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Disclaimer - I am not responsible
Posted by Bob Anderson |
Last Reply May 19, 2012
at 19:58
Started May 17, 2012 at 16:53 |
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Disclaimer - I am not responsible for any burns or any other health issues that occur to people who do not follow the procedures outlined in my posts about using garlic water. The use of garlic in treating MRSA is a new area of study with no formal research and is in the realm of herbal medicine and each person who decides on their own to use it must understand that. It is not a thoroughly researched field of study because those most qualified to do the research refuse to do it beause it could their cash flow if people wanted to try it rather than their expensive medications. We are all on our own here, friends. Different people have different susceptibility to being burned by the exposure to the sun or other things and those who are more susceptible simply need to be cautious about exposure. Most people can be very susceptible to any direct exposure to the allicin in crushed raw garlic (crg) and so all need to be aware that it can burn so everyone needs to dilute the cr... read more |
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Vaginal MRSA
Posted by Megan |
Last Reply May 19, 2012
at 16:19
Started February 6, 2011 at 14:04 |
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I have been dealing with vaginal MRSA for 5 months. I have had MRSA on my scalp, breast and in my vagina this past year. I am currently on Dox. and the infection is not going away. I had an immunoglobin panel done it I-gG came back low and I-gM also came back low. I am tired of the medical profession. I want the MRSA gone and want help. My ID doctor did not even re culture my vagina my urologist did. Who should I see, Why can't I just get vancomycin by IV and get it out of me? My blood work is low however not out of range. What could an immunologist do? I am sick of being sick. |
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Scared of my MRSA
Posted by Elizabeth |
Last Reply May 17, 2012
at 04:23
Started June 28, 2011 at 04:21 |
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My first “outbreak” of MRSA was in the form of a golf ball sized abscess on my inner thigh in 2005. After the lancing and finishing the antibiotics, I thought I was "cured" and didn't think twice about what I had just experienced. However, I was living with my parents a few weeks later when my father was hospitalized for having a staph infection after he got in a bike accident. I have wondered if I was the cause of his infection since I was just diagnosed with MRSA. For the next couple of years, I broke out in abscesses that had to be lanced every 3 to 6 months. Usually it was a single abscess that would quickly heal. The doctors would put me on antibiotics to "kill" the MRSA. Unfortunately, in each progressive year I have had more outbreaks of abscesses throughout my body. I can't remember most of the names of the antibiotics that I have been on because for some outbreaks I am on four different ones at a time. But since last year, I have always been put on Bactrim for each outbreak... read more |
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Never apply raw garlic direct to skin
Posted by Bob Anderson |
Last Reply May 17, 2012
at 04:09
Started May 17, 2012 at 04:09 |
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Never apply crushed raw garlic direct to skin with diluting it as it can cause a burn. While I have said this many times in this forum I want to emphasize it because a few people have done so and left it on for a while and it has resulted in second degree burns, which may be relatively minor but can still be painful like a bad sunburn, especially if you have sensitive skin. Garlic can be very helpful but its benefits can be overshadowed by an unpleasant burn. Many people in this forum have reported cures using garlic water and the key word here is water. It doesn't burn when diluted. A few people have reported burns when applying it diretly to the skin without diluting it in water. I urge everyone to dilute it and avoid any unpleasant burns. It is my intention to help desperate people find relief but that can be made difficult if the garlic is apply direct without diluting in water. I urge in the strongest possible words everyone who uses it to dilute it in water ... read more |
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Garlic and staph
Posted by Bob Anderson |
Last Reply May 17, 2012
at 03:45
Started January 11, 2010 at 21:32 |
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This first post will take four intstallments. It's hard to know where to start so I think I will start with the most basic information, make a few bold statements and then back up those statements with supporting studies and statements from research scientists. Crushed raw non-irradiated garlic kills staph; all staph, including MRSA and what's more, staph cannot become immune to crushed raw garlic like it has the pharmaceutical antibiotics. That's a pretty bold statement but you will soon understand why it is so. Freshly crushed raw garlic kills all or almost all harmful bacteria, including staph, on contact. One study (Walton, Herbold&Lendegren 1936-1938 - Journal of Food Science) even showed that the vapors alone from nearby crushed raw garlic killed all bacteria, including staph, out to 8" away just from the fumes. Numerous other studies, such as Abdou et al., 1972 have confirmed that crushed raw garlic kills staph on contact. I can cite many other studies showing ... read more |
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MRSA IN MY LUNGS
Posted by Steve R |
Last Reply May 17, 2012
Started December 3, 2009 at 12:42 |
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I had a real unusual bout with MRSA in my lung. I have not been in the hospital and was in general great health. I had some pain in my shoulder blade and just happened to be at a regular doctor appointment. I asked my doctor about the pain and he checked me and could not make the pain through moving my body. He said he thought it was a pulled muscle and told me to go to the ER as a precaution. He said it was going to be the most expensive pulled muscle diagonoses. After a Cat Scan I was told I had two masses in my lungs. I was told they were going to need to take a wedge out of my lung or basically remove a third of my lung. I was put on antibotics and had to wait almost 30 days before they went into my lung through my mouth to sample these masses. I was told for almost 30 days that they thought it could be cancer. After the test it was confirmed that I had MRSA IN MY LUNGS. I was treated with antibotics and they went away. I have never felt the same since. Many of the same symptoms... read more |
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MRSA positive 16 month old
Posted by Krystal |
Last Reply May 16, 2012
at 13:57
Started March 26, 2011 at 03:07 |
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I am trying not to freak out, but My son had a HUGE breakout in his diaper area, and it tested positive for MRSA... He is on bactrim (sp) and an topical ointment... So far so good... It has responded well... Its been three days and its pretty much gone, but it still tested positive for MRSA, so what do I need to know. I know I need to continue with the medication the FULL 10 days, but how likely is it it WILL or WONT come back? What do i need to look for... He is my baby and I am freaking out a LOT! Thanks in advanced... |
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Long Term Effects of HA-MRSA
Posted by David |
Last Reply May 15, 2012
at 19:11
Started October 16, 2010 |
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Hello All, The purpose of this post is two-fold: (1) to provide a brief background on my personal long term struggle with undiagnosed HA-MRSA (3 years+), and (2) ask whether anyone has suffered through such a long infection and been able to recover their energy, etc. following the infection? Background I have had multiple sinus surgeries for chronic infection (pan-sinusitus). The best medical estimates is that I contracted HA-MRSA (hereafter MRSA) during surger in Houston during July, 2007. The diagnoses was not made until Sept 20, 2010 when a competent doctor swabbed and clultured the persistant infectious material in my sinus. During that time I had not experienced any external boils or classic symptoms, etc., but instead experienced sever sinus pain and a slow and near complete decline in energy to the point of near disability. During the 3 year period I had gone from a healthy, fit, runner, attorney, pilot to someone who could barely get out of bed. I was li... read more |
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MRSA FROM HAIRCUTS
Posted by Steve |
Last Reply May 15, 2012
Started August 15, 2005 at 03:35 |
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Hello all, Last year I contracted MRSA from a haircut in which I was cut by the barber and then developed a massive MRSA infection. Has anybody had the same experience or can point me to articles on the same? you can contact me at yensid@breakthru.com Please help Steve |
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osteomyelitis
Posted by Jana |
Last Reply May 14, 2012
at 22:40
Started May 14, 2012 at 20:13 |
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My boyfriend has contacted MRSA after foot surgury and is now in bones of 2 toes. He lost 2 toes a couple years ago to MRSA. The docs in hosp are suggesting having foot amputated above ankle. He refuses opting for 2 months of IV antibiotics and staying in hosp off foot. Doctors are saying this could kill him. Any successses with this? This is all new to me and i'm scared. |
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gram positive cocci
Posted by john |
Last Reply May 14, 2012
at 07:48
Started August 31, 2007 at 01:04 |
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looking for help,been on clindymissin iv for 5 days,no help.have infection on my shoulders,spread to my calfs.been taking lots of garlic tabs,turmeric,and an asssortment of immune building holistic stuff.its like crocidile skin,it drys ,flakes,cracks.tried different moisterizers,aloe gel,derma e,very short time releif.colloidial silver provides the best but short time releif.not sure what this gram positive cocci is as i thought i had mrsa befor lab results.i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies.lots of iv patients in hospital.terrible.any help would be gladly excepted.paddycake77@hotmail.com |
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Is it okay to breastfeed if you have/ had mrsa
Posted by blue mom |
Last Reply May 13, 2012
at 16:57
Started May 13, 2012 at 16:57 |
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i never stopped breastfeeding my baby. both the ER Physician Assistant that saw me and her ped thought there is no problem. i read somewhere that mrsa can be found in milk! but antibodies is the reason why we breastfeed. i assume that my body must have created something against it? also, is there any connection between Candida diaper rash and mrsa? this was our first issue before this whole mrsa developed. i asked the dr if it could be mrsa, but she didn't think so. she didn't do a swab or anything. it has been 3 months of nystatin cream for candida. it helps, but it keeps happening... then again the baby is still in diapers... i don't think Candida lasted this long with my other kids when they were in diapers. i think we either got this mrsa through a cream sample i stupidly put on a leg "pimple" i burst. or could it be from this diaper rash? |
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My dog might have MRSA!
Posted by abcdeb |
Last Reply May 13, 2012
at 16:29
Started May 1, 2010 |
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Yikes! One of my dogs may have MRSA! He has a sore that he scratched so hard, he drew blood (which is how I discovered it). Vet shaved it, and it looks like a lesion (actually, two). It’s obviously quite itchy. Given my “family history”, we have a prescription for Erythromycin, which is what they gave one of the other dogs six months ago (who did not have MRSA, but a negative coagulant infection). They wanted to give me the same drug since it worked before, even though I realize that MRSA can be resistant. They did a culture and sensitivity (see, I learned from you all!), but we won’t have the results for five to seven working days, and it’s Friday night now. Vet said it could be other things, also. OK, so of course, I’m freaking out. I don’t have it….yet….and I pray I don’t get it, but I’m guessing that I may, since I didn’t know he had it! So….if it is (worst case scenario, I suppose), that means that either I’m a carrier (I’ve been infection free for about 6 months a... read more |
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how do i clean beds, sofa?
Posted by blue mom |
Last Reply May 13, 2012
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Started May 13, 2012 at 15:58 |
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how and with what do i clean beds, sofa, pillows now non mrsa positive people? i got mrsa in march, my boy confirmed mrsa in april. i assume by now we must all be infected or carriers. all i see is bacteria and sitting on these, especially with a baby, is driving me insane. |
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RE. 20836
Posted by Lana |
Last Reply May 13, 2012
at 13:51
Started May 11, 2012 at 01:07 |
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I am sorry, I posted my question as a reply to #16443. Does any one out there know anything about what I wrote? Please? Anything? |
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MRSA after an hysterectomy
Posted by Frost |
Last Reply May 13, 2012
at 01:15
Started August 30, 2006 at 19:43 |
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Curious to know if anyone else has contracted MRSA after a hysterectomy? March 2006 I had an abdominal hysterectomy. Within a few weeks the incision was red and inflamed.( Doctor wanted to watch it) By April I was taken back into the operation room to clean the wound. I woke with a wound vac and home nursing for the next month and a half. Being Debrided at home and in the ER. Then with a chemical debridment. The dressing needing changed twice a day. Home nurses came three times a week. My partner had to learn how to do this. After the wound vac the wound was left open. And packed. They tried everything from I think they called it dakins solution, silver dressing's to a chemical debridment spray. It still wasn't healing. Each week I would go see the Doctor, most of the time he would not even glance at it. We got to where we would take pictures to try and make him look at it. This went on till June 1. I became extremely sick, running a fever, freezing to death and was taken to t... read more |
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Chemo, pneumonia, MRSA
Posted by Roxanne |
Last Reply May 12, 2012
at 21:51
Started June 6, 2011 at 23:28 |
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My father-in-law walked into a Wisconsin hospital last week with oxygen levels in the 70s, was admitted and diagnosed with pneumonia . He was admitted to ICU a few days later after he fell during the night. Now they are telling us that he has MRSA (1 of the 6 superbugs) after they had put him in a medically induced coma and gave him a drug to paralyze him. The doctors are blaming his critical condition on the chemo drugs still left in his system from a month ago. Now they are saying that they don’t think he is going to make it. Please if anyone has any info or suggestions on what we could do we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. |
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how to make garlic water and other questions
Posted by blue mom |
Last Reply May 12, 2012
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Started May 12, 2012 at 16:51 |
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i have many questions and will post more about us as soon as i can. mainly i need to know how to make the solution and how much to use. how much non irradiated garlic to a quart of water? how often can i use it? can it be used on people that have eczema? how long will it keep? store on the fridge? can i use it to clean the shower and or through out the house? i have the same questions for all natural remedies like grapefruit seed extract. |
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dentist
Posted by abcdeb |
Last Reply May 12, 2012
at 11:42
Started March 17, 2010 at 20:42 |
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Good afternoon, everyone! I need opinions!! I have to have some major dental work done next week – unfortunately it will involve bleeding! I know that any time there’s a break in the skin, we’re at risk for bacterial infections. I used to take antibiotics before the dentist because of my mitral valve prolapse, but the regulations have changed and I no longer do so. I even called my cardiologist for antibiotics, but he said I don’t need them and wouldn’t give me any. Anyway, I’m very worried about getting another skin or some kind of mouth infection because of the dental work. Could I rinse with garlic afterwards (the raw garlic diluted in water)? Would that do anything? For how long would I rinse? Does the garlic in the jar (the minced garlic) have the same properties as the crushed, raw garlic? I know I’m worried about something that hasn’t happened (and may not happen), but I’ve been feeling really great lately and would hate to have something happen because of going t... read more |
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the crg was too painful
Posted by Lauren |
Last Reply May 11, 2012
at 23:52
Started May 11, 2012 at 20:09 |
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so, this is my first post and i'm not known for my consolidating skills - but, like many of the entries i've read on this forum, i am simply at a loss when it comes to what i should do - any advice will be of appreciation - i have had mrsa since 2005 - i also have an eating disorder which i have struggled with since age 15 - i'm now 31 - this is by no means meant to be some "sob story" common sense simply tells me that chronic malnourishment and a weakened immune system are factors that affect my mrsa - i first had boils under the arm pits, then stomach, and within the past couple of years my face - however, i do not - have not - and do not see myself having any medical insurance - and the people, who have bent over backwards to help me, have been trying to (sounds dramatic..but) save my life in relation to the eating disorder and the mrsa has taken a back seat to that - i realize many people/doctors are uninformed when it comes to mrsa - and when absence... read more |
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