Freaking out about having lake water pushed up my nose

[Anonymous]

I have terrible anxiety and against my better judgement, jumped feet first into a hot lake today and I could feel a ton of water go way up my nose. I’m freaking out that the brain eating amoebas that kill everyone whose brains they enter got in. I know it’s incredibly rare but I also feel like getting a lot of lake water pushed way up your nose is fairly uncommon. Help.

[Anonymous]

you are fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have terrible anxiety and against my better judgement, jumped feet first into a hot lake today and I could feel a ton of water go way up my nose. I’m freaking out that the brain eating amoebas that kill everyone whose brains they enter got in. I know it’s incredibly rare but I also feel like getting a lot of lake water pushed way up your nose is fairly uncommon. Help.

What lake was it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have terrible anxiety and against my better judgement, jumped feet first into a hot lake today and I could feel a ton of water go way up my nose. I’m freaking out that the brain eating amoebas that kill everyone whose brains they enter got in. I know it’s incredibly rare but I also feel like getting a lot of lake water pushed way up your nose is fairly uncommon. Help.

What lake was it?

A random lake in the Caribbean (not a typo, a lake on an island. I am positive it was freshwater).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have terrible anxiety and against my better judgement, jumped feet first into a hot lake today and I could feel a ton of water go way up my nose. I’m freaking out that the brain eating amoebas that kill everyone whose brains they enter got in. I know it’s incredibly rare but I also feel like getting a lot of lake water pushed way up your nose is fairly uncommon. Help.

What lake was it?

A random lake in the Caribbean (not a typo, a lake on an island. I am positive it was freshwater).

I don’t know much about lakes in the Caribbean. What color was the water?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have terrible anxiety and against my better judgement, jumped feet first into a hot lake today and I could feel a ton of water go way up my nose. I’m freaking out that the brain eating amoebas that kill everyone whose brains they enter got in. I know it’s incredibly rare but I also feel like getting a lot of lake water pushed way up your nose is fairly uncommon. Help.

What lake was it?

A random lake in the Caribbean (not a typo, a lake on an island. I am positive it was freshwater).

Which island? I wasn’t aware the Caribbean had lakes. Why wouldn’t you just swim in the Caribbean waters themselves?

[Anonymous]

They don't necessarily kill you, they may just eat their fill and then flush out your ear.

[Anonymous]

Was it brackish water?

[Anonymous]

I call troll. OP jumps into a hot lake with anxiety…in the Caribbean? What are we missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have terrible anxiety and against my better judgement, jumped feet first into a hot lake today and I could feel a ton of water go way up my nose. I’m freaking out that the brain eating amoebas that kill everyone whose brains they enter got in. I know it’s incredibly rare but I also feel like getting a lot of lake water pushed way up your nose is fairly uncommon. Help.

What lake was it?

A random lake in the Caribbean (not a typo, a lake on an island. I am positive it was freshwater).

Which island? I wasn’t aware the Caribbean had lakes. Why wouldn’t you just swim in the Caribbean waters themselves?

I’m in Puerto Rico. The resort we are staying at is on the beach but also has a lake.

[Anonymous]

It's fine OP. Statistically speaking, you probably have same chance as winning lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP jumps into a hot lake with anxiety…in the Caribbean? What are we missing?

OP here. I’m not a troll, I feel like an idiot. I didn’t want to go in but it looked like fun so I did and then regretted it instantly.

[Anonymous]

Good news, your nose is self-cleaning. So are your ears. You're fine.

[Anonymous]

OP. Well I won’t sugar coat, freshwater lake at 85F yeah could have tons of Naegleria fowleri. But guess what, it has almost no treatment and kills you fast. If you don’t have a crushing headache in two days, you are likely fine. But there is nothing to be done.

[Anonymous]

This happened to me in n Michigan and all day I thought I had delta. It’s anxiety.