Austin man describes excruciating monkeypox symptoms, difficulty getting treatment

 

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Texas man describes excruciating monkeypox symptoms, difficulty getting treatment (kxan.com)    "AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man said the pain caused by monkeypox was so excruciating, he had to reach out to a crisis line for mental health support. On a scale of one to 10, he said the pain was a 10.

"The man, who did not want his identity used for medical privacy purposes, said he was exposed to someone with monkeypox earlier this month. He reached out to Austin Public Health for help after the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

“ 'I was able to actually get vaccinated because I had a known exposure,” he said.

"While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people with known exposure get vaccinated — because it may reduce or prevent symptoms — it came too late in this case. The Austin man said a couple days later he was running a fever, and a few days after that, the lesions started.

“ 'That Sunday I started to get a small spot on my hand, and I started to just like monitor it,” he said. “And then it became clear on the 12th that I had monkeypox. I had really bad rectal pain. Where, you know, I wasn’t able to sleep. I was in constant pain and constant pressure. And then I ended up going to the ER to try to get some relief.”

"That’s when he started to hit roadblocks. ". . .