Replies to '04/01 The Superbug'

I live in a 1 bedroom house. Last summer I had to 17 and 18 year old kids living with me and my fiance. They had to sleep in the living room. They both ended up with sores that they called spider bites. Shortly after, they moved out. 6 Months later, I was told that they had MRSA. At the same time they moved out, my niece moved in.. After 6 months, she started getting a sore on her arm. SHe says it is a spider bite.. a week or two had past and we watch the Dr. Phil show. They explain what the "Superbug" actually is. I tell my niece that the sore MAY ACTUALLY be MRSA. She previously went to the doctor and did a culture on it. The day after the Dr. Phil Show, she goes back to the doctor and finds out that she indeed has MRSA.

I remember one quote from the DR. Phil show, he says something like this,"So, we are going to be getting every OCD people out there going crazy".

Well DR.PHIL, you are absolutely correct! I suffer mild OCD but sever Hypochondria. I have a Arthritis disease and I am currently taking HUMIRA for the RA and it weakens immune Systems. So, I PLAN TO FIGHT THE INFECTIOUS BACTERIA! I have a 4 room house, and I am getting rid of ABOUT EVERYTHING!

STARTING WITH MY FURNITURE! I am throwing out my couch, chair in my living room and my bed. I am also replacing the flooring in the bathroom, shower&bathtub, toilet, sink, and painting the bathroom.

I am replacing the floor in my living room and also in my bedroom and PAINTING the walls as well. I NOW own a few boxes of LATEX gloves, mutliple cans of OUST disinfectant spray, hand sanitizers, new trash cans, new door handles and I am also due for a new furnace this year, so I will be replacing my furnace with an updraft furnace and I am adding a air filtration system.... I have a few pets in the house, and I really considering getting rid of them, but my heart is telling me NOWAY! I can't live without my pets.. I AM THANKFUL OF YOUR SHOW! IT HAS PUSHED ME TO LIVE THE CLEANEST I CAN GET! 3 people and 3 dogs in a 4 room house can get kind of dirty at times... NOT ANYMORE!

You are definately right about the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder! People are probably going frantic like me!

Its funny how one Dr.PHIL show can change a persons life forever! My mother had just died from an infection and we think it MRSA. She had her leg amputated and went into septic shock from a 4 month hole in her leg prior to amputation. She had an instant heart attack after surgery because her blood pressure dropped so quick... They gave her the new medication for septic shock and it worked on her, but she was brain dead and her kidneys had failed so we had to make a decision. She was in the ICU after her heart attack for about 14 days. It was very hard to make the decision, but we knew that GOD would take care of her.

What else could I do to my house to get rid of Bacteria?

Anybody with suggestions? I know to wash hand frequently,, but can it get into your washer or what about my niece using the same towels and then washing them? After wash, will the germ still be there? Maybe bleach? ALso Bleach on the floors?

My oh MY! What to do!