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April 1, 2008, 12:52 am PDT
 Quote From: ginger_rae I have also been told I have (had) MRSA . I went to the doc. with what I thought was a bite from some wierd bug. It started as a very small blister that was slightly painful to the touch. After about two weeks of this I finally just popped the darn thing hoping it would get rid of it. within 48 hours it was swollen and hot to the touch, then became puss filled and black around the wound, I thought I just infected it by poking at it. I put triple antibiotic ointment on it and covered it, that made it worse. I went to the doctor they said nothing and just put me on antibiotics. in the meantime I got bit by a Mosquito...on the other leg and within 24 hours it was the same reaction. By this time I was doing my own investigation via the wonderful web. I came to the conclusion that I had MRSA. So I went back to the doctor, told him my diagnosis he said he was not sure but was going to treat me as if that was it. he took a culture, it came back negative so he sent me to a dermatologist. By this time I have 2 places almost healed and 2 more starting. The dermatologist told me he thought that it is MRSA and said that if I had been on antibiotics that the test was worthless it would have come back negative... 3rd round of antibiotics twice as long twice as strong. He also told me to take a bleach bath 2-3 times a week using about 1/4 cup bleach I also found peroxide very effective.
I have no outbreaks at the moment. But something unusual any time I get a cold now I get strange sores in my nose Connection ????? possible?
Now that i have explained my story I have a theory on how I got MRSA of course I don't know for sure but, I do in home day care two of my familys work at the hospital 1 other works at a nursing home. the parent that works at the nursing home is a cna the others are in laundry and one is housekeeping. the parents that wear greens always pick up their child in their greens (work uniforms) I am thinking their is a connection somehow but no way to know for sure.
I also have another problem. I have a 3 year old daughter with downsyndrome that has a heart condition she has went through open heart surgery when she was 6 months old they fixed it the best they could at the time, but knew she would have to go through it again when she was a little bigger, they are planning surgery for the middle or end of June or August this summer. I am concerned about her getting this wether it is from me or the hospital or my daycare parents that work there. Does anyone know what the possibilities of this are? This little girl is my angel and i will protect her at all costs.. Thanks for any input I can't quit daycare it is the only way i can be with her and contribute to our income, and keep our home.
OK, I don't know if this will help or not but my husband has an enlarged heart and 2 bad heart valves. This happened years before he contracted mrsa. When he was diagnosed his cardiologist told us that if he plans to have dental work or anything that he needs to go on antibiotics to prevent pericarditis. A very fatal complication if not caught early and maybe not even then, it happens very fast. For anyone who doesn't know, this is caused from bacteria reaching the heart, some people with certain heart conditions are susceptible to this. Anyway, about 2 1/2 or 3 years ago my husband contracted mrsa and it went systemic many times. We are so blessed that he didn't die during this time. It took 1 year and an Infectious Disease doctor to finally correctly diagnose him. It turned out well thank God. A few months after it was finally cleared he had to have hip replacement surgery. Believe it or not the morning he checked into the hospital he had developed another cyst. They were going to cancel the surgery but after debating for over an hour they decided to start him on extremely strong antibiotics a few hours prior to surgery and keep them pumping into him throughout his stay in the hospital. He was in for a week. When he came home he was on oral antibiotics for quite awhile and everything turned out just fine. So my best advice is just to make sure that you have the best of doctors and a hospital with a very good reputation. You can even pull up on the Internet any claims against the doctor. Don't worry, I know that's hard to do, but as long as you have doctors who know what they are doing they can head a lot of this off at the pass. I'm sure that you're going to tell the doctors your worries and they will be able to set your mind at ease and use proper precautions if needed. During the time that my husband was undiagnosed we were intimate and shared many things, with the exception of towels, we kissed, everything, and I never contracted it. Since I'm disabled I have an abnormally low immune system so go figure. One other thing you can do is keep an eye on the staff in your daughters room, do they wash their hands? Do they wear and change gloves? If you don't see them using proper procedure report it immediately. That is how it spreads so easily in the hospital. Good luck and I wish you the best. I'll say a prayer and I'm asking for others to pray for your little girl also. All of you out there......... this little girl needs your prayers and if you belong to a Church could you ask for a prayer chain to be started for this child? I was diagnosed with liver tumors 11 years ago and was terrified, friends of my family started prayer chains for me and the tumors turned out to be benign. I don't know if this would have been the result either way but I do believe in the power of prayer. Thank you. |
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