Re: Any experience with tularemia?--little long

Good luck to both your dad re his health and you re your research!!

"DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:94Rwf.109919$k76.7128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks, Kathy. Just finally got an update. It's cellulitis that's gone
> into his bloodstream. So I'm off to do some research.
>
> Dani
>
> "Kathycarp" <kathycarp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A-mdnWllatqHRl7enZ2dnUVZ_sednZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Dani, I know nothing about tularemia, but I sure hope your dad gets
>> better soon.
>>
>> --
>> Kathy
>> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
>> "DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:yFQwf.109904$k76.15412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> My dad was taken to the ER last night and found out this morning he's in
>>> ICU, I assume, right now with no other information, because of fever not
>>> coming down. Anyway, first doc said it was staph infection from a bad
>>> wound he has on his right shin that he doesn't even know how he got, but
>>> it was pus filled and nasty and he wouldn't go have it debrided, instead
>>> letting my little sis (who thinks she's a doctor and plays one at home)
>>> debride it on Wednesday while sitting at the dining room table.
>>>
>>> Anyway, he really has all the symptoms of bubonic plague, which I am of
>>> course 99 percent sure it's not. And docs have now said definitely not
>>> staph or strep but some type of muscular infection. I'm still reserving
>>> judgment on the staph since it's so easy and common.
>>>
>>> Well, he's been squirrel hunting every day for the past two weeks and
>>> mom sent me some info on tularemia last night and it does mirror the
>>> plague in symptoms.
>>>
>>> He has fever, swollen lymph glands at his groin, that terrible wound,
>>> general feeling of sick, fatigue, and some short of breath I think I was
>>> told.
>>>
>>> Anyway, anyone ever do any reports on this? I see they treat it fairly
>>> easily, but how common is it (I see it's rare according to papers, but),
>>> can it be life threatening (any more than any other untreated
>>> infection), etc.
>>>
>>> I'm going down to the hospital as soon as Dionna gets home so she can go
>>> too, but if I know my family that's down there, no one will bother
>>> calling me, so I thought I would go armed with anything I could find out
>>> about tularemia in case that's what it is.
>>>
>>> Dani
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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