Messages By: jdamski

 Hi,
I have had MRSA 4 times since 8/07.  People get crazy about this or maybe I am relaxed about it.  The onset of this started under my arms then went to my forearm as a boil, very painful.  Then went to may face and finally ended up in my bladder which than went to the kidney's.  I was very sick, especially the last time.  I did not see your show but a few people told me about it.  They also told me that MRSA can live up to 10days on a counter top.  That is not true MRSA can not live side of 98.6 degree's according to my infectious control doctor.  It is transmitted through direct contact with the drainage from the boil or direct contact with the contaminated urine in my case,  I did receive oral antibiotics for the first few outbreaks, then a few weeks ago I received IV vanco which really did the trick.  I talked to the health department in my area PA and the man told me after you are on antibiotics for 24 hours you are able to return to work.  If you have a boil or oozing drainage, he said just cover it up.  I was surprized on that.  Especially that I am a healthcare worker and I am right on the front line.  One day I called my infectious control doctor to tell him that I have it on my face and his response was: Buisness as usual take your oral antibiotics, use your bactraban ointment in the notrills for five days and apply some on the boil and your good to go.  Other than handwashing and using gloves there is not much I can do at this point.  I only hope that I never get this is my lungs.  Because I know that I can die, If not taken care of properly.  I chose to tell a few friends about the MRSA and I had one that was also a buisness/client relationship and she said that we could no longer have that because of the MRSA.  Like I said to her, you have to touch  MRSA to get it and who is going to touch my urine?  People get all hyped up.  I am married and my husband doesn't have it.  Too many people are misinformed about this topic and are over the top.

Sincerely,
Jackie of PA