"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:15:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-09-19 11:47 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:36:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am really sick of hearing the "lose a foot" thing. That's just
>> >> nasty.
>> >
>> > My sister's friend has been diabetic for decades (no idea if it's type
>> > 1 or 2) and has diabetic sores that don't heal. Gangrene is an issue,
>> > so she's considering amputation below the knee as a prophylactic
>> > measure because she's sick and tired of dealing with the sores and
>> > pain. The thought of voluntary amputation totally grosses me out.
>> >
>>
>>
>> One might have expected that Julie's brush with a serious infection
>> resulting from a minor injury might have been a clue for her.

My serious infection came about from bungling Drs. And none of this has
anything to do with sweeteners which is what we were talking about.
>
> De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.

None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My serious
infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.