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fence0407
fence0407 Posts: 2,237
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My beautiful wife just got home from the hospital. She is on the mend and will recover fully, but boy let me tell you. I would not wish that upon my worst enemy. It wasn't from anything I/we cooked, but I will be extra careful when preparing raw meats and vegetables. Sincerely hope that none of you have to experience that.
Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
Cumming, GA  

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    Somehow I've been lucky enough to escape E coli so far.......glad she's OK.  From what I hear it's horrendous.  

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  • Focker
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    Good PSA.

    Hoping the MRSA, VRE, ESBL, C-diff, and who knows what else that are probably in my system, will fend them off.  Two bouts of pneumonia since working in the hospital only 6 years ago.  The last one I was contemplating a hospital stay, it sucked.
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  • fence0407
    fence0407 Posts: 2,237
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    GATraveller said:
    Somehow I've been lucky enough to escape E coli so far.......glad she's OK.  From what I hear it's horrendous.  
    Thanks - I consider myself lucky for not getting it from her. You've heard correctly, it is horrendous!
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • fence0407
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    Focker said:
    Good PSA.

    Hoping the MRSA, VRE, ESBL, C-diff, and who knows what else that are probably in my system, will fend them off.  Two bouts of pneumonia since working in the hospital only 6 years ago.  The last one I was contemplating a hospital stay, it sucked.
    All of that stuff is no joke! It took us 3 emergency room visits before they admitted her in. If there is ever a next time, we will demand a stay on the first trip!
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • DoubleEgger
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    I feel so bad for your wife. I was hospitalized from salmonella poisoning. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. 

    PS: PM me if you need a good lawyer specializing in food cases. 
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  • fence0407
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    DoubleEgger said:
    I feel so bad for your wife. I was hospitalized from salmonella poisoning. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. 

    PS: PM me if you need a good lawyer specializing in food cases. 
    Sorry to hear you've had experience in this area. She said it was the worst pain she's ever been in (that includes having an appendectomy). I don't know that we know exactly where she got it from. Not sure we have anyone to blame.
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • DoubleEgger
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    fence0407 said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I feel so bad for your wife. I was hospitalized from salmonella poisoning. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. 

    PS: PM me if you need a good lawyer specializing in food cases. 
    Sorry to hear you've had experience in this area. She said it was the worst pain she's ever been in (that includes having an appendectomy). I don't know that we know exactly where she got it from. Not sure we have anyone to blame.
    Make sure it gets reported to the local health department. They gather info and find out who the culprit is. If you haven't done so already, write down as much as you/her can remember about everything she ate the week prior. They'll ask for that info. 
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  • fence0407
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    DoubleEgger said:
    fence0407 said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I feel so bad for your wife. I was hospitalized from salmonella poisoning. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. 

    PS: PM me if you need a good lawyer specializing in food cases. 
    Sorry to hear you've had experience in this area. She said it was the worst pain she's ever been in (that includes having an appendectomy). I don't know that we know exactly where she got it from. Not sure we have anyone to blame.
    Make sure it gets reported to the local health department. They gather info and find out who the culprit is. If you haven't done so already, write down as much as you/her can remember about everything she ate the week prior. They'll ask for that info. 
    Didn't know all of that- thanks! I will pass the word along.
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • johnkitchens
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    I am sorry to hear this Mark. I have heard it is rough! 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • fence0407
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    johnkitchens said:
    I am sorry to hear this Mark. I have heard it is rough! 
    Thanks John - it ain't pretty!
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • johnkitchens
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    Not knowing where it came from would be scary as well. Getting it again would be awful. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • fence0407
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    johnkitchens said:
    Not knowing where it came from would be scary as well. Getting it again would be awful. 
    Agreed - we think it was possibly from a meal at her parent's house last weekend. Her brother was in the hospital with colitis (originally what she was diagnosed with). But his never tested positive for E. coli. Just doesn't seem right to me that they ate the same meal and got sick at the same time. No one else who ate the meal got sick - just them two. :s
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • johnkitchens
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    Hopefully it will never happen again. I know it has been a rough week for both of you. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • berndcrisp
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    Glad she is feeling better!

    Any quarantine precautions taken? 

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  • fence0407
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    berndcrisp said:

    Glad she is feeling better!

    Any quarantine precautions taken? 

    Thanks! The doctor at one point yesterday recommended her room be isolated. But the nurses said it wasn't necessary. We've been overly cautious though and have cleaned everything, if it wasn't thrown away. After seeing what it does to you, we wanted no one else to to catch it.
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • DaveRichardson
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    I'm with @Focker, from all the crap that floats around MD offices and hospitals, I'm just lucky that all the bad things that only go by initials haven't gotten me yet.

    Haven't known anyone that done the E. Coli.....  I've just read case reports and it ready nasty....  Glad she is coming thru the worst of it.  That, like kidney stones, is something that I wouldn't wish on my enemies.

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  • SaintJohnsEgger
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    I'm glad she is on the mend.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • NPHuskerFL
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    I'm glad your lady is getting better. That's a horrible and painful thing to go through. No joke...eating out you're twice as likely to get sick from mishandled or out of temp salad as you are from meat. Why? because bacteria can really thrive in moist foliage. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    My oldest son had a bout with salmonella. Bad stuff. 


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  • fence0407
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    DaveRichardson said:

    I'm with @Focker, from all the crap that floats around MD offices and hospitals, I'm just lucky that all the bad things that only go by initials haven't gotten me yet.

    Haven't known anyone that done the E. Coli.....  I've just read case reports and it ready nasty....  Glad she is coming thru the worst of it.  That, like kidney stones, is something that I wouldn't wish on my enemies.

    I'd be paranoid if I had to work in a hospital. 
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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    SaintJohnsEgger said:
    I'm glad she is on the mend.
    Appreciate that!
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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    NPHuskerFL said:
    I'm glad your lady is getting better. That's a horrible and painful thing to go through. No joke...eating out you're twice as likely to get sick from mishandled or out of temp salad as you are from meat. Why? because bacteria can really thrive in moist foliage. 
    Thank you Blake! That makes a lot of sense. 
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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    theyolksonyou said:
    My oldest son had a bout with salmonella. Bad stuff. 
    I've heard that is just as bad as E. coli. No thank you!
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • DoubleEgger
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    It's worse than kidney stones. Drugs can kill the stone pain... Nothing works for E Coli and Salmonella. 
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  • Little Steven
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    fence0407 said:
    My beautiful wife just got home from the hospital. She is on the mend and will recover fully, but boy let me tell you. I would not wish that upon my worst enemy. It wasn't from anything I/we cooked, but I will be extra careful when preparing raw meats and vegetables. Sincerely hope that none of you have to experience that.

    Don't eat sunny side up eggs in Mexico

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • smokeybreeze
    smokeybreeze Posts: 216
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    If it's anything like dysentery I can feel her pain.
    Thank goodness she's on the upswing.
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  • td66snrf
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    I can proudly say my cooking has never sickened anyone. One of my biggest fears.
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • tikigriller
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    I always get a kick out of people that call in sick to work and claim to have maybe eaten something bad and have food poisoning or e-coli.  I always try to explain to them, that their bogus excuse for calling in sick could not possibly be either of those two things, as you would be extremely aware due to the pain one is suffering.  If you want the day off, just ASK!!

    very glad to hear she is through the battle and mending up now!  Under cooked food is always a fear if mine as well, which is probably why I always cook things with Medium in mind vs. anything less.  Now that I have learned the power of cooking to temp instead of time, I am not quite as fearful.

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