Well do I have a story for you!
My Mom, Sis and I decided to head down to Galveston the other day to eat some seafood and visit the beach for a bit. We set everything up and my sister and I headed out to the water.... about 2 minutes in I felt a HORRIBLE pain in my foot- it felt like both a knife and a bee sting going into my foot which prompted me to scream and kick my foot as hard as possible and immediately try to get out of the water. After making it to shore, scared to look down I realize that my foot is in fact bleeding and the pain is getting worse. My Mom and I immediately jumped into the car and left my sister with our chairs and headed as fast as we could to the seawall to find a lifeguard station. MY FOOT WAS BURINING. MY ANKLE WAS EVEN HURTING.
We got stuck at a light so I jumped out of the car and hobbled down to the lifeguard and asked if he knew anything about stings. He rand off of his station and said "I bet it's a jellyfish right?" I answer "I'm not sure" then, as he reaches me and looks at my foot an awful expression comes over him while he says "Oh no, that's no jelly fish- that is a Stingray. You have got to be in terrible pain" me- "Yes I am- what do I do" he proceeds to explain a few things that help stop the bleeding and tells me that I should have called 911 and that I need to get to the hospital... WAIT... WHAT?? Is this really that serious??
Off we go to the Urgent Care since they would probably be able to see me quicker according to Mr.Lifeguard who was really fantastic and helpful. I am not saying that in a sarcastic tone- but after reading it, it totally sounds like I am- he really was great! Anyway, the hospital immediately tells me that I must put my foot in burning hot water. They bring a tub to me... it's HOT, seriously hot. I am told this will neutralize the poison. TOTALLY WORKS despite my sceptisism. I then get xrays and everything looks OK and the doctor tells me that I am going to be on a series of medications to avoid Staph infection.
After getting my meds filled we headed back to get my sister and we decided to stay a little while since the afternoon was RUINED. Then we headed to get dinner and came home.
So, here I am- full of antibiotics and I have had a tussle with a Sting Ray. Galveston waters will not be seeing me anytime soon.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
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Oh my gosh! I have never seen a sting ray in Galveston, much less on the shore. That is so crazy! I'm glad you got everything taken care of. At least you have a great story to tell.
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