I am a MRSA pnemonia survivor too. I think we are the only 2. When I joined this group, I asked if anyone had it in their lungs and no one had.

So I think it's you & me.

I was on zyvox for 2 weeks initially and then wound up air lifted to Stanford...had all kinds of IV anti-biotics and went home on zyvox for 2 months. I thought it was all behind me.

Then I found out that MRSA is with you for life! So I went to a naturopath whio came highly recommended. He gave me stuff to help keep me from getting it again.

I did get it again last summer - I had gone off the stuff from my naturopath and I got sick. But this time I was able to beat it without the drugs - by using what my naturopath gave me. I stayed closely monitored by other other docs as well, to make sure it was gone.

I am doing well now.

I don't know anything about vancomyacin - but it sounds like others are concerned that you weren't on it long enough...I wasn't on the zyvox long enough intitally and a week after I went off it I almost died - so please call your doc or get a second opinion.

I am sorry you lost your dad to it - you know that Cameron Diaz lost her dad to it recently too.

Welcome to the group...stay well.

Cyndi ~