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Posted by ladyk |
Last Reply August 31, 2010
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Started November 25, 2009 at 16:30 |
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Any posts which contain advertisements, posts which incite debate, and posts which are aimed toward making political points sure to ruffle feathers regardless of leaning – are not accepted on USA/Canada MRSA Discussion Forum, and will be deleted. These forums are for the support of MRSA sufferers, and are not advertisement, debate, nor political platforms. If you are inclined toward politics it is suggested you take it up with those who wear political hats, and not on these forums. With these very simple guidelines in mind… posters feel free to share your experiences with MRSA, its causes, effects, symptoms, treatments, prognosis, etc. This focus is to ensure the original intent for which these forums were created is maintained. If not for Rob… these forums would not be possible, and they would not have been in place when we all needed them. It is up to ALL of us to do our part to preserve the integrity of this forum. ladyk Forum Administration |
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Bad taste in mouth with MRSA
Posted by fishingcostarica |
Last Reply August 29, 2010
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Started January 19, 2008 at 21:19 |
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My wife is a nurse in a major hospital. She was told she has MRSA after surgery to open her sinuses. She has also had lung disease in the past. She washes her sinuses out twice a day with a pump and saline water. Now all the time she has a really bad taste in her mouth. It is very bad with a sweet taste. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS BAD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH? The Sunday after Christmas I took her into the emergency room. She had an outbreak on the end of one of her fingers. She was given an IV antibiotic. They said this was for all other staff infections but not for MRSA. She was told to watch her finger. If it didn’t get better it was MRSA. Two doctors and two nurses worked with her. Not one of them used precautions. We informed them at the start that she had MRSA. The hospitals in the US are very lax with this bug. There are other countries that now screen every person for MRSA before they are included in the general population. My hart goes out to everyone who has to deal with thi... read more |
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Recurrent MRSA while on Cubicin...Help!!
Posted by Nancy |
Last Reply August 29, 2010
at 21:06
Started September 21, 2009 at 21:04 |
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Hi, My problems started in April when I needed a hysterectomy. I thought I was healed and in June I noticed a huge lump under my incision. I went back to my surgeon who told me to wait it out. Finally July 10th the surgeon put a small hole in me and it started to drain. He thought it was a seroma (fluid filled sac) which sometimes happens after surgery. He sent me to the wound center. I went 4 days after it started draining and they tested me for MRSA. Of course it came back positive, the wound center Dr's made no big deal of it and game me some genamycin to put on it and told me to wash with hibiclens. The next week they gave me 7 days of Bactrim and Bactroban for my nose, underarms, groin, under breasts. I got another small bump on my private area I told the Dr. and he blew it off so I went to the gynecologist and she gave me more Bactrim. The next week I started getting small red hot bumps all over my abdomen 10 more days on Bactrim I asked for a referral to an Infectio... read more |
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Treatment timeline
Posted by mrod424 |
Last Reply August 28, 2010
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Started August 21, 2010 at 18:23 |
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I would like to hear how long your doctors let the MRSA progress before being more assertive with treatment. My sores started last Saturday around incisions from arthroscopic knee surgery. My Monday, they were about the size of a dime. I saw a PA at the surgeon's office and he sutured one of the incisions because of swelling. He gave me nothing for the infection. I had a 3 day course of Keflex right after surgery (8/9/10). By Wednesday, the sores were as big as quarters and I saw the surgeon. His nurse said it looked like MRSA but the doc wouldn't commit. They drug their feet on a referral to an ID specialist. So I went to the ER in hopes of a faster referral. The ER doc said MRSA, and gave me bactrim and really minimized the severity. I am immune compromised with sjogren's, possible lupus (speckled patteren ANA), and I have had MRSA two years ago. I was on IV for 5 days in the hospital and 30 days outpatient. The next day I saw my GP and he tho... read more |
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MRSA-specific cleaning questions
Posted by Ben |
Last Reply August 28, 2010
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Started August 23, 2010 at 09:06 |
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Forgive me if this is a repeated topic...I searched and didn't find much. I'm wondering about certain cleaning methods that I'm not familiar with. I'm a bachelor, and consider myself to be of average cleanliness. But disinfecting furniture? Disinfecting carpet? Some of these things are over my head, so please be patient with me. An added wrinkle is that I have eczema, so any natural, non-chem products or substances you can suggest are appreciated. I'm curious as to how to "disinfect" furniture and carpets. Do you spray stuff on and let it dry? Are you steam cleaning? Obviously I can't use my bleach water, but I'm not optimistic that benzyl peroxide or vinegar will work. Peroxide isn't good for eczema, anyway. I thought that leaving something damp encourages bacteria, so I'm confused as to the spray on method. I also use a shop vac for corners and baseboards, but I'm concerned about the out- vent of the unit....it blows out the back while runni... read more |
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MRSA and Hypothyroidism
Posted by Albert G |
Last Reply August 27, 2010
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Started August 25, 2010 at 23:58 |
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About 2 years ago I had a nasty MRSA infection. Life threatening and at a minimum feared losing my leg. Fortunately I knew something was wrong and life and limb are still there. However, about 2 years later I now have hypothyroidism (hashimoto's disease). Wondering if the thyroid/autoimmune problems could be related to the previous MRSA infection? |
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Allergic reactions
Posted by mrod424 |
Last Reply August 27, 2010
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Started August 26, 2010 at 19:04 |
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I am immune compromised with Sjogrens and Lupus. I had arthroscopic surgery and developed MRSA 6 days post-op. I have a hard time finding a doctor to take my case. The surgeon denied it was infection. I have been to the ER 3 times .. all saying MRSA. The first one gave me Bactrim. I took one dose and itched ... the second dose hives all over. GP took me off Bactrim and increased a daily dose of doxycycline i had been taking for my facial rash of 40 mg. He increased it to 100 mg twice a day. The infections worsened and returned to ER, he gave me an IV of vancomycin. Got a headache but that was all. Treated with a Vicodin, which did nothing. Then given morphine/phenergan and again did nothing. Didn't even make me drowsy. Saw and IDD on Tuesday and he said MRSA and a 15 day regiment of Vanc and a PICC line. The first infusion of Vanc caused a headache again. The within 10 minutes, I started a red flush up my neck and onto my face. Then began wh... read more |
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recurrent mrsa in the ears
Posted by dawn |
Last Reply August 27, 2010
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Started November 17, 2007 at 05:42 |
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I am looking for feedback from others who have experienced mrsa in the ears. My son has had recurrent ear infections since 6 months old. he has had 2 put in twice and the infections became more frequent and ferocious after the second set. I think he got the mrsa at the hospital when they did the tube procedure. He suffered for 10 months until during a 3rd tube procedure a sterile culture showed it was mrsa. he saw pediatric infectious disease doctors and was treated with the bactriban in the nose, bactrim- failed, zyvox- failed and finally the rafampin seemed to work. We had to have nasal swabs to test for the mrsa which were negative for the family even though my son had ooze coming from the ear. We had to take clorox baths, use phizohex soap and scour the house. I thought he was doing well but has now had 2 more infections in the past 5 weeks but a culture can not be done since the fluid is in the middle ear. I have again seen the ent who finally stated that they have done everyth... read more |
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In my sinuses?
Posted by StellaBlue |
Last Reply August 26, 2010
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Started July 17, 2010 at 20:58 |
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Hi everyone, I'll make my long story short. I'm in my early 30's and have suffered with allergies/chronic sinusitis my whole life. I had balloon sinus surgery on June 25h, which went well. A few days post-op, my ENT told me that they cultured a "mass" (basically, a big blob of snot) from my maxillary sinus, which was "staph". He didn't SAY MRSA. I was already on routine post-op Augmentin. After I completed the AUgmentin, a felt great for a few days and then started to develop an infection. Went back to ENT, he cultured both nasal passages and put me on Avelox for ten days. He told me that I may be "colonized", and the next step would be nebulized antibiotics. I see him monday to find out what the culture said. Would he have told me that the original culture was MRSA staph? Could I have gotten MRSA during the surgery? I am sooos scared, but I really feel that this is MRSA. HELP! |
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Is this mrsa
Posted by Danielle |
Last Reply August 26, 2010
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Started August 24, 2010 at 21:12 |
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I am very concerned my son had what appeared to be a pimple on left area of his face above his temple area. He popped it and a day later is was bigger sohe popped it again and within a day it was the a red swollen area the size of a half dollar and just to slighty touch it produced ooze whitish/yellowish. I told him to leave it alone cleaned it with peroxide (thinking it is an infected pimple) and then put some neosporin on it and told him when he got a shower to wash his face with the clearasil facewash. The next day when I got home from work it was worse his face was becoming swollen and the area under his left eye was all puffy and the thing was justing oozing i was trying just to clean his hair away from the area because it was getting matted in the ooze. Any it hurt him badly just to wipe around the area. so last night i look online for severely infected pimples to see what I could do. Then it sounded more like a boil from what i was reading and this said t put warm compr... read more |
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15 month old with MRSA
Posted by kristina |
Last Reply August 25, 2010
at 04:00
Started August 24, 2010 at 19:48 |
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Hello! My 15 month old daughter was diagnosed with MRSA last week. She had a "cut" on her leg that was hard and very painful for her. Dr took a culture and it tested positve for MRSA. They have given her an antibiotic for 10 days (apparently this medicine was tested in her culture and worked). I am worried about it getting to other parts of her body or even of it returning again. Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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MRSA on my face!
Posted by Cindy Hughes |
Last Reply August 25, 2010
Started December 9, 2005 at 18:33 |
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Reply #3 by Cindy Hughes Posted: December 8, 2005 at 22:37 My MRSA boils keep coming back in different places. This time it is in my hairline on my face above my ear and to the left of my eyebrow. My left eye is really swollen and down the ear and into the neck area. I've been out of work since July and do not have any insurance or a doctor. So, I don't have enough $$ or time to put up with the Dr.s that don't believe me, and only cause mutation before they culture, and the anti-biotics they perscribe don't work anyway,(Sound familiear?) so I started using the Oregeno Oil that I had from Young Living Essential Oils on the top of the really swollen places. The actual ulcer has exploded and is draining slowly, and I found 2 Cipro that I took. So, what now? I'm sure it is being active in m,y sinusis and nose? Summer of 2004, I was hopitalized and almost lost my hand, and had a pic with IV antibiotics for 2 weeks after release. It was paid for with my insurance from my work... read more |
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Compensation Greed
Posted by Peter Lewis |
Last Reply August 24, 2010
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Started August 24, 2010 at 12:03 |
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Recently reading about the kitty Cope saga and her large payout it sent out alarm bells about the crazy compensation culture that has gripped the UK. A friend of my mothers also living in South Wales had a hip operation that resulted in a very severe case of MRSA infection. So severe was her condition that she remained in hospital for over three months and it was deemed neccessary to call the priest to give her comfort with staff believing she was on deaths door. Thankfully she did pull through but has undergone another hip operation which still leaves her in some discomfort. She is not the same age as Kitty Cope but has reached retirement age and the thought of any redress from the hospital was the last thing on her mind. I myself was born in the early 1960s when the thought of where there's blame there's a claim was almost unheard of. I participate in active sports events on a regular basis and did hurt myself badly some years ago. Did i claim ? Certainly not.... read more |
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Garlic and staph
Posted by Bob Anderson |
Last Reply August 23, 2010
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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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A few colonization questions.
Posted by John |
Last Reply August 23, 2010
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Started June 5, 2010 at 19:46 |
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This week I was hospitalized for a MRSA infection. My nose tested negative. 1.So, can I have gotten an infection and beat it with antibiotics and NOT be a carrier? 2. If it is on the skin and not in the nose is it possible to eradicate it from the skin for good? 3. If it is so tenacious to get rid of from skin why does proper hand washing help? Thanks for your help! |
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MRSA in child, no more symptoms
Posted by Momasita |
Last Reply August 22, 2010
at 04:49
Started August 19, 2010 at 17:10 |
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My child had an ear infection that was not clearing up with Floxin, so our Doctor swabbed her ear and the culture came back positive for MRSA. We changed antibiotics and the ear infection cleared right away. We went back and they swabbed her nose. The culture came back positive for MRSA. We are now putting Mupirocin in her nose. She has no symptoms. No rash. No fever. She has now missed two weeks of school, and because of the second culture from her nose coming back positive can't go back even though her ear infection is cleared. I'm waiting on a call back from an infectious disease doctor that I am told is VERY busy. I'm told there is a LONG wait for an appointment. In the mean time I have been reading online about people being "carriers" indefinitely! Others say that they had to go into the hospital! I'm freaking out that she may be a carrier forever. Does this mean that she’ll never be able to go to school again?? |
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Allicin and garlic water kill staph
Posted by Bob Anderson |
Last Reply August 21, 2010
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Started January 12, 2010 at 17:19 |
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Allicin and garlic water kill staph. The compound in garlic most responsible for killing staph is diallyl thiosulfinate or allicin as it is popularly called, a volatile compound with a half-life of about 16 hours in air that forms when garlic is crushed. The experts tell me that highly volatile sulfenic acids form instantly as soon as the garlic is crushed and some immediately breaks down into allicin and then the sulfenic acids break down into allicin and other compounds at a steady rate but with unexplained thirty second surges in allicin formation every six minutes and fifteen seconds, approximately. By letting the crushed garlic set for fifteen minutes or an hour, we allow more allicin to form and increase the effectiveness of the garlic. As allicin breaks down, it deteriorates into several oily polysulfide compounds, the smelliest one of which is allyl mercaptan, which causes garlic odor but mercaptan doesn’t have any antibiotic properties. Adding allicin to wa... read more |
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MERSA @ Cleveland Clinic
Posted by Ken W. |
Last Reply August 20, 2010
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Started August 16, 2010 |
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On June 29th 2010 I had surgery for GERD, and contracted MERSA from the surgery staff and the 4" incision from my ribs to my belly button was swelled up an inch high and 4" long. I was told on July 3rd that it was normal and the swelling will go away. I was released on the 4th and I asked if I should have antibiotics for the swelling and the nurses got upset with me and told me again that it was normal. I called Dr.Rices nurse the next day and she again told me to wait it out, "Its Normal".On July 6th I was walking in my yard and my incision bursted and shot out about 16" with a surgical sponge sticking to my sweatpants that came from the wound.I then called Dr Rices nurse again and she told me to either to come in then or go to the nearest ER. I went to Aultman ER in Canton,Ohio and the ER doctor squeezed out about 6 more ounces of infection fron the wound, and perscribed me Bactrim DS. The next day it swelled up again and I called Dr Rices nurse again. She told me to be there by... read more |
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Surgery from He_ _
Posted by Ken W |
Last Reply August 20, 2010
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Started August 20, 2010 at 01:04 |
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I have MERSA also. I had GERD surgery @ Cleveland Clinic on June 29th 2010 and on the 3rd of july my incision was swelled and very painful. I asked a nurse if I shouldn't have some anti-biotics or something since it seems infected. I was told it looks normal and I shouldn't worry. While I layed in the hospital, I asked for my bed sheets to be changed several times since they were soaked from sweat from breaking a fever, the nurses neglected to change them. I was released on Sunday July 4th and I walked around here in dire pain. On July 5th, I called Dr. Rices nurse and I was told again that I shouldn't worry, it was normal for a major surgery like I had. About noon on July 6th I was walking across my yard without a shirt on and my wound bursted and it squirted out about 15-16" and a surgical sponge landed on my sweat pants and stuck there.I again called Dr Rices nurse and she told me to go directly to my nearest emergency room. I then went to Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio The ER ... read more |
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MRSA in Bones/Joints
Posted by Faith Campbell |
Last Reply August 20, 2010
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Started August 24, 2009 at 21:00 |
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I have Stage 3A lung cancer. I have had Chemo, surgery to remove 12 lyme nodes and half my left lung. Since all this my left shoulder has had pain almost constant, and is limited in use (I'm left handed) So I have started to learn to be right handed, which is real hard, I'm 63 years old. They say it is Frozen Shoulder, and have me going to therpy twice a week, have gain some movement, but the pain is unreal. A friend of mine thinks it maybe MRSA and thinks I should get checked for MRSA. Is it possible to have MRSA in the joints and bones without sores? Please help me. Thanks. |
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