Wow, I should be excited but actually I'm petrified.  I've been

divorced since 1990.  I've dated since then but not much in the past

2-3 years.  I really would like to get back to life but what do I do?

  This is a guy that I have known for a while, he's knows I'm a nurse

and that I was fired because I reported my hospital to OSHA.  He

doesn't know about the MRSA.  I don't know what my current status is.

  What do I do?



Caryl

What to do what to do ...



I'm no Ann Landers BUT this is what I would do.



To the best of my knowledge MRSA is not a reportable "disease" (it's from being

a disease in the true meaning of the word but I think you know what I'm trying

to get at here).  It's not like have AIDS or HIV where you are obligated by law

to tell your partner (again please don't think I'm implying you are going to be

"getting freaky" with this guy on the first date ... hmmm the more I type the

more I seem to be getting myself in trouble here ... lol ... oh my !!)



You are not under any legal obligation to tell him that you have MRSA; and

frankly since this is your first date I wouldn't mention it all tonight (after

all you don't want to scare the poor guy off by telling him you have something

that he likely has never heard of and then spend the rest of the evening telling

him what it's all about instead of getting to know each other and having a nice

evening out ... right?)



In any case go out and have fun ... enjoy yourself ... LIVE LIFE !!



Dee (((hugs)))





--- In Stop_MRSA_Now@yahoogroups.com, "mrsasucks" <mrsasucks@...> wrote:

>

> Wow, I should be excited but actually I'm petrified.  I've been

> divorced since 1990.  I've dated since then but not much in the past

> 2-3 years.  I really would like to get back to life but what do I do?

>  This is a guy that I have known for a while, he's knows I'm a nurse

> and that I was fired because I reported my hospital to OSHA.  He

> doesn't know about the MRSA.  I don't know what my current status is.

>  What do I do?

>

> Caryl

>

Then Go !  Lucky Lady ! I have written a couple of messages here explaining that

I have "suffered" with MRSA since 1993. Well the first thing to remember ( or

learn ) is that MRSA is a bacteria and NOT a virus.



MRSA is everywhere we all go and just about everywhere we all live. It is

surprisingly hard to catch and mostly it comes through Operations although a

footballer can catch it from a blade of grass cut on the field.



A virus has been described to me as a "slush" i.e. non living replicator. Hence

antibiotics do nothing.



I lived and "slept" with my wife for 10 years and she despite quite open wounds

on my legs never ever caught anything.



My own experience is that the less ignorant we all are the easier "illness" is

to live with. Believe me there is someone for everyone and the first thing is

that you love him for who he is.



Despite having this since 1993 and tried to understand all I can - I have yet to

find instances of other family members "catching it".



I would suggest that you stop worrying yourself and enjoy the date and

reremember a cold is bacteria often caught but MRSA not ! and otherwise I ll

have dinner and explain a bit more ! all the best Paul