Posted on 01/08/2018 1:13:19 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Back in September, Texas residents Vicki Bergquist and wife Jeanette LeBlanc were visiting family in Louisiana. They went crabbing with friends and family on the coast, picking up a sack of raw oysters in a market in Westwego. It wasn't long after when LeBlanc's health rapidly declined, CBS affiliate KLFY reports.
The couple's friend Karen Bowers says she and LeBlanc shucked and ate about two dozen raw oysters.
"About 36 hours later she started having extreme respiratory distress, had a rash on her legs and everything," Bergquist said.
"An allergic reaction of sorts, that's what I would call it. That's what we thought," Bowers added.
LeBlanc's condition went from bad to worse in the first 48 hours.
Doctors told Jeanette she had vibrio — a potentially deadly bacterial infection.
"It's a flesh-eating bacteria. She had severe wounds on her legs from that bacteria," Bergquist said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people can become infected with vibrio after eating raw or under-cooked shellfish or by exposing open wounds to brackish water.
LeBlanc had been in contact with both. For the next 21 days, she fought for her life.
"I can't even imagine going through that for 21 days, much less a day. Most people don't last," Bowers said.
LeBlanc was not able to recover. She died on October 15th, 2017.
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“Raw oysters? Hate them. It’s like eating wads of phlegm.”
I had an all day job one time shucking them for a big party. Some of the stuff I saw convinced me! Smoked or fried ok.
Yeah, I remember when it seemed as though every bar and po-boy joint in New Orleans had a raw bar. I once saw an oyster-eating contest go horribly wrong in the French Quarter; the *splat* of those dozens of partially-digested oysters hitting the cobblestones was enough to make me lost interest in the raw variety, pretty much permanently. IIRC, the unfortunate scene was featured on the weekend news. Blech.
One of my jobs when I was in college in New Orleans was shucking oysters. Thank God for the heavy, banded rubber gloves!
“Yeah, I remember when it seemed as though every bar and po-boy joint in New Orleans had a raw bar. I once saw an oyster-eating contest go horribly wrong in the French Quarter; the *splat* of those dozens of partially-digested oysters hitting the cobblestones was enough to make me lost interest in the raw variety, pretty much permanently. IIRC, the unfortunate scene was featured on the weekend news. Blech”
But if it got real cold there would be a nice partially digested shell fish steam aroma.
That close to the river, there’s always a “low tide” sort of aroma. Winter is actually a nice time to visit the Quarter, it cuts down the pungency quite a bit. Gives one an excuse to have a hand in the ol’ jacket pocket, as well...
I only did it for a day but saw enough tiny starfish, worms etc to calm my ardor for raw oysters. Had snails in Europe with no problems.
Elephant boogers on a half shell...
They should have stuck to just eating clams.
I didn't write it. Full disclosure.
......”It’s like eating wads of phlegm.”
Somebody else’s........
Marko
You are joking, but there is bacteria down there that have killed people with “strep throat”.
So it is a legit question as whether it was the oysters or her girlfriend’s own incubating mussle which lead to this
yuck
I hear ya!
Lord, I apologize for that one there, and please be with all
the starving Pygmies down there in New Guinea! Amen!
- Larry the Cable Guy
If she knew sushi like we know sushi...
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