Kris_TX Posted June 11, 2008 Report Posted June 11, 2008 I understand that the US is having an outbreak of Salmonella Food Poisoning. It hit Cancun too. I am in my second week of fighting this horrible bacteria, and on my second round of antibiotics--spent time in the hospital and now in day 9 in my house. Its moved past my intestine to releasing toxins into my bloodstream, which is causing continued fever, nausea, dizziness, and horrible headaches. Sunlight makes is about a million times worse. My doctor here told me that having the band changes our metabolism and makes us more open to being hit harder and having a longer recovery. So, just some advice...until this whole thing is under control, be careful of raw foods. I have no idea what I ate that caused this, but am so incredibly frustrated, and well, just tired. Here's hoping 2nd round of antibiotics gets me feeling better soon. I have never been this sick in my life (and I nearly died as a child)...you don't want anything to do with this bacteria. BE CAREFUL!! I have an appointment in a couple of weeks to check out my band. With the massive amounts of vomiting that came with the initial infection, better to be safe than sorry. Take Care, guys!
sparetire Posted June 11, 2008 Report Posted June 11, 2008 Oh that is horrible! There has been a recall of certain tomatoes here in Canada, my son works at McD's and they are not using them at all either. Apparantly it hit in the US but they are not taking any chances here. I hope you feel better soon!
SherriS Posted June 11, 2008 Report Posted June 11, 2008 Yep, it is the tomatoe thing. I'm in St. Louis, MO and no one is using them here either.
Kimra Posted June 11, 2008 Report Posted June 11, 2008 Geez Kris!! That sucks!! We are having the problem with tomatoes here in Idaho as well!! I hope you recover from the 2nd go around!! Yikes!
C1BandedBabe Posted June 11, 2008 Report Posted June 11, 2008 You poor thing! I hope you get to feeling better soon... I haven't heard anything down here in Mississippi about it but I will definitely not be eating any tomatoes anytime soon!
fat2nrml Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Tomatoes are a no-no in Pa. also. The only ones that they're okaying are grape and on-the-vine ones. [i don't know why though] I sure hope you feel better soon, bless your heart!! Take care and keep us updated. Darlene
jena Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks for the info! That is a good thing to know. Tomatoes grown in Ga. and FL. have been given the green light so it's a sigh of relief here. I think they are on the verge of finding the source. I once had a consulting contract with the CDC here in Atlanta. I was doing process improvement for the epidemiologists. It was only 2 or 3 weeks, but it was the most fascinating and fun job ever. Everyone there had been in remote areas of the world tracking outbreaks of whatever disease and finding the source. Everyday we went to a different ethnic restaurant! That's the first time I ever ate chicken feet! :lb12:
YorkieMommy Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Oh no! I hope you get to feeling better soon.
usmcwife Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Oh that's a terrible thing to have to deal with!! I really hope you get better soon!! All the tomatoes have been taken off the shelves here in S. California...maybe you ate some bad tomoto?? Get well soon!!
Kim2BSlim Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Oh no! I hope you are feeling much better. >
fat2nrml Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 I just heard on the news that they lifted the ban on tomatoes in Pa. I'm still gonna wait ahile before buying them again.... I SO love tomatoes!!!
Alana Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks for the info! That is a good thing to know.Tomatoes grown in Ga. and FL. have been given the green light so it's a sigh of relief here. I think they are on the verge of finding the source. I once had a consulting contract with the CDC here in Atlanta. I was doing process improvement for the epidemiologists. It was only 2 or 3 weeks, but it was the most fascinating and fun job ever. Everyone there had been in remote areas of the world tracking outbreaks of whatever disease and finding the source. Everyday we went to a different ethnic restaurant! That's the first time I ever ate chicken feet! :lb12: That's funny, since they're not selling any tomatoes here in Florida! I see signs everyone here "No Tomatoes"
Painter Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 So sorry to hear about your illness. I had no idea about the tomato ban so thanks everyone for speaking out about it. I'm in Canada also. Guess tomatoes are off my list for a while, grrrr. Cheryl
julieburns Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 I am so sorry you've been so sick. Good idea on having your band checked especially if you threw up alot. Hope you're better soon. Julie
Kris_TX Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Posted June 13, 2008 Well, I've just gotten back from having a COMPLETE unfill. My last fill was nearly 2 years ago, and I've never had a problem...but, this new antibiotic is absolutely brutal and is aggravating my band something awful. I thought he would just take out a little, but he took out all 2.3 CC's and said it has to stay out for the next 2-3 weeks to give my stomach time to heal. The antibiotic is almost worse than the food poisoning! I can already feel a difference though. I have been miserable the last couple of days...my stomach so inflamed that I could actually feel how tight my band was. Already with no fluid, can drink and eat again. I see on the news that they still don't know where the outbreak of the Salmonella originated. Dern tomatoes are probably from Mexico!
shrty835 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Here in texas they are also off the shelves, hope you get better soon.
BeBe Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Oh m gosh! I hope you're feeling better soon. :-) :lb18:
Dontondan Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Sorry to hear about your being so sick, hope you are now on the road to recovery and that you recover completely soon. Take it easy and do what the docs order.
fat2nrml Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Well, I've just gotten back from having a COMPLETE unfill. My last fill was nearly 2 years ago, and I've never had a problem...but, this new antibiotic is absolutely brutal and is aggravating my band something awful. I thought he would just take out a little, but he took out all 2.3 CC's and said it has to stay out for the next 2-3 weeks to give my stomach time to heal. The antibiotic is almost worse than the food poisoning! I can already feel a difference though. I have been miserable the last couple of days...my stomach so inflamed that I could actually feel how tight my band was. Already with no fluid, can drink and eat again. I see on the news that they still don't know where the outbreak of the Salmonella originated. Dern tomatoes are probably from Mexico! I sure hope you're feeling better Kris!! >
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