Just about everyone has put a hair tie around their wrist just in case they planned on needing it later on throughout the day. But for Audree Kopp, this simple practice very nearly killed her!
Audree was working hard a few weeks ago, transporting heavy boxes into her new home, excited at the prospect of finally being finished with moving! After hours and hours of hard work, she was finally done, but her wrist felt a bit funny. There was a small bump, but she figured it was just a spider or bug bite.
When the red bump didn't go away, she went to the doctor, who didn't seem too concerned. But when things got even worse, Audree knew she was in trouble. She went to the hospital, where doctors were immediately shocked at what they saw.
After emergency surgery, the doctors drained the huge lump, and Audree was astounded to learn that bacteria from her hair tie likely got into her through the tiny pores in her wrist. While her condition was incredibly dangerous, Audree still thanks her lucky stars that it was caught in time!
"It could have been a whole different ballgame, once it gets into your bloodstream," she said. "People are known to go into a coma, your body shuts down, so it could have been way worse!"
Next time you begin to wrap a hair tie around your wrist, maybe you'd be better off putting it somewhere else!
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