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MRSA free!
Started by SaraM |
Posted: November 8, 2009 at 03:46 | |
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In June of 2006, my husband came home with a spider bite. He went to the doctor's, who told him it looked like a staph infection, took a culture, and told him he had nothing to worry about. She gave him some cream, and that was that. We had no clue what a staph infection was, and we didn't take necessary precautions to stop it from spreading. It wasn't long, and I started getting boils too. The culture came back and verified that it was a "staph infection". No mention of MRSA. Time went by and we suffered with them continuously, in the worst of locations. I usually had no less than 2 or 3 at a given time. We found out in November of 2007, that I needed abdominal surgery, and I started doing research online about boils and staph infections. That's when I found out about MRSA. We went to another doctor, who confirmed that we did have it (on the skin, not in our nose), and prescribed us Bactrim and Bacroban nose cream. The boils went away for a short time and then came back. After trying several other antibiotics that only gave temporary relief, and having to prospone my surgery several times, I decided to take matters into my own hands in March of 2008. The following is what my husband and I both did over a two week time frame. I know it is tedious and a bit costly, but it's worked. We both requested another bout of antibiotics (Bactrim and rifampin). We started taking probiotics, vitamin c, aloe vera juice, and an ounce of Noni/Mangosteen/Goji/Acai juice (all of which, we got from our local health food store). We showered daily, using a routine of washing with Hibiclens soap for two days and Betadine on the third. We also stopped using hand soap, and started using liquid soap (germs live on the bars). Razors were changed after each use. When we got out of the shower, we sprayed ourselves with a 25/75 mixture of colloidal silver/drinking water. Every four days, we would wipe Germ-X over our entire body. We washed our clothes daily, including anything that was only on our bodies for a minute, in borox soap and whatever laundry detergent we used. We also bought all new white bath towells, washclothes and bed sheets, which were washed/bleached daily. Every three days, I went through the house and wiped everything we touched (sink/shower handles, toilet, door knobs, light switches, fridge/stove/cabinet handles, counter tops, tables, remote controls, cell phones, everything!) with Clorox antibacterial wipes. I also sprayed couches and carpets with Lysol Aerosol disinfectant spray. We also gave our house cats a bath in Betidine, incase they were carriers. Not to mention that we washed our hands CONSTANTLY, especially after touching any body part. I had surgery in June 2008, where I was cut from my ribcage, down. Since my surgeon knew I was a MRSA patient, I was treated with Vancomycin, just incase I hadn't gotten rid of it. I made it through with no complications, and I haven't seen a boil in this house since. 15423
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Re: MRSA free!
Reply #1 by SaraM |
Posted: December 23, 2009 at 20:39 | |
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Just bumping this back up, so that it may help someone else. 15902
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Re: MRSA free!
Reply #2 by postman |
Posted: December 24, 2009 at 02:17 | |
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confirmed "staph"??? and no MIC. 15906
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Re: MRSA free!
Reply #3 by SaraM |
Posted: December 24, 2009 at 18:27 | |
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Yes, it was confirmed Staph. We had several cultures taken. The first ones performed in 2006 on my husband were confirmed as "staph". When we went in to get checked for MRSA in 2007, after I found out about the surgery, we were confirmed for that as well. The last culture we had was in March of 2008, where they did the usual swabbing in the nose and on an active boil. It came back negative in our nose, but positive for staph/MRSA in the boil. They were literally testing us every month or so after they found out I needed an extensive surgery. They were trying to see which antibiotics the MRSA would respond to. We tried SEVERAL different kinds that was "supposed" to help, and although they did help temperarily, the boils would always come right back. 15916
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Re: MRSA free!
Reply #4 by SaraM |
Posted: December 27, 2009 at 14:05 | |
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Congratulations. I also beat MRSA. I have had no positive cultures since the end of 2007. 15922
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Re: MRSA free!
Reply #5 by SaraM |
Posted: December 27, 2009 at 19:12 | |
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I didn't post reply#4. But can the person who did share what steps they took to get rid of their MRSA??? 15923
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Re: MRSA free!
Reply #6 by Nancy R |
Posted: December 28, 2009 at 01:42 | |
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I'm sorry. I was the one who replied in #4. I had HA MRSA and after antibiotic therapy (zyvox, daptomycine and bactrim) and the removal of a dirty prosthetic hip, I was ultimately cured. I also changed my diet to include a liquid multivitamin, 5000 mg vitamin C, B-12, Oreganol for the fungal infection (thrush) and an improved diet of dark green leafy veggies, proteins, limited sugars and starches, fresh fruit juices and lots of sunlight (for vitamin D uptake). I also used whole milk and real butter. I was determined to infuse my messed up immune system and it worked. 15924
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