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Actually, I'm not. I'm barely bitten at all. It's just weird hickey of a scar on my right tricep.
Greg sent me a phone photo of his foot...or what's left of it. He wins on this I'm more bitten than you thread, hands (and feet) down. I was as glad to learn that I could receive photos on my phone as he was glad to learn he could send them.
Anyway, I thought I'd start this new thread since this is clearly a situation that requires more monitoring. How horrid. We're hoping Greg and Preston heal quickly.
Bites are slow healers. It's an irregular avulsion, so it doesn't seal well. I've been bit maybe half a dozen times, all by humans, but only seriously this last time and one other time at a NYE show around '89 or so. That one was the worse. But this recent one is serious enough for me to get some bloodwork done as a precautionary.
Note to all DOOMers - BEWARE! Obviously DOOM is very tasty and the biters have picked up our scent.
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Losing the "more bitten than you" contest doesn't mean that you can hide the source of your bite. What bit you?
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Greg's Left Foot
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Multitasker - he can text and get IV antibiotics at the same time!
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...which isn't saying too much. It looked godawful on my phone. Stupid gophone.
Is that redness and swelling in Greg's toes or are his toes always like that?
Thanks for the posts, tq. The facebook posts are good too. We're all very concerned.
I was bitten by a Phishhead last month - see http://brotherhoodofdoom.com/phpBB3/view...f=7&t=1395
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It's redness and swelling. Just talked to him, the infection is spreading. They're keeping him in the hospital for at least a couple of days; an "infection specialist" is going to be seeing him tomorrow.
I'll keep you all apprised.
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Now I see why they might be holding him. I contracted a massive cellulitus in China in '96. It almost killed me. Fortunately I got to treatment in America in time.
What antibiotic regimen do they have him on? You can email me if you want to maintain privacy or just decline to say.
Is Greg insured?
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Don't know: you can call him on his cell; let me know if you need the number.
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Just talked to him, his roommate was released so he's on his own for the moment and enjoyng the relative peace and quiet, watching Wipeout and chilling tonight. He's very bummed that there's no wireless internet and that he can't communicate for himself, but I'm passing along all your posts and messages to him.
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Good god, that's not a puncture wound like I was thinking.
You should hold a seminar for Hollywood's gore masters and charge them an arm and a leg for the privilege of studying your gaping wound.
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That's almost exactly what Greg said, that it looks like one of those great makeup applications from a film.
Just FYI, the neighobors stopped by last night to check in and see how things were going and offered to reimburse us for Preston's $600 vet bill. Yay.
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How did the pitbull get into your yard anyway? I was going to sass him about 'broken fence' and 'can't find a good carpenter', and then I realized that our only aging fence (we've replaced the rest) is between us and our neighbor that has a pitbull puppy. And the pom hates that puppy. Bad judgment on the part of the pom. Even now, the pom could be swallowed by that puppy in one bite.
I have Greg's number at the hospital and will call this afternoon. He sent up a DVD for the tournament and Jason is reviewing it now. I'll call after the review is done.
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Ozzie and Miko (the pit bulls) dug up a great big hole and tunneled under the fence. The neighbors, Andrew and Lee, filled in the hole and put something all along the fence line to prevent the dogs from doing any more digging and straying. They've also said that they will not allow the dogs in the backyard unsupervised any more.
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As the owner of 2 pit-bulls I can verify that they love humans but can be dog-aggressive.
Except for Artemis of course. She loves everyone and everything.
Clio however has had a couple incidents with other dogs. We have to watch her very closely.
Hope everything turns out OK.
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...I think he's suffering from webwithdrawal. No wifi in Kaiser.
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DM, a Pom has got know his limitations...
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
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