I have run a rafting company on the Kananaskis River for the past 20 years. In August 2015 I cut my foot on the river... I got two super bugs in the cut that were resistant to antibiotics. The infections led to blood poisoning and septic shock and I was hospitalized for 2 months. The infection then got into my bones and organs. With daily treatment and 5 operations over the next 18 months it was decided to amputate my leg below the knee as my bones were completely distorted, I now have a prosthetic leg and am learning to walk again
Lessons to be learnt:Â
- don't walk around the river barefootÂ
- treat every simple cut with care and keep it water proof as you don't know what is in the water andÂ
- don't use antibiotics for colds and simple ailments as you lose resistance for the big bugs
See you on the river this year
Best wishes, Â Andrew Pratt, Inside Out Adventures
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