It is a very scary ordeal.I had emergency surgery June 2nd at that point in time had no knowledge of such seriously dangerous infection,I had encountered.Thank God i went into the Dr.that day I would'nt have thought twice about it being just a boil in my armpit-although it never came to a head DUH!!Sept 3rd again my 4 incessions there were 2 new mrsa infections so cut/drained again not a fun ordeal.Then just last night after work went to see if what appeared to be a bug bite was the dreaded infection i have am fighting to get rid of permanently.And just as i dreaded cut/drain again it is so painful/frusterating at times hopeless.I have and do all that is medically told to myself to do,but it will not leave me alone go away.And it is so serious of an infection people are dying from it more than the public knows.See this bug is immune to anti-biotic's yes thats right.Read up on it get educated before it happens to or someone you may know and love.MRSA-is not an easy thing to rid of.
2006-10-02 20:03:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
MRSA is resistant to Methicillin and some other antibiotics but not them all. It can be treated and is treated successfully everyday. I should know I work in a hospital Lab that diagnoses people with MRSA infection. There is a good chance that you are a carrier of MRSA, people can have MRSA and be perfectly healthy with it. It only becomes a danger if the person has a problem with their immune system or if they have open wounds. This allows the organism an entry means into the body where it can cause bacteremia, septicaemia and tissue destruction. It really has a lot to do with the general health of the patient, not everyone that catches MRSA is going to die from it, its a myth that the media and papers have made up.
Your boil probably developed from an infected hair follicle, this is a very common infection in axillas/underarms. You could have caught the MRSA from anywhere, bacteria can be found everywhere in the environment that includes MRSA. When someone is diagnosed with MRSA they are treated with antibiotics that the organism is sensitive to and there is a fairly large selection, rifampicin, fusidic acid, gentamicin, vancomycin, mupirocin, chloramphenicol, linezolid are just a few. The fact that you keep getting it suggest to me that there must be a source that you keep getting the MRSA from, it could be yourself, it could be in your nose, ears or your environment your own home or outside it.
I have personally had MRSA myself and it was treated successful and had no adverse effects on my health.
2006-10-03 01:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by LOULOU37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they are doing a culture and sensitivity test when they drain it. The sensitivity will let them determine which antibiotics will kill the infection. My daughter also had that twice, and had no idea how she became infected with it. She actually had to take a combinatin of three strong antibiotics (one of the antibiotcs was one usually used to treat TB) for a month the second time. Her symptoms sounded so much like yours, seemed like a bug bite at first, then caused large knots. Her first time was on her buttocks, and the second time was a large lump under her arm that had to be cut, drained, and packed. After the month of 3 antibiotics she has had no more outbreaks, and that has been about 3 years ago. The antibiotics were hard on her stomach and made her feel sick, but she just had to stick to them to getr rid of the infection. Also remember that if you are using hormonal birth control to use a backup while you are taking antibiotics.
2006-10-02 21:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by mamasheilag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MRSA is curable and is treated with any one of a number of antibiotics. Sometimes a combination of two depending on the site and severity of infection. MRSA is an acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It is resistant to methicillin but not all antibiotics. Granted there are new strains showing up that are also resistant to Vancomycin, it is still treatable. As for you, you may be colonized by now and may be a chronic carrier. I think it is you who needs to get educated about MRSA.
2006-10-02 20:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah it sucks, but its tough to prevent its pretty abundant in hospitals
2006-10-03 16:07:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop scare mongering and read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRSA
2006-10-02 20:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by John "Freddie" West 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋