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Created on : Friday, February 29, 2008, 01:21:15 pm

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Could a grave danger be lurking in your home? If you believe the headlines, you know that catching the Superbug can have deadly consequences, but should you be concerned? How can you spot the danger, and what can you do to stay safe? Dr. Phil gets to the bottom of these questions and others. Melissa's son, Mark, was just 13 when he went to the hospital and wound up with MRSA, also known as the Superbug. Learn about Melissa’s tragic loss and why she thinks her son’s death could have been prevented. Then, 19-year-old Stephanie has been battling the Superbug for almost a year. Get a firsthand account of her experience with the disease, and find out what advice her doctor gave her that has Dr. Phil shocked and concerned. Even doctors aren’t immune to the Superbug. Dr. Drew O’Neal had an accident while on vacation, and what happened next changed his life forever. He shares his valuable insights as both doctor and patient. Plus, two years ago, Glen was your average sophomore playing on his high school football team -- until he contracted the Superbug right from the team’s locker room. Find out what important lessons he learned that could help protect you and your children from the disease. And renowned pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears weighs in with the latest information and shows off products to keep on hand that could save your life. Join the discussion.

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kloppysowls

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April 1, 2008, 1:28 pm PDT

SUPERBUG (MRSA)

A few years ago my daughter had a "pimple" on her lower back. When she went to school I told her that if it bothered her to go to the school nurse. Well, she did. The nurse advised her it was a pimple and it would go away. Just add hot compresses to it. Later that night it got worse. The bump grew in size and it was oozing all kinds of pus. She complained that it hurt really bad and she was also running a fever. I decided to take her to the emergency room. The Doctor took a look at it and said it had to get drained. He then swabbed it and gave her a shot of antibiotics. The next day the hospital called me and told me she had "MRSA". I have never heard of it before!! They advised me to get her out of school immediately as it was very contagious. (the er dr said she could go to school). I called the school nurse to have her get my daughter out of the class and wait for me to get there. THE SCHOOL NURSE HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT!!! This is so scary!!!! To know that she never even heard of this!!! Since then, every day my kids wash their hands when the come home from anywhere, I LYSOL their belongings and everynight I Lysol my whole house down. My husband calls me the LYSOL QUEEN. Thank you for for airing this show. My heart goes out to the people who are suffering due to this!!!

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galatians_220

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April 1, 2008, 1:34 pm PDT

"virus"

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From the Dr. Phil preview on Monday and once in a news clip on Tuesday's Dr. Phil show about the "SuperBug", they referred to it as a "virus". MRSA is not a virus. It is a bacterium.

THANK YOU for posting this. I noticed MRSA was called a virus during the show (!) as well as several times on this message board. Antibiotics DO NOT kill viruses; therefore, a virus could not be methicillin resistant!

My husband is still recovering from methicillin and vancomycin resistant Strep - 'flesh eating bacteria" - acquired in the hospital over a year ago. After several surgeries, a 2-week coma, physical rehab, weeks of learning to walk again, and thousands of dollars of medical bills, by the grace of God my husband is still here!

It was surprising that Strep was just glossed over during the show. One guest - if I heard correctly - stated that Staph turned into Strep. WRONG! Two different bugs!! They can occur concurrently, but one does not turn into the other.

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huntjen93

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April 1, 2008, 1:35 pm PDT

Get that girl to the Dr. NOW!!!!

I am watching the story on MRSA. About 5 years ago, my husband went to the ER with a finger swollen and a red streak moving up his arm to his chest. After 4 days of myself and my kids being with him, they got a positive culture, and it was Beta Strep A which is the flesh eating bacteria. Luckily the IV antibiotic they put him on was the correct anti-biotic, the bacteria was taken out by the anti-biotic.

WE DID NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE DR. He was put on the cast immediately.

TELL THAT GIRL AND HER MOM TO GET TO SOMEONE WHO WILL GET HER IN RIGHT AWAY!!!!!

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netsintx

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April 1, 2008, 1:36 pm PDT

I had the MRSA virus

I had a bout with the MRSA virus. Not quite as sensational as your guests. Yes, it is dangerous if left untreated. I watch my sores and if one doesn't look right, I immediately go to the doctor. When they do the culture, they also check what antibodies work best with it. If you let it go, it will spread.

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limedelsol

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April 1, 2008, 1:39 pm PDT

I have been to hell and back with MRSA!

I battled MRSA for about 11 months about 3 years ago. I had caught the bug from a friend of mine who had been having sores that were staph. I had no idea what staph was at this point. I was hospitalized for a week and had tried every drug that my doctor gave me. After 11 months I went to a Houston Infection Disease Specialist Dr. Dholakia and he gave me a medicine that is used to treat Tuberculosis and that finally got rid of it!!! Thank God!!! I would have ate dirt if a doctor would have told me it would cure it.

Well I was scheduled to undergo a diagnosis surgery in January. I went under thinking that I was just getting a small incision and go home the same day. Well I woke up with a huge diagonal 3 inch incision right under my belly button. Apparently, when my doctor had went to go through my belly button to begin the procedure, she was unable to get through. She had to open my stomach up and was horrified to find what was inside. I had apparently got "staph sores" inside of my stomach when I had battled it 3 years ago. The sores had healed and created a massive amount of scar tissue which had merged my stomach and intestines together.

I thought I was aware of everything that had happened with my infection but I was totally wrong.

Please, if you have Staph or MRSA, do not take it likely. It is very serious and was the worst experience in my life!

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ramair

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April 1, 2008, 1:41 pm PDT

04/01 The Superbug

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First off, I'm surprised that this is "news" in the US. In Canada and the UK, it has been a recognized issue in hospitals for nearly 4 years. In Canada, no patient is admitted to hospital without being screened and there are strict procedures for patients in isolation due to it.

Secondly, I'm shocked that no mention was made on the show of any of the other superbugs - VRSA, VRE, C-Diff. Yes, MRSA may be the most visible right now, but as a cancer patient who went through 2 years of chemo while fighting VRE, the threat to my life was very real. To me, to address the issue of superbugs and only mention one is extremely disturbing.

Finally, for Dr Phil to cut the doctor who also had MRSA off as he was explaining causes and actions, saying the audience was getting bored really shows that his focus has turned to sensationalization, rather than facts. I would suspect that the audience was riveted, not bored. Maybe because he expects people to respond only to him, he was confused that the attention was on someone else.

Do people need to be concerned about all superbugs? Absolutely. Should everyone be asking their hospitals what measures are in place to address it and be pushing for both patient and hospital staff testing? Definitely. Would I be really scared if I had to go into a US hospital right now, even as a visitor? You bet.

I considered Dr Phil's comment about the audience starting to "glaze over" a patronizing insult to their intellignce. As if the Dr's explanations were over their heads. Maybe he meant, as you thought, that they were bored. But, is he trying to entertain his audience? Or, educate millions of viewers?

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galatians_220

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April 1, 2008, 1:41 pm PDT

04/01 The Superbug

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I had a bout with the MRSA virus. Not quite as sensational as your guests. Yes, it is dangerous if left untreated. I watch my sores and if one doesn't look right, I immediately go to the doctor. When they do the culture, they also check what antibodies work best with it. If you let it go, it will spread.

with all due respect, MRSA is not a virus. it is a bacteria. antibiotics do not work on viruses.

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purebioscience

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April 1, 2008, 1:42 pm PDT

There is a cure For MRSA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is called Preventive measures.. I work in a hospital the reason staph is so wild is because many of the staff and other people dont wash hands.. or Clean up the rooms that have staph from a previous patient... There is a company Located in California called Pure Bioscience. Check the website..

http://www.purebio.com/

Also take a look at the video on how the technology that this company developed works against staph, MRSA http://www.purebio.com/technologies/silver_dihydrogen_citrate

Click on the video on the right side... where it says click to view...

They are Huge in Home Depot selling the product all over the USA... I am suprised that the Dr. Phil show did not hear about this company... They were on Fox News. and on Radio... They are currently being used in the Tulsa county Jail in Califonia. Before the use of this tecnology the jail was having about 3 STAPH cases a week with over 1500 jail mates.. Now after 14 months of using the product they HAVE NONE ZERO Breakouts of MRSA Here is the Link.... http://www.purebio.com/about/article/48

I hope Dr. Phil Looks into talking to this company.. Because they are winning the battle against MRSA....

I use the product all the time for me and my family..

Great show though...

Eric in New York

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apples212

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April 1, 2008, 1:42 pm PDT

The "Superbug"

I'm glad you had this show! Everyone should be aware of this, and should be scared!! I have worked with an infant that had MRSA, and sadly to say he is not with us any longer. But working with him, the hospital made sure to have everyone sign a paper to basically sign our lives away, and shut our mouths of this MRSA. One nurse did get fired for speaking of it. We where not provided all the information of this "SUPERBUG", until we all started questioning the gown, gloves, and masks. Our thoughts are, "WHAT ABOUT BEFORE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS, WE ALL TOUCHED HIM SKIN TO SKIN, AND WORKING WITH SECRETIONS. THIS MAY HAVE PASSED ONTO US EMPLOYEE'S.

WE NEED MORE PRECAUTIONS OF MRSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE TESTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE SWABBING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MRSA IS SERIOUS, AND WE SHOULD BE SCARED! IT CAN KILL YOU.

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jnurse

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April 1, 2008, 1:43 pm PDT

An observation

One thing that is not being mentioned is that even though in the hospital we use contact isolation techniques to help stop the spread of MRSA and VRE from patient to patient. Once these patients who have these infections (the colonized patient rarely is "cured" from this) goes back into the community and there is no barrier between them and the next person. So look around the next time you go out to eat or are out shopping - the person next to you may well be MRSA or VRE positive. The biggest thing anyone can do is to WASH your hands and clean any wounds and bandage/cover them until healed - as a wound can be a prime entry point for MRSA or VRE. I would like to also mention that even though hospitals isolate patients with MRSA or VRE, nursing homes rarely do.

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