Sarah Sutton from Market Harborough went on holiday to the Greek island of Kos. She was paddling in the sea on one of the island's blue flag beaches, when suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her foot. She thought that she'd stood on a large shard of glass, but when she sat down to have a look, there was nothing there. ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Leicester's Tony Wadsworth had a chat to Sarah to find out more about her holiday misadventure…
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Sarah's foot was rapidly becoming numb and the feeling started moving up her leg. She and her husband, Dick, left the beach and returned to the hotel where they were staying, and Dick called a doctor. While he was away, Sarah looked in the 'Rough Guide to the Dodecanese and East Aegean' that she'd borrowed from Market Harborough library, to see if it had any explanation for her pain.
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It said that whilst cases are rare, there is the possibility of being stung by a weever fish, which causes pain and numbness, and – if left untreated – paralysis. The book then advised putting your foot in very hot water to break down the toxins in the poison, which would lessen the pain and reduce the chance of becoming paralysed. Sarah followed the advice and fifteen minutes later her foot and leg were starting to feel better. The doctor arrived shortly afterwards and when she told him what she'd done, he hadn't even heard of the simple remedy! He did give her three injections and some antibiotics, but it goes to show that it's worth doing things by the book! | 
