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Swimming on outgoing tide at Woodneck Beach in Sippewissett MA led to a 2 year ordeal with a superbug in Sinus and ears.

Little Sippewissett Marsh is an idyllic landscape bordered by old New England Cape Homes. Unfortunately, many of these homes have leaking septic systems creating a petrie dish for bacteria during the summer months in this shallow marsh.

During a lull in wind and waves, I decided to go for a swim offshore during an outgoing tide, I got way more then I bargained. Two days later I had a 104 degree fever, five days later I had a Peritonsillar Abscess and ear canals clouded up. Following intensive two weeks of antibiotics, which did little to solve the problem, I have used Chinese herbs and diet to rid myself of the organisms that got inside.

Following research, it is apparent this marsh is a melting pot or organisms that happily mingle in the still warm waters during the summer months. Sometimes there are signs indicating elevated warning levels. The day I ventured into the water there was not.