I was completely (1) UNAWARE they existed until l trod on one in the sea.
I can’t (2) EMPHAZISE enough how painful was!
The has a spike which gives you an (3) INJECTION of a (4) POISONOUS substance.
It’s not dangerous, but you begin to feel Extremely (5) UNCOMFORTABLE ,
and the pain just gets worse and worse.
Luckily there was a doctor on the beach - she was a (6) SURGEON at the
local hospital - and she told me what the best (7) TREATMENT was.
I had to bathe my foot in warm, salty water and then apply an
ammonia-based solution.
After my holiday, my foot still seemed to be a little infected, so my
local ALLERGY GP gave me a (8) PRESCRIPTION for antibiotics.
Unfortunately, it turned out I was (9) ALLERGIC to them, so I came out in
a red rash all over my body.
It was over a week before i had made a complete (10) RECOVERY .