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mrsa in the lung
Started by debbie |
Posted: January 6, 2010 at 22:34 | |
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around dec. 9th, i took my mother to the doctor and she was very congested. the doctor ordered some blood work and come to find out her oxygen in her blood was very low. this was on a wed. the doctor ordered for oxygen to be brought out to the house for her to use at home. i had to work on thursday and friday and i am a nurse so i work 12 hour shifts. i kept in touch with my mother-in-law who sat with my mom while i worked and the medical supply place never brought 0xygen out to my house on thursday or friday. so, on saturday morning i was off work and i went into the bedroom to check on my mom and she was gurgling in her on phelgm and unresponsive. it scared me to death! i yelled at my husband to call 911 and they came and rushed her to the hospital. she was on the ventilator for about a day. they done a sputm test and it came back positive for mrsa. she was on i.v. vancomyacin for about 5 days, then took zyvox (antibiotic) for a few more days in the hospital. they did another sputum test before taking her off zyvox and tested negative at that time. she was sent home after staying in the hospital for about 12 days. she followed up with her primary care doctor after about a week and he didn't check her for mrsa because he said she would test positive. now i was confused. but anyway that has been a week ago since she went to the primary care doctor and she is so confused, unstable on her feet, and very weak. i have been on fmla from work every since the paramedics rushed her to the hospital. i am afraid to leave her because she isn't getting her strength back, and the doctors arent' helping to be honest. my mom is 62 years old has copd and was on breathing treatments. she has had a history of mrsa in her urine. i don't know if she got this germ from me since i am a health care worker or not,but i try to keep good hand washing habits. i keep thinking she got it from the nebulizer through me somehow but anyway if someone has advice it would be much appreciated. thanks. 16017
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Re: mrsa in the lung
Reply #1 by Lois |
Posted: January 8, 2010 at 04:07 | |
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There is no mention of your mom having an Infectious Disease Doctor. If she doesn't have one, get one ASAP! What matters right now is that she gets the proper treatment for the MRSA. Good luck! Lois 16027
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Re: mrsa in the lung
Reply #2 by Bob |
Posted: January 8, 2010 at 17:52 | |
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I am not a doctor and cannot practice medicine or give any medical advice, only a doctor can do that. All I can do is discuss the folk and herbal uses of garlic (I am considered to be a very knowledgeable lay person when it comes to garlic because of my past association with several well-known experts on garlic.) in its various preparations and let the person and his/her physician decide what to do, if anything. In 1936 there was a published study done that showed the fumes from crushed raw garlic could kill all bacteria that were present, including staph, out to eight inches away from the crushed raw clove over a four hour period. That implies that if a person with staph in the lungs would breathe the fumes from crushed raw garlic that the fumes might be expected to kill the staph germs wherever they encounter them in the nose mouth, throat, windpipe and lungs if they could breathe in abundant fumes for a long enough period of time. Only healthy, NON-IRRADIATED garlic will work, irradiated garlic will not work - irradiated garlic has no health benefits because the ratiation kills the plant and the enzyme, allinase, that triggers the whole process. The way to tell whether garlic has been irradiated is to cut a clove in two, vertically and closely examine the slices. Healthy centers of garlic cloves have creamy to light green folded leaves (epicotyl)inside but irradiated garlic has only an empty brown spot as the plant is dead - that's why it doesn't sprout. Hope you find this information helpful. 16031
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