Women gives birth, wakes up without arms or legs

Ferre · 01-30-2007, 04:39 PM

http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html

Bizarre!

**John Scott** · 01-30-2007, 04:52 PM

Shocking and horrible.

Julie · 01-30-2007, 08:05 PM

That's awful.

**G10** · 01-30-2007, 08:17 PM

My god, what a terrible thing

Quote:

The hospital, in a letter, wrote that if she wanted to find out exactly what happened, she would have to sue them.

Something not quite right about this story as I I can't see how they can withhold this information legally and there has got to be more to it.

**John Scott** · 01-30-2007, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Whereas group A streptococcus causes strep throat, group B streptococcus are normal bacteria that live in the vaginas of up to 30 percent of women, according to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). The bacteria also live in the urethra of men.

http://pregnancytoday.com/articles/4116.php

Seems pretty common. I am curious why that happened...

Julie · 01-30-2007, 08:48 PM

Hmm...actually, I think it's the Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, aka "flesh eating disease", not Group B Streptococcal as you linked.

http://0-www.cdc.gov.mill1.sjlibrary...o3/stevens.htm

Anyways...I didn't read it all...but I did skim it over...and it said vaginal birth is one method by which the bacteria has entered the body in many cases.

So, umm.... I am guessing the question left to be answered is ... "how did she get it to begin with?"

**John Scott** · 01-30-2007, 09:08 PM

Scary, to say the least.

DharmaConsulting · 01-30-2007, 10:31 PM

this is nuts!!!!!

mothproof · 02-01-2007, 06:58 AM

to quote from the story: "Her 7-year-old son, Jorge, asks his mother over and over what happened to her. Neither she nor her husband has the answer."

-this is just plain awful.

Dustin07 · 02-01-2007, 09:30 AM

poor thing

salesmachine · 02-01-2007, 09:37 AM

Oh man.. For sure it was very painful to her.

suzjor · 02-01-2007, 09:56 AM

Unbelievably frightening.

maldives · 02-01-2007, 10:34 AM

Unbelievable! Thats is awful!

chane · 02-01-2007, 06:18 PM

That's why I'm never gonna get pregnant!!!

Ok, bad joke on a serious topic...sorry. I posted without thinking about it. Forgive me, please.

menj · 02-02-2007, 02:07 AM

OMG!!!

- MENJ

sfod_d223 · 02-02-2007, 06:05 AM

That's truly horrible.

Ferre · 02-02-2007, 08:01 AM

The number one cause of deaths in the USA is 'medical treatment'.

No kidding. Doctors, hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry kill more people in the US than car accidents or any other death cause.

ewomack · 02-02-2007, 10:45 AM

Janet · 02-03-2007, 07:47 PM

That is so horrible!

farooqaaa · 02-04-2007, 03:35 PM

ohhhhh too much horrible

!!!!!