--- i have mrsa ..hepaclean/ hepacleanse not sure of spelling.. is
what hospitals use to clean. showering head to toe. antibacterial
lotions as hospitals use available over the counter and in discount
stores read labels and compare, as i said i am just home from
hospital and out patient treatment so i can only pass on what is
given as i learn too.
In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Helen Gilson" <hgilson@c...> wrote:
>
> Dry skin is an avenue for CA-MRSA Community Acquired MRSA to enter
the body.
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> We are having a lot of success with Aveeno lotion. Take a small
amount of
> Bactroban ointment, mix a couple squirts of Aveeno in your hand and
rub all
> over limb, repeat on all legs and arms that are showing any
irritation.
>
> I'm hoping this is necessary right now due to winter skin. I'm
hoping it
> isn't going to be a year round fight for my son.
>
> Anyway - it is the only thing that works. We tried Eucerin with no
luck.
>
> We also are using the Paul Mitchell brand of Tea Tree Oil shampoo.
My boys
> like it (ages 10 and 14) but I can't say it's done anything
extremely
> noticeable and they are on the second bottle.
>
> Pets and people both can transmit to the other. If anyone (2
legged or 4)
> is getting any kind of surgery, let the doctor know and take
precautions
> because of the bacteria. Take them pages printed from the internet
about
> it.
>
> CA-MRSA is becoming very common but until a doctor has seen it and
treated
> it for themselves, they still will misdiagnose it 7 or 8 times out
of 10.
>
> When they realized what my son had, they had 14 doctors come
through to look
> at him at one appointment. They had the whole Infectious Disease
and
> Dermatology departments come through and learn from him.
>
> Good luck and let us know how things are going for you!
>
> Helen
> Moderator
> http://www.caercoork.com/orsa/news.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon [mailto:jrueus@y...]
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 3:33 AM
> To: MRSA@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MRSA] From Jon Again
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>
> There's lots of information about pets (they say cats, rabbits and
dogs), do
> a google search or try
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ui
> ds=12522764&dopt=Abstract
> or
> www.pets-mrsa.com
>
> Since I first posted, things took a turn for the worst, I had to go
back to
> the hospital several times, they finally told me in the ER that
they didn't
> feel comfotable treating me and the I needed an ID specialist, that
might
> put me on exotic antibiotics. Luckily, I have had things turn back
for the
> better just as quick as they were turning bad. The ID said things
look good
> and gave me the ointment for the nose as a precaution. As far as
the pets go
> you will probably encounter just as much strong opinion on the "oh
don't
> worry about the pet transmission" as much as the "lack of
knowledge" on many
> doctors regarding MRSA. (the passions run high on both sides of the
issue).
> After initially trying to talk use out of it, Our vet has agreed to
test our
> dog when
> she gets spade next month...although it may be unnessisary if I got
it from
> myself etc. This thing has caused enough problems for me I still
want to
> pursue it.
>
> As far as the other person who just posted, I consider myself
EXTREMELLY, in
> fact a miracle, lucky that you situation did not happen to me. I'm
sure
> countless people die constantly because of the lack of knowledge. I
think it
> is outragous that you had to go through it and, my personal opinion
is that
> you should look into legal action (for many reasons beyond just
your case.
>
> Anyways just to add, the ID told me that this could have occurred
for
> several reasons, my immune system was very worn down at the time, I
didn't
> clean the wound (thought it was a zit just like you and tried to
drain it
> myself), then was exposed to the organism itself in the
environment, my
> genetic makeup and the outside fact that the organism
> is become more prevelant to to overuse and improper use of
antibiotics. So
> he said probably certain combinations fell together to cause this.
I might
> receover for a while but I will be certainly predisposed to this as
I age.
>
> I'm not sure if is like most diseases where being exposed to it
helps your
> body recognize it because you develope some antibodies.
>
> p.s. I also found that all the hand sanitizer, bacterial soap and
hydrogen
> perokide I've been using has made my skin raw. If anyone knows what
of the
> following people can use safly without skin cell breakdown for
wounds please
> post (i.e. bactine, neosporin, iodine antiseptic). Please let us
know I've
> found they have a lotion called peachy clean that is made with the
> ingreadiant of bactine but don't know what the long term use of
that does to
> the skin. I'm told just soap and hot water is better than all of
the above.
>
> Thanks
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