Milledgeville Man To Lose Leg Because Of Flesh-Eating Bacteria
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That's according to the man's son, Mike Bales of Dacula. He said his dad, Paul Bales lives on Lake Sinclair near Milledgeville and injured his leg when he slipped and fell on his dock May 2.
Paul Bales bandaged the cut and went golfing the next day but started feeling pain in his leg.
He was admitted to the Oconee Regional Medical Center on May 5, then sent to the Medical Center of Central Georgia a week later.
Comment: It's interesting to note that all four of these "unrelated" cases are clustered around the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia
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Mike Bales says doctors have told the family that his father suffers from necrotizing fasciitis, the same flesh-eating bacteria that struck north Georgia student Aimee Copeland and at least two other Georgians."
He's gotten to be stable, but they can't get the infection from his leg," Bales' son said.
Medical Center spokeswoman said Paul Bales is in stable condition but would not comment further.
Just moved down to the savannah area from michigan recently.... i wonder what kind of trials and tribulations wait for me down here...hehe, hope that flesh eater gets contained, ugh.