Islamabad January 23 (Online): Both Jamie Dornan and his friend Gordon Smart were both hospitalised with the same symptoms during a recent vacation
\nJamie Dornan was hospitalised with heart attack-like symptoms caused by toxic caterpillars while on a recent trip to Portugal, his friend Gordon Smart has revealed. Smart had to be taken to the hospital after experiencing the same symptoms too while vacationing together at a golfing resort.<\/p>\n
Jamie Dornan was hospitalised with heart attack-like symptoms caused by toxic caterpillars while on a recent trip to Portugal (jamiedornan\/Instagram)
\nSmart recalled the ordeal on BBC\u2019s The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected podcast, claiming they initially thought they felt unwell because they had too many drinks the night before. However, they eventually learned that their health woes were caused by processionary caterpillars, known to be toxic.<\/p>\n
Smart recalled how, just a day into their vacation, he felt a \u201ctingling in his left hand and tickling in his left arm\u201d that made him think it was \u201cthe sign of the start of a heart attack.\u201d \u201cNow, I\u2019m a fairly healthy guy but once you start thinking, you\u2019re having a heart attack, you\u2019re pretty sure that you\u2019re convincing yourself that you are having one,\u201d he said.
\nSmart was rushed to the hospital and eventually discharged. He returned to the hotel to find Dornan sick this time. \u201cJamie said, \u2018Dear me. Gordon, about 20 minutes after you left, my left arm went numb, my left leg went numb, my right leg went numb, and I found myself in the back of an ambulance,’\u201d Smart recalled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, as he left the hospital, the paramedics asked them for a selfie, which is really what you want when you\u2019re being wheeled out of a hospital room,\u201d he said.
\nThe doctor called Smart the following week and revealed that toxic caterpillars may have caused their nightmare. \u201cAnd it turns out that there are caterpillars on golf courses in the south of Portugal that have been killing people\u2019s dogs and giving men in their 40s heart attacks,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt turns out we\u2019d brushed up against hairy processionary caterpillars and have been very lucky to come out of that one alive,\u201d he added. \u201cSo there\u2019s my story; the good news is it wasn\u2019t a caffeine overdose, it wasn\u2019t a hangover \u2014 it was a poisonous, toxic caterpillar.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad January 23 (Online): Both Jamie Dornan and his friend Gordon Smart were both hospitalised with the same symptoms during a recent vacation Jamie Dornan was hospitalised with heart attack-like symptoms caused by toxic caterpillars while on a recent trip to Portugal, his friend Gordon […]<\/p>\n
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