Yes, I would agree with a trip to the er. I would go to the nearest
large facility weekday AM, more doc's available, you should get an
ID consult. Also if you have open mrsa wounds you could infect
others, so be as aseptic as possible.
Good Luck

--- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "sonie" <skyer@...> wrote:
>
> hello all..i am new here,and very ill,and very scared..i had a
> hysterectomy at the end of january via,abdominal incision..was
sent
> home 4 days later,and within several days developed a huge knot
under
> my just ablove the incision...for any weeks i felt like i had the
flu
> 24/7....part of my incision opened up-and it started to
drain..this
> drainage soon because very thick green glop,and smell
horrific..monday
> of last week i was admotted to the hospital and placed on 2 iv
> antibiotics,and thursday of last week was takin into surgery
> again...they have left my incision open,and i am being packed 2
times a
> day(very painful at this point)..i was released friday..by monday
of
> this week,i had another huge knot in my stomach,and was told it
was
> abcessed again...the cultures of the infectin came back positive
for
> mrsa....my doc called me on friday to inform he can no longer
handle
> this as it is out of his league,and he is sending me to a
infectious
> disease specialist...the problem now is they cant see me till
april
> 6,and the infection is coming out of my incision agin,and has
turned
> green again..i dont know whats going to happen to my body if i
have to
> wait that long,or how much sicker i will become...can you all tell
me
> if having it inside my body is more serious than on the
skin..also,what
> will happen if the vanc antibiotic dont work???im very scared....
>