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Amie Just: The story behind Peyton Robb’s gnarly leg scars shows wrestler’s strength, courage

By Amie Just
To the untrained eye, Peyton Robb had a hockey-puck-sized, purple-hued, slightly raised bruise on his left shin that had developed black spots.
Gnarly, sure. But life-threatening?
“F***,” an orthopedic surgeon at Bryan East Campus muttered after seeing Robb’s leg.
He had never seen necrotizing fasciitis with his own two eyes, but he knew how deadly it was — hence the departure from standard bedside manner. He needed to secure the next bed in the hospital’s operating room.
Immediately.
Robb’s a wrestler. A two-time All-American at that. Bruises happen, as do nicks, cuts and bloody teeth. His adrenaline rushes while competing, so sometimes he doesn’t notice the aftereffects of a hard hit until much later.
But this wasn’t a bruise, and those black spots weren’t blisters. They were remnants of dead tissue — a sign that Robb’s infection with the flesh-eating strep bacteria had progressed into a later stage. … rest of story … Journalstar.com/huskers/wrestling/amie-just-the-story-behind-peyton-robbs-gnarly-leg-scars-shows-wrestlers-strength-courage

June 13, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized