Hi Vickie,
Right...So, did they take the mesh out?
Normally when a wound is infected and they have a foreign body in, they have to
take it out, clear up the infection and start over.
But, if you are not having an infected wound (hernia site), I don't know how
they know you have MRSA in your abdomen now?
Thanks for clarifying.
Yes, many times people remain carriers. But if they are not culturing it soem
where... then it remains to be seen. You probably had a catheter when you had
your hernia surgery adn coudl have gotten MRSA in yrou urine that way also.

Mary Ann


-----Original message-----
From: "Ms. Vickie" vickie.layton@...
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:01:04 -0800
To: MRSA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MRSA] I'm new...respiratory MRSA @ Mary Ann

> Mary Ann,
>
> When they did the hernia repair, (2001 when I contracted MRSA) they used
> some type of mesh to help strengthen the abdominal wall. The NUMEROUS
> cultures that have been done, all come back positive for MRSA. I have
> had my nose cultured, but my nose is NOT colonized, nor is any sputum,
> however my urine did come back as positive at one time.
>
> Mary Ann Bernard <mbernard@...> wrote:
> >
> >> How do you know it is living in your abdomen? You must have a wound
> >> infection where the hernia repair was done? It is either on skin
> >> surface, in your nose hiding or in a wound...in sputum or in urine.
> >> VRE is in the colon. Just a bit confused. Please clarify.
> >>
> >> Mary Ann
> Ms. Vickie
>
>