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After lancing
Posted by Tracey |
Last Reply January 28, 2014
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Started September 1, 2013 at 22:42 |
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This is my first and hopefully only staph infection. Its on my glute ham tie in on my left leg (right under butt cheeck where hamstring meets). I've been doing all the natural remedies. I started the garlic baths 3 days ago, using manuka honey for 2 days, drinking my magnesium and vitamin c, using hibiclens and colloidal silver and tea tree oil. I did have it lanced yesterday, but my Dr. Said it was so close to opening he didn't have to make a big cut at all. After this lancing what do I do? It's still draing. Do I continue the garlic baths? I've been using the mauka honey to dress the wound. Im afraid to get in the actual shower with it still drainng. I do a sponge bath with hibiclens so I can keep the wound covered until I'm ready to wash it. I've been using tea tree oil in my nostrils for a week. I have 2 babies. A 2 yr. old and a 7 month old and the last thing I want to do is give it to them! Ive been washing them with hibiclens as well and ... read more |
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Simple Cure For MRSA on Skin
Posted by Marylyn |
Last Reply January 27, 2014
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Started December 19, 2013 at 04:43 |
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My family had MRSA on the skin that consisted of itchy red patches/bumps that would turn into a boil that oozed pus ect...I prayed and prayed for a cure as we battled it for months and it was VERY stressful. G-d answered my prayer, once when I was online researching cures I seen a website come up with a brief description saying jojoba oil inhibits growth of MRSA. It came and went very quickly when I tried to click on it. In fact I have never seen the site again. I had some jojoba oil on hand that I used for my hair. So I diluted with olive oil and put on my skin head to toe. The red patches/bumps that came up after this were really blotchy and not fully formed (they were weakened). I used a mix of 10 drops eucalyptus oil, 3-4 drops of oregano oil and a couple drops of tea tree oil directly on the blotchy bumps. They were gone with a matter of an hour or two. Sometimes even minutes. In fact I did the same method with on my 3 kids age 4,6 and 14 who also skin MRSA boils and our whole ... read more |
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i googled and found this
Posted by abby |
Last Reply January 26, 2014
at 17:57
Started January 15, 2014 |
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Hello Right now I'm just crying with some sort of relief that I'm not the only person who is living with this pain. I've been living with MRSA since 2007. I was in labour in the hospital and it ascended and got in my womb and the baby was dying. I had an emergency c section and bubby spent time in the NICU on an IV of antibiotics, and then years with unexplained high temperatures and not thriving. I spent the next three months in and out of hospital: in because the admitting physicians would all panic because the wound was open and losing cups of puss every day: out because the OB surgeon who performed the emergency c section said there was nothing wrong with me and to discharge me. There were loads of IV and oral antibiotics during this time which didn't entirely support that there was nothing wrong. I finally I found another doctor who would take on my case. He hospitalised me until the infection was under control. I had a meeting with the hospital management a ye... read more |
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easy cure
Posted by mike |
Last Reply January 23, 2014
at 01:11
Started January 23, 2014 at 01:11 |
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hi all if you do not have an agressive form of mrsa, it is actually very easy to control and get rid of. tea tree oil and oregano oil will kill mrsa. also raw unfiltered vinegar will kill mrsa as the "mothering" inside the raw vinegar is made up of amino acid chains which kill the mrsa. BUT you must not wear clothes twice and you Must use pinesol in your washing machine. mike |
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New to the site, my husband has recurring MRSA
Posted by Janeen |
Last Reply January 23, 2014
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Started January 18, 2014 at 02:07 |
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Well, we have been dealing with this for about a year now... started on his leg, then his other leg, then his belly then his nose,and it has been 6 months now he has it on his bottom lip.. He went to regular doctor, then a surgeon for his leg... seemed under control now has a big one on his bottom lip. reg. dr. sent him to plastic surgeon since it was on his face. lanced it, but we are just starting with this one so I am sure more visits are in store. lip is swollen and puss comes out when his tooth hits it.... I really am afraid of this stuff going into his blood stream. he goes to the dr next Tuesday to see how it has done this weekend.. anyone with a lot of experience with this know if we need to see a specific doctor instead of a family dr and plastic surgeon. and if so...any suggetions we are in Louisville Kentucky....what is our next move? |
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Carrier of MRSA
Posted by Annie |
Last Reply January 21, 2014
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Started April 3, 2007 at 08:06 |
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I had an operation in may 2006 and was mrsa free, i was due to have another op 5th april 2007 and it has been cancelled because i am a carrier of mrsa becasuse the swabs from my nose come back positive. I have asked doctors, nurses you name it how i am a carrier now and i was not 11 months ago. No one seems to be able to tell me. My doctor said you cant catch it, so how did i get to be a carrier? She also said that i will never get rid of it, but a nurse told me it is easy to get rid of with washes etc I am worried that when i do go for my op i am going to get sick.Also i worry about passing it on to my 2 year old son and partner. Can anyone give me some advice? |
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MRSA & Hip replacement
Posted by Dr. Ruth |
Last Reply January 19, 2014
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Started November 5, 2010 at 17:52 |
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Need names of good doctors for revision needed to handle MRSA detected again after 2 years ago surgery. How is it to live without a hip for 2-3 months? then they will put in a new one?? |
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MRSA
Posted by Trish |
Last Reply January 18, 2014
at 15:33
Started August 1, 2006 at 17:59 |
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hello my name is trish and I have a question that I can't seem to get answered. I was wondering if any one knows if MRSA is a life long issue. Meaning once you have it you will always have it. My thought was that once you have it, it can be controlled with antibiotics, but it will never truly go away. It lays dormint in your body until the next infection, then it pops up again. Although antibiotics take care of the infection that it causes do the antibiotics actually get rid of MRSA. Please help with anything you have thank you so very much!!! Trish |
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VRE
Posted by SoScared |
Last Reply January 17, 2014
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Started January 17, 2014 at 14:20 |
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I recently had a THR and was told in the Rehab learning to walk again that I had VRE contained in my bladder probably from a catheter. We had NO idea what VRE was and the Rehab went into a total panic. I was treated so badly. One CNA looked at me terrified and said, "You are in big trouble now! You have inside MRSA". And she ran from the room. I was absolutely terrified and still am. I was given NO education on it and am shocked how little drs. know about it. NO ONE would come in my room except to run in meds and food and they were gowned, masked and gloved. I could barely walk but no one would help me in the bathroom or shower. If they took me to PT, people ran when they saw me. I have never cried so much in my whole life. I felt like a freak. I was told it would spread in my system and it could kill me. After a few days, people started coming in my room just with gowns on. But they ran out of the room. I AM SO ANGRY. My poor husband. I was sent home on a pump with some sort of ... read more |
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VRE Vs. MRSA Gratitude to LadyK
Posted by Akitamommy |
Last Reply January 17, 2014
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Started April 25, 2010 at 19:00 |
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Let me respectfully state that I have just spent Hours! reading the hundreds upon hundreds of excellent posts & threads on this topic. LadyK your tenacious devotion to educate is compassion defined as Sainthood! Personally this Vre & then Mrsa has all but, kicked me to the 6 foot under stage. Now armed with support & hope I am re- energized enough by your integrity LAdyK to get sufferers educated! You also put some spunk back in my skip! Ok so it will have to be a virtual skip! I'm really not feeling good enuf to skip right now! Lol Long story.... as you all know or experienced but, I contacted VRE in the hospital through a pic line. Last week after 3 years it is in my lungs. Multiple systems going haywire. There is more than one MRSA, staph going on. But I am afterall Irish! Gracious Gratitude LadyK for your devotion to helping others like Lil Ol Me. God Bless |
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MRSA easily spread by cocaine use
Posted by Ricky |
Last Reply January 12, 2014
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Started September 9, 2005 at 21:35 |
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Myself and alot of my friends over period of several years snorted cocaine on occasion. All of us now have MRSA. Personally I just have a colony. But my girlfriend, brother, my best friend, my brother's best friend all have active skin infections that are out of control. My girlfriend has lost 40 pounds. She has large abcesses all over her legs, back, butt, armpits. We have no health insurance. There are over 30 people that I am friends with or are aqaintences with who have MRSA. Some just have colonies, like me, I have never had an outbreak of infection. I'm lucky I guess. But most have had outbreaks of infection, primarily on the skin or as sinus infections. Obviously it was transmitted among us by the sharing of straws while we took turns snorting the powder. What a mistake that was. Watch out before you put anything up your nose, you could be getting alot more than you bargained for. |
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Wife has MRSA
Posted by Mark |
Last Reply January 11, 2014
Started February 13, 2006 at 21:13 |
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I have been doing some research on the site as my wife has been dealing with MRSA for several months now. After a month of IV vanco and several different antibiotics the problem still persists. We have tried several things including Tea Tree Oil with no success. Doctor recently placed her on Bactrim then added Rifampin to the mix. I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with either Medi-Honey or the Manuka honey I have read about. This obviously is an ongoing headache for her and most recently it has appeared on her chin so she is self concious about her appearance as she works in a medical setting. We are not sure how it was contracted either. Seems to be that there is a lack of understanding of the disease by doctors. I wish there was something more I could do to help her. I sympothize with anyone affected with this god awful disease. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks |
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MRSA and pain
Posted by Jackie M |
Last Reply January 9, 2014
at 06:41
Started January 9, 2014 at 06:41 |
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On Oct. 26, my husband thought he had pulled a muscle in his back. The next morning, he collapsed in the shower. He had just begun a new diabetes medicine and I thought he had become hypoglycemic. When tested, his level was 301. His temp. was 101.8. For the next five days, he had fever with a temperature of 103. 5 or so. Labs and urine kept coming back normal until Thursday, Oct. 31, when a urine culture showed infection. We were given antibiotics. By Sunday, Nov. 2 the pain was now in left flank area, as well. Elevated white count (18,000). Sed rate 89. ESR 83. NA 129 (low), CL 91 (low), Calcium 8.4 low, Albumin 2.7 low. SGOT 56 high. SGPT 44 high Amylase 17 low. Lipase 20 low. He was admitted to hospital. By Tuesday, Nov. 5 we were told he had Chronic Renal Failure, MRSA in his blood, an enlarged heart, uncontrolled diabetes, a bulging disc in his upper back, and a cyst in his kidney. An infectious disease doctor was brought in. A spinal MRI and bone ... read more |
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MRSA in dogs
Posted by Sally E |
Last Reply January 1, 2014
at 14:28
Started January 1, 2014 at 14:28 |
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I just read a post by another person regarding MRSA in her foster dog. I need some advice. I finally put my MRSA dog to sleep as I tried everything to save him but it just was not going to happen. Now I have found out that my second dog is positive for MRSA, the third one is not at this time. Am I being selfish to consider putting my second dog to sleep in order to save the third one? There are no antibiotics she is sensitive to except those that cost $800 to $3500 and I just don't have that kind of money. She is 12 years old and a wonderful girl. I know that I am placing myself at risk keeping MRSA in my environment but this is a hard decision. What would any of you do in this situation? |
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Battling MRSA for 4 years
Posted by Rebecca |
Last Reply December 31, 2013
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Started October 8, 2006 at 08:04 |
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I have been terribly ill since 2002. I would list all my symptoms but it would be the same as everyone else. Since Nov 2002 I have been on the following medications... Keflex IV 2x Keflex - oral 1 x Pennicillian sub q 1x Cefalexin 2x Bactrim 4x Cipero 2x Zyvox 1x Clindimiacin (sp) 5x The only antibiotic that I haven't tried is Vancomyacin (sp). Due to my blood work and my own research I strongly believe that I have developed a bone and / or joint infection. The strain of MRSA (referred to as CA-MRSA because it's community acquired) that is bouncing around nearly killing us is known by its strain number of USA 300 and USA 400. It is carrying a gene call the pano-luekian valentine gene. A british researcher named Mark Enright has some interesting and educational information on the internet. If you search Mark Enright MRSA it will come up. Having been misdiagnosed with boils, shingles and herpes - having been told that my symptoms were all in my head - that my loss of... read more |
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Was this MRSA and is it still lingering?
Posted by GuyinAz |
Last Reply December 31, 2013
at 01:27
Started December 31, 2013 at 01:27 |
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Back around 2005 I was up in Seattle for some work. Around the second week I was there, I found myself becoming extremely ill. I had never felt anything like it in my life. I was running fevers of 100+, my whole body hurt, my stools were black, and I couldn't stop sweating. I also developed some weird infection in the gum line near my back bottom left wisdom tooth, my mouth and gums hurt/bled, and even developed a sore on my lip which I had never experienced before. Strangely enough because of my obligations I tried to work through everything, but it became too much for me to handle. I ended up checking myself into a local Seattle hospital. The doctor didn't really do anything other than hear me out and inspect my mouth. He then prescribed me some antibiotics (Penicillin 500V) and told me I needed to fly home to rest up. After arriving home it took me a few weeks before I was feeling alright again from a functional stand point. But after a coupl... read more |
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Can a dog spread MRSA to humans?
Posted by Kim |
Last Reply December 26, 2013
at 19:17
Started December 26, 2013 at 18:11 |
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In March I pulled a dog from my local shelter. I knew he was injured with a broken leg. Once I got him to the vet, we discovered the left rear leg was crushed and would need to be amputated. We had the surgery done and brought him home for recovery. 3 weeks post op his right rear foot started looking odd. Within 3 days all of the skin was gone, it was oozing and very hard for him to get around. (100 lb Lab that had his left rear leg amputated)His vet said it was a spider bite and continued to treat it as such. We had the staples removed from his incision and a week later, the incision began to ooze. I was told to keep it clean. One Sunday eve I was cleaning him up and noticed red spots on his stomach. I took him into the emergency vet and they kept him in iso until they received the test results back that he did infact have MRSA. They sent him home with medications, shampoo's, cream's...instructions...I had to create a spreadsheet to keep it up. A week and a half of that and he was ... read more |
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Can I ever shave again? and Neosporin?
Posted by Baby |
Last Reply December 24, 2013
at 14:32
Started December 22, 2013 at 01:15 |
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Dabbing Neosporin or other triple antibiotic up nose? Has anyone's physician told them to do this or is this just one of those recs going around the web based on a Bactroban treatment? Can I ever shave again? Underarms? Lady parts? Legs? What are you doing for facial stuff? Brows & Lip? I have had several staph infections over the past year. Each time given an antibiotic. The last time the combo of antibiotics was $120 and the combo left me vomiting so bad I could only take them for a week. At which point I had to get another one. I am so fed up! |
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MRSA in external ear canal
Posted by DandiRae |
Last Reply December 20, 2013
Started May 5, 2011 at 15:59 |
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my husband a normally healthy 27 yr old has been fighting a mrsa infection in his external ear canal. we have tried every oral antibiotic that his pcp can think of and have yet to find relief. he was hospitalized n on iv antibiotics but even they didnt fix the issue. the dr at the hospital was positive that the mrsa infection was down in his mastoid bone and had made plans to transfer him to have the bone drained but then n the ENT showed up and said no it wasnt in the bone. if it wasnt in the bone then why after numerous antibiotics r we still dealing with the same issue. the ent even blew me off like i didnt know what i was talkin about when i offered to show him pictures of the sores that had swollen completely out of his ear canal. it been almost 10 months now that my husband has been dealing with this and we r yet to find a dr that can give us any kind of answers... what options are left for us other then to sit back n just wait for the unknown??? |
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mrsa
Posted by kayla |
Last Reply December 18, 2013
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Started December 17, 2013 at 20:03 |
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So I have stretched ears and now I have mrsa on one. Can anyone tell me if I should take the jewlery out. And is there anything I can do to make it better |
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