsis and an emergency life saving operation, with daily medical attention for two weeks thereafter. Cause - insect bite in the home.
 
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