Florida man survives flesh-eating bacteria from human bite - WESH 2 Orlando
A fight between family members almost cost a Tampa man his leg.Pictures showed Donnie Adams' thigh two days after he was bitten by a family member in February.He went to the hospital for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. "By the third day my leg was very sore I couldn't walk it was very warm and very painful," Adams said. Adams knew he needed to go to the emergency room at HCA Florida Pasadena. "I looked at him and I said to him that I need to take you to the operating room," said Dr. Fritz Brink, an osteopathic physician.Brink knew there was an infection. "He woke up from the anesthetic, and I told him, 'Hey, I'm really sorry I found something that was worse than what I expected," Brink said. Brink saw necrotizing fasciitis in Adams' leg, a flesh-eating bacteria. Adams needed a second surgery as the bacteria was still destroying his muscle. "I would've never imagined that a human bite would turn into something so horrific as a flesh-eating bacteria," Adams said. It's possible. Brink says humans have dirty mouths with bad bacteria in our teeth and gums. "If I would've waited and waited until the next day after our second visit, there was a chance I would've lost my leg," Adams said. He could've also possibly gone into septic shock, which can be fatal, and it was fatal for Adams' brother at the age of 47. "What you see now you see not just a scar, but the beauty of the aftermath," Adams said. Through meditation, prayer and positivity, Adams relearned to walk and is sharing his story to help others. Top headlines: Officials arrest Ocala woman accused of fatally shooting neighbor through door 'World's Largest' Buc-ee's store to open soonFather dies after saving son, friends from rip current in Daytona Beach
A fight between family members almost cost a Tampa man his leg.
Pictures showed Donnie Adams' thigh two days after he was bitten by a family member in February.
He went to the hospital for a tetanus shot and antibiotics.
"By the third day my leg was very sore I couldn't walk it was very warm and very painful," Adams said.
Adams knew he needed to go to the emergency room at HCA Florida Pasadena.
"I looked at him and I said to him that I need to take you to the operating room," said Dr. Fritz Brink, an osteopathic physician.
Brink knew there was an infection.
"He woke up from the anesthetic, and I told him, 'Hey, I'm really sorry I found something that was worse than what I expected," Brink said.
Brink saw necrotizing fasciitis in Adams' leg, a flesh-eating bacteria.
Adams needed a second surgery as the bacteria was still destroying his muscle.
"I would've never imagined that a human bite would turn into something so horrific as a flesh-eating bacteria," Adams said.
It's possible. Brink says humans have dirty mouths with bad bacteria in our teeth and gums.
"If I would've waited and waited until the next day after our second visit, there was a chance I would've lost my leg," Adams said.
He could've also possibly gone into septic shock, which can be fatal, and it was fatal for Adams' brother at the age of 47.
"What you see now you see not just a scar, but the beauty of the aftermath," Adams said.
Through meditation, prayer and positivity, Adams relearned to walk and is sharing his story to help others.
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