Most of the fitness centers have a shower facility in case you get sweaty and stinky after your session. Also, you can go to fitness center during lunch breaks. These are some of the perks when you have a full membership in a fitness center.
However, an unnamed man from Texas who is currently preparing for a marathon goes to his local gym during lunch time and use the shower so that he won’t smell sweaty at work. Here is what he said :
‘There were a few occasions where I left out my flip flops that I would use when I showered, but not wanting to go back to work sweaty and smelly I made the decision to shower barefoot,’
Later on, he found a hard bump on his bottom left foot. It started to itch and he didn’t mind at all since he thought it could be gone a few days after.
Someone told him it was plantar wart – a benign foot tumor caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
‘Not wanting to impact my training, I let it go and tried to treat it using any remedy I could find online,’ he said.
‘I tried duct tape, banana peels, vinegar, and OTC (over-the-counter) acid treatments with no success. It wasn’t until after my run approximately six months later that I went and saw a specialist.‘ he added.
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His doctor found out it was a flesh-eating bacteria with cantharidin. At first, they tried to treat the infection naturally.
The doctor will cut away the blistered skin and apply ointment to fresh skin also gave the patient oral medication.
The natural treatment although it was not expected to work. The feet now have open wounds with five warts.
‘My entire foot would swell and the pain was so bad, I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t even put my leg down as the blood rushing to my foot would cause the skin to swell and put me in excruciating pain.’ he said
In February 2017, he decided to undergo skin graft trial, using grafts made from North Atlantic Cod, before the wounds finally started to close up.
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The surgery was successful and he will need at least a month before he can walk properly.
‘Do yourself a favor, wear shoes in any public area where there is water. This virus thrives in those areas,’ the man advised.
‘The scary thing is, the virus can live for over two years on the surfaces as well. Take care of your feet so they can take care of you.’ the man said
The man posted this to warn other people and not to make the same mistake he made.