Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou has had more than 10 pounds of dead tissue removed and doctors are continuing to treat her, according to her son.
A woman is fighting for her life after family members said she was bitten several times by a spider and later contracted a flesh-eating bacteria.
"When she woke up Sunday morning she had a headache, a fever and was in some pain," her son, Adrian Swensen, told FOX Television Stations. "Those symptoms progressed to the point that we decided she needed to see her doctor."Swensen said his mother tested negative for COVID-19 and the flu. She was given two shots and prescription medicine to be taken at home.
Swensen said doctors examined her and determined she had 15 spider bites and seven of them became extremely infected. Swensen believes his mother was bitten by a spider during the fishing trip as she slept. Feltch-Malohifo’ou remains hospitalized as doctors continue to treat the infections and remove the remaining dead tissue. Doctors told the family she had damage to her stomach and colon. Necrotizing Fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection that spreads quickly in the body and can cause death, according to the CDC.
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