First I would like to thank the moderator of this group for allowing
me to join and learn more about MRSA. I run a group which is for
people who have been touched by necrotizing faciitis (the flesh
eating bacteria). Generally NF is caused by a Strep infection. (yes
the same bacteria which causes strep throat), in some the bacteria
becomes antibiotic resistant and moves through the body at about an
inch an hour. The only way to get rid of it is to surgically get rid
of it. Of course, like staph , if the bacteria gets into the
bloodstream it can cause TSS. The mortality rate is about 75%. I am
a survivor of this disease too. Athough NF is not contageous, it can
cause a low immunity and since the patients must stay in the
hospital, sometimes for months, many do get antibiotic  staph as a
result. (I got MRSA last year in my leg, I broke it and needed
surgery, they put my in a nursing home to recover where I got
staph), I had to have a picc line put in and after a while it
responded to vancamyacin, (which git me very sick with every dose).
I would like to know more about the differnces and likenesses of
strep and staph.

Well hello everyone
Marla James - Huntington Beach, CA

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.

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.

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.

--- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Helene Kolberg" <hck@n...> wrote:
> Thank you I will definately do that
Hi judy,
>
> Have your family members read some of the information at
> tahilla.typepad.com/mrsawatch/  It will help them to understand
just
> how serious your condition is.
>
> I just lost my Father on 9/14/04.  He got mrsa at a hospital
during
> hip replacement surgery on July 5, 2004.
>
> Helene
>
> --- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Judy" <moondncr30@a...> wrote:
> > I was diagnosed with mrsa in april of 2004 after having surgery
on
> > my leg to debrieve a previous staph infection. The infection had
> > spread to my tibia and I had to have a large portion scraped
out. I
> > have since had 2 more surgeries to replace the bone and
reconnect
> > the tendon. I have been on vancomyacin since being diagnosed and
> > have developed another bacteria infection in my blood due to my
cvp
> > line. They took out my cvp and replaced it with my 4th picc
line.
> > Yesterday I had to have the picc line removed due to another
> > infection, we are awaiting the results of the tip culture on the
> > picc line. Has anyone else had numerous infections along with
their
> > MRSA infection, I know I am not the only one in the world
suffering
> > from this but I feel like my family just doesnt understand the
> > effect it has on me. I am at my wits end and just feel like
giving
> > up. I have been on IV therapy for 13 months because of these
> > bacteria infections  the first one starting 8/01/03 with simple
> > staph.

I was just recently diagnosed with MRSA and was on vancomycin in the
hospital for a week and am taking zyvox at home.  I'm trying to
learn more about this.

Kim

Hi judy,

Have your family members read some of the information at
tahilla.typepad.com/mrsawatch/  It will help them to understand just
how serious your condition is.

I just lost my Father on 9/14/04.  He got mrsa at a hospital during
hip replacement surgery on July 5, 2004.

Helene

--- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Judy" <moondncr30@a...> wrote:
> I was diagnosed with mrsa in april of 2004 after having surgery on
> my leg to debrieve a previous staph infection. The infection had
> spread to my tibia and I had to have a large portion scraped out. I
> have since had 2 more surgeries to replace the bone and reconnect
> the tendon. I have been on vancomyacin since being diagnosed and
> have developed another bacteria infection in my blood due to my cvp
> line. They took out my cvp and replaced it with my 4th picc line.
> Yesterday I had to have the picc line removed due to another
> infection, we are awaiting the results of the tip culture on the
> picc line. Has anyone else had numerous infections along with their
> MRSA infection, I know I am not the only one in the world suffering
> from this but I feel like my family just doesnt understand the
> effect it has on me. I am at my wits end and just feel like giving
> up. I have been on IV therapy for 13 months because of these
> bacteria infections  the first one starting 8/01/03 with simple
> staph.

Hi, I am new to the group and would like to know if others have
developed other bacteria infections since or before having mrsa. I
have been diagnosed with 3 other bacteria infections serratia,
pseudamonis and staff, I am now awaiting a culture of my picc line
because it had to be removed due to infection. Also has anyone won a
malpractice suit againt the hospital from which they contracted MRSA?

I was diagnosed with mrsa in april of 2004 after having surgery on
my leg to debrieve a previous staph infection. The infection had
spread to my tibia and I had to have a large portion scraped out. I
have since had 2 more surgeries to replace the bone and reconnect
the tendon. I have been on vancomyacin since being diagnosed and
have developed another bacteria infection in my blood due to my cvp
line. They took out my cvp and replaced it with my 4th picc line.
Yesterday I had to have the picc line removed due to another
infection, we are awaiting the results of the tip culture on the
picc line. Has anyone else had numerous infections along with their
MRSA infection, I know I am not the only one in the world suffering
from this but I feel like my family just doesnt understand the
effect it has on me. I am at my wits end and just feel like giving
up. I have been on IV therapy for 13 months because of these
bacteria infections  the first one starting 8/01/03 with simple
staph.

Hey Mandy I am gonna set the group to where members have to be
aprroved since you keep getting people who wanna post spam in here
and leave.

Tammy