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I've told this story before on /out/ but i'll tell it again. Had a 3 day weekend a few years ago, and decided to go camping at my spot, about 8 miles from my vehicle. I got there friday evening, and decided to go for a swim after I got my tent setup and split a little wood. When I was in the water I cut my foot a bit on something sharp, but it wasn't too deep and I went on with my night and forgot about it.
When I woke up the next morning my foot was throbbing, and I felt feverish and weak. Walking was totally impossible. My entire foot was swollen and I couldn't get my boot on, and I had a red line going from my ankle towards my knee. It was super hot that day and I ended up laying in my tent with the zipper open, covered in bugs while alternating between shivering and sweating buckets.
I don't even remember much of Sunday, and when I woke up the next day the abscess on my foot had burst, leaking a massive amount of puss all over my tent floor. The smell was incredible, but the pain in my foot was not as bad. I was so thirsty I drank right from the stream, managed to get on my boot and hiked out of there leaving my tent and most of my gear there. It took me 6 hours to get to my truck, as I was still weak as hell and had to stop and sit down every few hundred yards. I ended up driving to a hospital where I was treated for the infection and dehydration.
