Judy,

I have added a link for a new forum at MRSA Watch. They are a UK
based site and have just added a forum for suffers in the US. There
are some very informed posters there who I am sure can enlighten you
about your condition. Please post your experience there.

Helene

--- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Judy" <moondncr30@a...> wrote:
>
> Hi, I was diagnosed with MRSA in a wound in my leg in April of this
> year, the doctors are having a very hard time getting the wound to
> close. 6 weeks ago my id doctor took me off of all meds because of
> continuous infections in my picc lines. I told him I was still
> experiencing a lot of pain in the leg and that it was getting
worse,
> he told me that the pain was from walking and to stay off of it for
> a month to give it time to heal. I wasnt comfortable with that. 2
> weeks ago I had to be taken back into surgery to have the wound
> debrieved again for the 7th time, he had to scrape out 70% of my
> tibia to het the infection out, we hope, and my bone doctor
informed
> me today that the culture came back MRSA. I have to see my ID doc
on
> tuesday to discuss. I am at my wits end with this, I am in constant
> pain and am on percocet which at this time is just barely taking
the
> pain and burn away. My leg has been infected with bacteria since
> 8/1/03. How long am I going to have to go through this?? I need
some
> guidance on this, I am just about ready to let them take off my
leg,
> I cant handle this anymore.