A Jacksonville man who has been battling with a flesh-eating bacteria for weeks said he believes he was discharged from the hospital early because he does not have insurance.

Nate Manor said he was discharged from Ascension St. Vincent’s in Riverside on Monday, following weeks of being in the hospital after being infected with flesh-eating bacteria.

“I’m in incredible pain, and I worry about it because it’s so extensive,” said Manor on Monday. “I worry about it getting infected. And then being in the hospital again. Being sick. Everything else.”

During that time, Manor said he was transferred between Ascension and UF Health in Gainesville, where there’s a burn unit that could handle his skin grafting needs. Manor showed News4JAX where he had skin removed from one leg and grafted onto th

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