Topic : 04/01 The Superbug

Quote From: momofboysb

I have to give a BIG AMENto the previous quote!

I became ill at the end of January, and ended up in the hospital. From the time I was admitted to the

emergency Room, to being in the hospital for several days, NO gowns or  masks were used. They were not sure of  what I had, and family members were allowed in. Even my 3 year old grandson.

  It wasn't until about the 3rd  day  that even a sign was posted on my doof.

  I was diagnosed with Influenza A, pneumonia, and MRSA.

  Needless to say, my family was exposed as well as workers.

   To copy a phrase from you DR Phil, " What were they thinkin'?"

    When I was in the E. R.  it was for 7 hours!  Exposing everyone around me.

  There have got to be some changes!

Quote From: larsen5

I am a 34 year housewife with 3 children. About 8 months ago I discovered a boil on my butt area which I thought was an ingrown hair.  I did try to pop it and deal with it myself until it became extemely painful. (I was 9 months pregnant at the time and a week before my scheduled c-section)  I went to the hospital and the doctors cut it open, drained and packed it with antibiotics.  (forgot to take a culture) Next week I go into the hospital for  my c-section.  After being home for 3 days I begin to feel pain in my shin. I call my OB and they say it's not their problem, call an orthopedist.  I waited till my follow up apointment with the OB a few days later and complained again.  Finally, that day she sent me to get an x-ray, right after that emergency MRI and then admitted into the hospital. All this in a 8 hour period. I was hooked up to IV's until that sent me home with a pic line in my arm to get IV antibiotics at home for 3 months.  They knew I had an infection but did not know what kind.  Two weeks later, I told my infectious disease doctor my leg was getting worse. He didn't think so by the blood work.  I decided to get a second opinion. This doctor sent me to an orthopedic surgeon who decided to cut open my shin and find out what the exact infection was.  I had surgury on my leg, they took cultures and found out the infection was MRSA and the first antibiotic wasn't working. The infection had spread from my butt area with the boil, into my blood and into my bones.  They changed the medicine and I was feeling better in a couple of days. I continued IV antibiotics for 3 months the took oral medicine for 2 weeks. Since then I have had 2 more cases. I have been in the hospital 3 times in 6 months.  The last time the boil was in my nose and grew in 8 hours.  I have medicine in my cabinet to take soon as I see any kind of boil because it becomes so serious so QUICK.  I fear for my family. Noone knows how I got it. My immune system was weaker because I was pregnant. My husband works in an Athletic Department at a University and goes to a gym 5 days a week. I am no longer allowed to wash his clothes. I use LYSOL on everything and bleach what ever I can.  The doctors tried a cleansing on my husband and I. We took medicine, put medicine in our nose, cut our nails off and washed our whole body with surgical soap for 2 weeks. The doctors say it might help, but they don't know. I can get it tomorrow or I can get again in 30 years. I have CA-MRSA, which is MRSA from the community.  I try to be clean do the best I can and Pray it doesn't happened again.

Quote From: medic13100

My mom contracted the superbug (MRSA) from her place of employment. She worked for the great state of NJ in a home for the Mentally Disabled. She had gotten scratched by one of the male clients there and within a couple of days had to have surgery and spend the next 3 mos out of work. The hospital where she had the surgery done notified OSHA,The CDC as well as the State Dept of Health. When the Center was told about this they said they did not have to disclose who was carriers in the developmental center. Then later they found out they were in wrong. Eventually Mom had ended up in and out of the hospital several times and everytime she went an infection would set in and it would turn into MRSA. It finally took her 3-27-06 at 62 yrs old. Mom ended up with a nasty infection in her foot as well as her kidneys shutting down. In my opinion the MRSA took her life. The cause of death was ruled as ANASARCA which is a fancy word for severe fluid retention. I know that MRSA will eventually destroy the organs till it kills you. So everyone be careful in the health field as well as schools. This is a nasty horrible death to watch anyone go thruogh.

Quote From: sklieves

My hubby has contrated MRSA from some where  he tought it was a tick bit. We dont have insrance so we went to the hosptial, they gave hime a rx for  a antibotic and for bactitrasin, we never bought the bactitrasin  beacuse we dont have the money for it. I'm about to have a baby in a week or so I'm worried about the baby getting it.