so so sorry to hear about your dad. Wish I could give some good advice but I dont know the difference. mrsa is risistant. your dad is almost as old as me. I sure dont like this stuff. it is so scarey.

frogabog <frogabog@...> wrote:

I'm new and my father has been dealing with a staph infection for nearly 2 years now.  He had back surgery in June '03 and the infection has been at the site off and on ever since.  He had the hardware from the original surgery removed, a bone graft placed (which they now think has become part of the sustaining infection - talk about removing that too but it's not decided) and over 7 surgeries so far this whole time with pockets of infection, debilitating pain and months of hospitalizations.  He had been infection free since October last year and about two weeks ago started feeling the familiar pain and yes, it's back.  He is on some new antibiotic that wasn't available before.  It's gravity fed to his PIC line instead of pumped.  It's different and new but right now I don't know what it is, sorry.  It's supposed to be the latest and greatest thing.  We're hoping it'll do the trick not only because he NEEDS to get better and stay better (enough is enough!!), but this long being ill has really put a hardship on my parents because dad can't work.  The infection causes him severe back pain, and he had a back problem in the first place!  All in all, dad just needs to get better. 

I'm curious what the real difference between MRSA and MRSI are because his infectious disease specialists always call it MRSI.  MSRA however actually has some info available online, not so much so for MSRI.  The Vanco was the only thing he could use before, now he's trying this new drug because it's finally an option.  Is the MRSI resistant to everything and MRSA more treatable? 

Also, if anyone has any words of advice or wisdom I can pass along, I'd be eternally grateful.  If there's ANYTHING else he can do to help his body fight and win this battle, please let me know.  I'm open to any and all suggestions at this point.  If you know of something he should be doing, or taking, or anything please suggest it.  My dad is 56yo and we're in Portland, OR.  He's under the care of docs at OHSU.

Thanks!
Kori

My father's lab report showed his MRSA was sensitive to Linezolid,
Gentamicin, Trimeth/Sulfa, Tetracycline along with Vancomycin.

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