[nmh]

Mr Chillingworth was given painkillers and antihistamines!

You;ve got to be kidding me.

No antibiotics?

Oh wow - How do you like the competence of GOVERNMENT, UK health care - coming to the U.S. soon!!!

[Polybius]

He visited his GP, who cleaned and dressed the wound and gave Mr Chillingworth painkillers and antihistamines.

"Antihistamines. Antibiotics. I always get those two mixed up!"

[tflabo]

Somehow the tatoo ‘injury’ to his calf probably created a blood clot in the vein (DVT). Clot broke off and traveled up to lungs creating a pulmonary embolism. A bit unusual that a tatoo could cause this but guessing it did unless he had another injury as well. If diagnosed earlier could have been treated with blood thinner meds and resolved.

[irishjuggler]

Paging Mr. Darwin...

[tflabo]

Tatoos are graffiti on the skin. IMHO!

[tioga]

a PE from a tattoo? who knew.

we have this to look forward to in America if the dems get their way.

[truth_seeker]

It is a fad. A pretty ignorant, self-centered fad.

The Bible says don’t do it.

Doctors would say don’t do it.

Removal is costly and incomplete.

And when one is older, they look like crap, and give evidence of one’s earlier stupidity.

I know that I would, as an employer NOT hire anybody where I spotted the thing.

In my earlier days they signaled either a guy who got one in the service (understandable), or a criminal.

A self-respecting female would not have such a disgusting thing.

[rawhide]

Very sad. My condo lances to the girlfriend and his family and friends.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[abigailsmybaby]

Painkillers and antihistamines for an infection? Is this one of the many curses of socialized medicine?

[Secret Agent Man]

Wow, happy birthday.

Now I know one present to absolutely refuse (in addition to laser eye surgery).