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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
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 Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 1:02:14 PM
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It has been a long couple of weeks. My 24 year old daughter had a bad brown recluse bite. She had to go to the hospital where she contracted a staph infection. Then that turned to MRSA, which by last week had become "colonized" and "septic". She was in critical condition on Tues. Wed. & Thurs. The MRSA was throughout her system and attacking her organs...... Then she developed a rare allergic reaction to the ONE medication that can control septic MRSA. The dr's had to keep giving her the medication because the MRSA would kill her without it. So they slowed the IV drip down to 5 hours instead of 90 minutes and included IV steroids and benedryl. The doctor told us they had to risk the meds killing her because the MRSA would if she was taken off the meds..........All this from a staph infection !?!?! ... She is doing much better now and could come home on Friday.
What everyone here needs to know is that MRSA is becoming more and more common and how dangerous it is. There is a soap called Hepicleanse that can help to protect you from contracting staph for up to 7 hours after washing your hands with it. MRSA kills. The doctors told us that 3 out of 4 people who contract it and become septic will die. There is lots of info on the web so check it out.
Now we all need a nice long rest.....
live well,
Tamara
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 1:57:31 PM
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Tamara, I do know about MRSA. A staph infection caused by the hospital(long story) killed my mother several years ago. I'm so thankful that your daughter is going to be okay. It's so frightening because it comes on so suddenly and is virulent and so resistant to drugs. Thank heavens she's okay.
Farmgirl Sister #50
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 4:17:05 PM
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My hubby and I both have it and have had it on and off for quite sometime. We had to start drinking Monavie that has helped to keep it under control. My hubby got it working at the hospital. The doc told us once you get it it never really goes away and can flair up under stress. So glad your daughter is okay.
Karen
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 4:55:30 PM
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I am not sure, but My father died of it in 2003 while in the hospital, he had also been in a nursing home prior to the hospital trip. He was taken by ambulance from nursing home to hospital with pneumonia.. It was determined and we learned that was the cause of death on his death certificate.
Tamara, I am glad your daughter is doing better and coming home.
Cheryl
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 5:12:08 PM
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Melody
I work in a long term care facility. we had a patient last year die form it. I am very surprised how the patients family didn't seem to be to worried about it. i worry that it won't be too long before it is everywhere
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 5:38:18 PM
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Oh I am so glad your daughter survived! How scary!
If your hospital has carpet ANYWHERE that patients can go (in take rooms, waiting rooms etc) please campaign for them to get rid of it! Carpet can not be sterilized like tile floors can. MRSA is so dangerous! Please be extra safe when coming home from hospital visits and even doctor's visits!
Alee
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2009 : 7:35:48 PM
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| Tamara, What a frightening thing to have to go through. Just a few weeks before we moved here my husband was bitten by a brown recluse. At first we thought he might have contacted Lymes Disease. But after researching it online we figured out that it was a brown recluse bit(very rare in Mn but they are there) and they said there was really no treatment so we just did home remedies. Finally after it was looking really bad we called our health clinic and they said just keep doing what we were doing. We really didn't want to go to the hospital---there's lots of germs there ya know: ) Well Jim completely recovered without even a scar on his are. The site of his bite had signs of nacrospy or whatever you call dying skin--looked awful! Oh the drs. one advice was don't move the arm to much----we were moving ourselves here, lots of movemet of his arm was involved. I've gotten to the point I won't visit people in the hospital. I'll call, send cards etc. Hospitals are not places for healthy maybe not even sick people sad to say. Glad your daughter is ok, give her a big hug. JoAnn |
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
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Posted - Feb 10 2009 : 05:13:14 AM
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Thanks for all of your well wishes. Be aware that even though the primary place to contract MRSA is in the hospital you can get it from other sources. A local school here had a bad outbreak from the locker room area. Several kids were hospitalized.
If someone has MRSA and it is active ( you never get rid of it but it goes into remission), you can get it through direct skin contact, contact of contaminated clothing articles, ect.
The big thing is WASH, WASH, WASH your hands,that is why I mentioned the hepicleanse soap. We were told that MRSA can be contacted from anywhere. It is more likly to occur in hospitals as there are more than likely to have patients with it and it can be passed on from them.
Not too long ago several newborns contracted it from a nurse not washing her hands properly. Just be careful and be informed....
live well,
Tamara
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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Mother Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
604 Posts
Cindy
Peck
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 8:25:12 PM
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Tamara, I'm so happy your daughter is getting better and can come home. I had to deal with my MIL having contracted MRSA at the hospital after getting bed sores on the back of her heels. She went in after falling and breaking her hip. They hit her hard with the antibiotics to fight MRSA and it went into remission, she was finally able to come home last summer for her end of life care, but it had nothing to do with the MRSA she had a lot of other issues too. It wasn't the cause of death.
God Bless you for bringing this to everyone's attention. You are right, it is so very important.
Cindy
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 10:04:17 PM
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The soap is Hibiclens.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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gardenmaam
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Cathy
Moreno Valley
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 7:30:32 PM
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| Hi there - My son contracted staph/MRSA. We have had several bouts of staph with him. Husband and I got some suspicious bumps/pimples too. After a few tough bouts of staph on our son and antibiotic shots and oral antibiotics our son's has settled down. We found out about the Hibiclens soap and used it. It seems, unless coinscidence....that when we started using a topical Rx antibiotic cream at the very first sign of any little pimple like spot that resembled previous episodes it would only take a couple of days for that small red pimple/bump to disappear. We are hoping we found a less invasive treatment for the outbreak beginning of his staph. Since starting this he has had no serious reoccurance. Hope that helps. |
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shepherdwagen
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Susan
Winterset
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2009 : 03:06:52 AM
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I'm an RN. I have heard that most health care workers---the ones who provide direct patient care---have MRSA colonized in their nostrils. It's dormant, and can stay that way, until one's immune system weakens, and then it can go anywhere. I have provided care for many, many MRSA patient. I kept my hands washed and wore masks, gowns, and gloves when appropriate.
Summer 2007, I got sick with acute pancreatitis & acute respiratory failure. I was on life support for 5 days. During that time, I developed a respiratory infection, which became MRSA. I got through it. Weeks later, when I was finally home, I got 2 little pimples, one on each thigh. Those became abcesses. I managed to get those treated on an outpatient basis, and I am fine now. But nothing ever made me feel so dirty and scurvy as MRSA. My dad was staying with me at the time and I was terrified he'd get it. I do worry about a recurrence, and if anything looks suspicious, I deal with it.
BTW---there are 2 types of MRSA, hospital-acquired, and community-acquired.
There can be life after MRSA, and I am proof. After 18 months on long-term disability, I have finally been able to returnto work. This time I am in long term care, and I really enjoy it.
Tamera, I hope your daughter is soon on the mend. People thought I might not make it, yet here I am. Be well.
Susan
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gardenmaam
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Cathy
Moreno Valley
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2009 : 9:47:24 PM
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Originally posted by shepherdwagen
BTW---there are 2 types of MRSA, hospital-acquired, and community-acquired.
Susan - how do you know which you have; community or hospital?
Cathy |
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homergirl1957
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
cathy
tieton
washington
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Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 2:11:35 PM
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gals,
i too am an rn and believe me mrsa is out there in the community, many people are carriers, not just healthcare workers. crowded living conditions, poor hygeine, all kinds of things factor in. to read about community and hospital aquired mrsa, please take a look at this link:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_Enviro_Manage.html
it is a kind of question and answer sheet with lots of useful info.
if my link doesn't work just go to www.cdc.gov and type in mrsa in the search area.
hope this helps.
cathy
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gardenmaam
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Cathy
Moreno Valley
CA
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 2:15:03 PM
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Cathy in Washington ~
Thanks for the link. I will look it up.
Cathy |
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 03:57:56 AM
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This stuff really scares me. I have a friend with MS and with all the imunosuppressants she is on she contracted MRSA thru an open shingles (herpes zoster) lesion. Its on her chest and I really fear for her.
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