I wrote the below then read some of the popsts that came after the original
response by Caryl. and some of the descriptions by the people responding to the
Living with colonization post seem very similar to some of what I also
experience. I would like to make a suggestion to all of the members.Perhaps we
can all describe in as much detail as we can all the symptoms we have and look
for all the similarities. I am new to the group and have only read a few of the
posts so far. But maybe by donng this we can set up a file or something that
contains as much info about symptoms in one place. does tis sound like anything
that might help? Jimmy

--- On Tue, 5/26/09, Jimmy Gay <anticensor2003@...> wrote:


From: Jimmy Gay <anticensor2003@...>
Subject: Re: [MRSA] Help
To: MRSA@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 7:42 PM








Hi thanks for writing. I dont use any lotions on my skin because my skin can
somtimes be oily , then again some areas are dry. I have always had a lot of
body hair but since I got mrsa what happens is that I will itch and the area
that itches will continue to itch until I pluck out the body hair on the itching
area. The hair comes out easily compared to an area that does not itch. The itch
will then usually go away after a couple of moments. My legs arms, back, and at
the risk of probably offending someone, my scrotum are the areas that itch the
most. I am male, by the way. Unfortunately the hair grows back later on and the
process repeats itself. I have thought about trying one of the hair removal
lotion products but since it is hard to pluck very short hairs from the itching
areas as it is, I have not tried it yet. I have recently discovered that rubbing
alcohol seems to help but I still have to pluck the hair before.
 
 
--- On Fri, 5/22/09, Caryl Carver <mrsasucks@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Caryl Carver <mrsasucks@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [MRSA] Help
To: MRSA@yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 10:54 PM

Jimmy--

I had a lot of itching after my outbreaks of MRSA, too.  Some of it I thought
was just psychological and from the stress of the MRSA.  I don't really know but
it seems to be better.  I haven't had an outbreak since August, 2008.  I believe
there is so much more to MRSA than any of us know. We may never know how much of
our other symptoms are due to MRSA. 

Do you use any moisturizer on your skin.  It does seem to help but you need to
be careful with any products that you use that you don't contaminate the product
with your hands especially since you do have itchy skin that might be hiding
bacteria.

Caryl

--- On Thu, 5/21/09, Jimmy Gay <anticensor2003@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jimmy Gay <anticensor2003@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MRSA] Help
To: MRSA@yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 10:27 PM

Thank you for responding. The infection as it stands right now is just the spots
on the skin and vary in size from small pimples that otherwise look like any
ordinary pimple but some

get to be about a half inch as far as the actual sore but the surrounding area
can be an inch or more of redness.. It seems that as soon as one drains and
starts to heal another appears in a different spot. Since leaving the hospital,
the illness has been seems to be just causing skin problems. I can go to the
emergency room if necessary, but I am also concerned that if I was treated for
the illness as it stands right now and the disease mutates, if it were to
reoccur later then there might not be anything to treat it, based on what I have
read and talked to health educators. It would seem to me that unless I can get
rid of the disease outright that I may be better off to wait until I really need
to be given antibiotics. I may be wrong on that, but so far I haven't found out
for sure one way or the other. The thing that gets to me more than anything else
seems to be the constant itching I have all over with this as well particularly
at night. Is there

anything you can tell me about that?

--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Melissa <melissa_78231@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Melissa <melissa_78231@ yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: [MRSA] Help

To: "MRSA@yahoogroups. com" <MRSA@yahoogroups. com>

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 10:28 PM

Hi Jimmy G, I will try to help you. I am not a specialist but I had it myself
for a year including in my blood. I have been well now for 2+ years and have
done a lot of reading. Sounds to me like another case where the docs took you
off the meds too soon. Is it just on your skin? How big are the spots? Can you
go to an emergency room if nessasary? Easy for me to say but don't worry about
the bill. If you have read a few posts you will read over and over how this
minor skin infection can evolve into a horrible life threatening infection.
Don't let it get out of control. -Melissa

Melissa_78231@ yahoo.com

On May 20, 2009, at 6:50 PM, "anticensor2003" <anticensor2003@ yahoo.com> wrote:

I have had mrsa for 2 years straight. I have been treated in the past when I
first found out I had it, was given vancomycin in the hospital for a week and
then later prescribed ointment pills and bath soap. I can provide more details.
While the hospital iv medicine did clear up a the original occurrence , when I
was discharged I was not originally prescribed any medication after and took
about 2 months to get to see a specialist in Greenvile NC to be prescribed
anything after the infection returned.The medicine prescribed did not realy seem
to help even after doing all of what the doctor prescribed. The problem is it
continues to cause welts that need draining continual itching and other symptoms
with no apparent end or relief. To make matters worse I am now unemployed no
money or health insurance and no free services in my community to treat this
disease. I would appreciate any information or assistance you can provide. Jimmy
G in Jacksonville NC. next

to Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base

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