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Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 3:40:45 AM   
JerseyKrissi72


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Status: offline 		       I found out that it was MRSA that was causing the serious boils, fever I have been experiencing. I was scared when I heard that but they explained to me that my medication will get rid of the problem and rebuilding my immune system. Perhaps being diabetic didn't help the situation any...

**What is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial infection resistant to antibiotic methicillin. Staphylococcus aureus, sometimes referred to simply as "staph," or "staph A" is a common bacterium found on the skin of healthy people. If staph gets into the body it can cause a minor infection such as boils or pimples or serious infections such as pneumonia or blood infections.**

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 2:03:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Glad they got it figured out and you are on the road to recovery.  Any idea how you contracted this?

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 2:29:31 PM   
hereyesruponyou


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Status: offline 		Glad to hear they have this under control. My dad got it in his arm and it traveled to his back. He was in pain and took over a year to get better (being elderly with other health concerns led dr's to say he would not survive the infection), and he has had no additional trouble for the past several years.

Hope you feel all better soon!!!

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 4:07:57 PM   
JerseyKrissi72


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Status: offline 		     My late Master died from what we all now believe was the same thing I am dealing with now- they just listed his cause of death (septic shock). When he was in the hospital and hooked to a breathing machine I would be there almost 15 hours a day every day wiping his face and cleaning his face as the machine would bring up black fluid from his stomach. I was taking my blood sugar while at the hospital as my sugar was out of control. I am figuring maybe I was checking my blood sugar and not washing my hands as much as I should- could I catch it that way? I have spent some time in the hospital alot in the past year not to mention I have been on alot of antibiotics which have lowered my immune system some. Right now, the boil is all about gone and I am taking the rest of my meds and using this GNC product (along with many others lol) the builds the immune system and fight infection. I am a very strong woman and know that I will get through this challenge like I have the many others before...

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 4:25:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		I had stafh this summer,what started as small cut n the toe turned10 day hospital stay,I also have sugar problem this added fuel to the fire ,A friend of ours a major player in the pony play circle broke out into large open sores it has taken him quiet awhile to get well ,stay on top of your sugar problem...,bounty

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 5:53:04 PM   
hereyesruponyou


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Status: offline 		My sincere condolences on losing your Master. Septic shock was likely caused by a MRSA infection, could easily be anyhow. You could have easily caught it from him during the testing process. Just take care of yourself now, with this and the diabetes, please! You're too cute to lose.

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/26/2007 7:54:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Jersey:
 
I had been there and done that when taking care of my father.  For the past 3 or 4 years, he would be in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation centers.  He had a splenectomy, which can affect the immune systems.  For two months, he had to go every day to an outpatient clinic to get intravenous anttiobiotics known as Vancomycin.  Sometimes, even some hospital personnel can pass this infection by simply not washing their hands when handling patients. 
 
Take care of yourself.

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 2/27/2007 1:57:01 AM   
JerseyKrissi72


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Status: offline 		            My overall sugar was 145 when tested and it's suppose to be under 99 so I have some work to do in controlling it- the holidays weren't easy for me as you can imagine. I still want to get the gastric bypass surgery but with MRSA can I still get surgery?? I know the surgery will greatly reduce my weight so that I can get my sugar in control. Thankyou everyone for your kind words and advice- it means alot.

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 3/1/2007 10:57:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I too suffer from boils......the staph that cause the bacteria actually live in your nasal passages and your nose.  My trigger is stress......it lowers my immunity, and makes it so easy for the bacteria to colonize.  There is a gel that you can use in your nose to kill the staph, I forget exactly what it's called, but it's a bactrim based antibiotic.  My doc gave me a prescription for it, but no one had it....it was on back order.  When I get one starting, it's usually on a weekend, and i'm not going to the Emergency Room for it.....believe it or not, what works is the Walmart brand of acne cream.....the stuff with the benzoyl peroxide in it.  I slap it on a band aid and keep it covered.  ALWAYS keep any boils covered so it doesn't spread via your bedding and clothing.  I also clean it with the anti bacterial hand stuff....smarts like hell, but at least I know it's sterile when i put the band aid on it.  It helps if you can figure out what triggers them to form on you.  But don't use the antibacterial soap unless you are actually cleaning the boil.....apparently, it also helps the virus become even more resistant.  I went on line and did lots of research on this topic, mainly looking for preventive measures I could take.  Just be careful, if you even think you are getting one on your face or neck areas, DO NOT PINCH IT OR TRY TO OPEN IT YOURSELF......what I read was that you can force the bacteria into your bloodstream, and if it gets to your brain, you're in real trouble.  Get to a dr quick for those.  And when you get them, it always helps to let the doc take a culture, just so they can keep up with it.

As for the surgery, talk to your doctor......they can take precautionary measures if they know you are prone to break-outs.  They usually pump some sort of antibiotics into you anyway during surgery just to ward off any stray bugs.

Good luck!

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 3/3/2007 9:08:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Jersey, you do NOT want any major or even minor surgery if you have any active MRSA infection anywhere on your body.  MRSA is not really any more aggressive or deadly than many other resistant infections but Staph. aureus (the SA in MRSA) is a common skin organism on everyone.  When you have any locus of infection with the stuff your risk of serious post operative infection is increased.  Take your meds and wait until it is cleared up before having any surgery.

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 3/3/2007 9:29:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm so glad that the 'mystery' has been solved. Agreeing with BRN please please wait for any surgery, it is so hard on even a healthy body.

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 3/3/2007 1:02:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		MRSA was originally simply Staph. aureus.  I believe that it was in 1964 in Australia the methicillin resistant variety developed and created an epidemic within one hospital.  MRSA probably derived its methacillin resistance by way of plasmid transfer from a gut bacteria.  MRSA is treated with Vancomycin (usually) and has developed another strain called VISA (Vancomycin Increased Resistant S. aureus), which has been and will increasingly become more important.  Worse, the world have seen the recent development of VRSA, first in Japan and I believe there have been one or two cases in the US.  There is no medication for these cases that is approved by the FDA.  However there are some drugs in the pipeline that the FDA allows.

Until about five years ago MRSA was strictly a nosocomial disease which means one catches it only related to a health care facility (hospital, nursing home).  Then cases were found on an Indian reservation and in Minnesota that were unrelated to a health care center and now MRSA is considered a "community acquired" infection and not necessarily a health care infection.  There are others also such as drug resistant sexually transmittable infections (strains of gonnorhea), drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and some drug resistant gut bacteria.  Many years of indiscriminate antibiotic use is considered the origin.  They are smart critters those bugs.

My guess is that you can have the surgery, but ask, your doctor will tell you.  And if you want to do anything to increase your chances of not getting it refuse (if you can, and often it's that room, or the street) to occupy a room where the prior patient had MRSA or variant.  A recent journal reported that even with very strict disinfection the statistics show that there is a ~20% increased risk of MRSA infection.

As for suger, consider this.  At the ICU I worked at we did hourly blood glucose.  Recovered patients number one complaint was hundreds finger sticks.  But rather than reduce the hourly checks more mainlines (Intravenous lines that go to a large vein not a normal IV).  The reason is that on average tight sugar control will allow such faster healing that the average patient on tight sugar control will leave one to two days earlier.  This is enormous in savings and reduces such risks as MRSA.  And I suggest that you don't look to simple sticks, rather look to the Ha1C which is the "month" long average.

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RE: Dealing With MRSA - 3/3/2007 10:16:25 PM   
JerseyKrissi72


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Status: offline 		Thankyou everyone for taking the time to read my topic on MRSA and for your advice. I am feeling great at the moment, no more boils, fever, etc. I am working on improving my immune system with a variety of herbs and natural foods.

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