It's been quite some years, but I was diagnosed with MRSA, but I'm still not sure if I actually had it. I had been in the hospital for about six months during my initial rehabilitation and they discovered some discharge coming from my trachea stoma, which was closing up fine. They took a swab and it came back with the disease, but like all of the hospital personnel, I had MRSA sitting on my skin. The worst part was discovering that I am allergic to vancomycin.
I am able to take it slowly for a while, but it eventually turned red all over and get uncontrollable itching. They can probably give it to me if they put me in a pharmaceutically induced coma, but I know I couldn't take the itching. It would drive me absolutely over the edge. Whoever said you can get it anywhere, was exactly correct. Just be careful and make sure people wash their hands. At least that's my view on the subject. Quadius On 4/2/08, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On my last hospital admittance, a culture from a nose swab was taken > before being assigned a room. When the culture was returned it was positive > for MRSA. So I was not given much of an explanation but I was not concerned > until shown my bed which seemed to have red skull & cross bones warning of > hazard bios & materials. > > > > I waited for my nurse to come looking around my four bed room with my one > empty bed. Why was I in this room with the roommates I now saw with > avoidance and distrust. In short time my nurse showed up in full bee keeper > attire. She, along with any other I could grab an ear to bend were not > concerned speaking about my newly learned condition of this super bug in the > hospital and myself. > > > > One of the now fellow MRSA roommates had just had his foot amputated due > to MRSA. Not to worry, this is only because the virus got into an opening > but I should not worry. Well f____ this, that, and whatever else is next. > Now I understand that the watery blisters on my inner thigh is not a heat > rash. Not to worry as only one layer of skin was broken and the area was > well contained. > > > > This is what being a MRSA carrier is. > > > > Merrill > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:53 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] MRSA > > > > What does it mean to be a carrier? > Dana > > > > ------------------------------ > > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home<http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001> > . >
