Doctors Had to Amputate Man’s Arm 12 Hours After He Had
Dinner
Millions of people try new food every day, but one thing
many people haven’t tried is sushi. Although it’s been around for decades since
the 1960s, it’s only the last 10 or 15 years that it has become wildly popular
in the United States.
However, for one South Korean man, sushi is the food that
nearly cost him his life. Sushi is made up several components, but the fish
part of sushi is never cooked, so if you eat it, you know you’re eating raw
meat.
You’ve likely been told since you were a kid that eating raw
meat can be dangerous. Raw meat can be contaminated with bacteria that can
result in severe food born illness.
That’s exactly what happened to this man. He’d eaten sushi
thousands of times and never got sick once. But one day, after an evening of
eating sushi, he began forming blisters and bruises on his hand and arm.
Just 12 hours after eating the contaminated sushi, his hand
had swollen so much it began to leak. He rushed to the doctor knowing that
something was horribly wrong. As soon as he told the doctor he’d eaten sushi, they
knew immediately that the man was suffering from a flesh-eating bacteria
infection.
The doctor drained the blisters and carefully pulled away as
much of the infected tissue as possible, but despite their efforts, the man
ended up losing his hand because of the contaminated sushi.
The man finally had to undergo surgery nearly a month after
eating the fateful sushi and is now having to learn how to live without a left
hand and forearm at the age of 71.
With sushi popularity still on the rise, it is important to
hear stories like this to ensure that what you’re eating is safe. Be sure to share
this story with your family and friends so they can be reminded to take
precaution as well.
