Hi Darlene,

I was diagnosed with HS in 2001. And just last week after having
sinus surgery,the biopsy of what they removed in there was MRSA. I
am currently in the beginnning of 3 weeks of IV infusions. I don't
yet know how HS relates, other than it seems like a likely way for
it to enter our systems.
My HS is usually under my arms and sometimes a flare in the groin or
butt crack. And really, over the last year or so, it has been more
about old sinus tracts filling and draining and not new bumps.
Right now I am only seeing the ENT that did my sinus surgery, but
hope to follow up with my primary about how HS might relate and how
to manage future issues better.

Good luck to you.

Karen



--- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Darlene" <KATlE1957@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
> My name is Darlene, I was recently diagnosed with MRSA. I have
> Hidradenitis Supperative also. I have been in the hospital many
times
> during the past couple of years. 2 years ago I was bitten by a
spider
> they think. I got really sick and the place on my belly where i
was
> bit became really bad. They had to open me up with a 12 inch
incision
> across my belly, it was so deep that you could see the wall of my
> stomach. I was in the hospital for 27 days. I almost died before
they
> realized i neede a second surgery. I do believe that is when i got
> the MRSA. I have so many outbreaks "boils" on me that I look like
i
> was in a war or something......lol. Not really funny...but
sometimes
> Its better to laugh than cry. I get most outbreaks on my belly or
> under my arms. 3 mos ago I got a place on my belly that got really
> nasty. I went to dr and she took the top off and sent in a
culture,
> and sent me to a surgeon. Well he operated the next
day.......without
> waiting on the culture to come back. :-( sadly to say it was MRSA
> and because from th surgery it got into my bloodstream. I was back
in
> the hospital 2 days later with MRSA induced pheumonia. I was a
really
> sick lady let me tell you. 3 weeks ago I was back in hospital for
> removal of another "boil" to be removed. It was MRSA also. I went
> into cardiac arrest. Code Blue. I stayed in ICU for a few days
them
> sent home with home health care nurse once a day for wound care.
My
> hubby did the second dressing change at night.
> I find it hard to recognise the difference between the HS and
the
> MRSA. I was wondering if any others here have HS? Please any info
on
> this MRSA would be appreciated.
> Thanks ever so much.
> Darlene
>