what do you know about a cure to MRSA? ive been hospitalized and still not getting better. please help?

Question

ive been hospitalized and my syptoms are right back. my hair leaks and gets wet and has a foul odor to it so i have to was it 2x a day, under my armpits and under my breast and in my groin area gets really wet and has a ordor to it and my skin cracks in those places. they put me on antibiotic called zyvox and it worked for a while and now its back again. i have had topical creams and nothing seems to work. if someone knows anything about this please help me i am desperate to find answers i have been going through this fo almost a year please help me.

i have been on vanco also.

and another factor is that i have a bad case of psorasis.

Answer 1

I can so very relate to you. I had this same infection last summer. Awful!! There is a stong breakout of MRSA in the state which I live. You have to be dilligent in your care. Clean out the absesses as aften as you can. Soak the infected areas in warm water with epsom salt many times throughout the day. Change the dressings on the absesses as often as possible. A combination of BACTRIM and the TUBERCULOSIS drug RIFAMPIN were what worked for me. Also, My husband was ill at the same time I was- we didn't know it was related until he went to see a doctor. The doctor had only prescibed bactrim...and then cipro when he didn't get better. He was in such agony. It was all in his hair, on his neck, eyelids, face, and arms. I went back with him to the doctor and told him what had worked for me. He was shocked to see how the infection had progressed. He then prescribed Rifampin, daily washes in prescription PhisoHex (2x daily 1st week, then everyother day for the next 2-3 weeks, and the prescription ointment MUPIROCIN. The ointment had to be swabbed into his nostrils 2x a day for 5 days, and then twice a week for the next three weeks. Your nostrils are a haven for this bacteria. When doing all of the above-- I only hope that it will work for you. I would never wish this on anyone!! Be aware, once you have had MRSA you have a high risk of getting it again. Watch all signs and hopefully you will catch it before it can progress. Also, you have got to wash and disinfect everything. Wash all towels with hot water--we even added pine sol or other disinfectants to our wash when all of this was going on. Wipe all door knobs, keyboards, tv remotes...just anything you might have touched with a disinfectant. We were successful in keeping our children from being infected while we were both sick at the same time with this awful germ!!! PS-- your skin is what protects you from getting this in your system. Don't pick on any sores, pimples, anything!!
If you get a cut-wash it out with alcohol as deep as you can immediately!!! I had a simple ingrown hair-picked at it-and then the nightmare began. Also, my husband brought the germs home from his barber. Make sure that whoever trims your hair uses fresh and disinfected tools!!! I have now taken over cutting my husbands hair with his own personal hair clippers. There's no fear then of getting infected from someone else. He's the only one that uses the trimmers.This is a good idea- if you can do it.

Answer 2

Your doctors are probably asking the same question. MRSA, Methicillin-Resistant Streptococcus Aureus, is a huge problem because it can't be cured with the antibiotics to which it's usually susceptible. So they have to try other, more expensive, more esoteric drugs.

The fact that you've tried and failed Zyvox is bad news. Zyvox is the most expensive antibiotic available outside of the hospital, and so that means that the doctors are nearing the end of their rope. (You don't prescribe Zyvox unless you're getting desperate.) For further treatment, you'll likely be admitted to the hospital or sent to a specialized clinic with an infectious disease ward, but that's better than the alternatives (amputation, death, etc.)

Good luck.

Answer 3

this is a tough one and MRSA ...Methicillan resistant staph aureous is hard to treat..it is a superbug as they say...there are not many treatments out there for it....There are only a select few antibiotics that your doctor can try, other than that just keep healthy for healing.....

just so you know....MRSA is on most people, almost everyone could test positive for it..it is when it over grows people freak out because it is an opportunistic infection...if you had a bad immune system it could cause problems.
you could take Vancomycin, which originally was meant for cancer treatments...NOT a chemo drug...it must be monitored because it is highly Kidney toxic, but that is the only treatment i have seen in the hospitals for this problem.... another problem with this is people can also some times develop VRE ...vancomycin resistent enterococcus, which is a whole other problem....ask your doctor about vanco though, im a nurse and i see it used all the time.

Answer 4

Mrsa is better known as a staff infection & are contatious from person, to person. The iffection goes into your body & it can stay there for a long time but it will come in any other area of your body. Somes they try to clear it up with Antibiotic's & if that don't work then they have to do surgery. I understand that you are very sick. So even after the sugery, you still have more in your body. I hope I have helped, as I just had a friend go through, Good Luck Linda K.D.

Answer 5

Draining the abscess at the doctor's office is usually the only treatment needed for a local skin MRSA infection.

Few antibiotics are available to treat more serious MRSA infections. These include vancomycin (Vancocin, Vancoled), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS), and linezolid (Zyvox).

It is important to finish all doses of antibiotics you have been given, even if you feel better before the final dose. Unfinished doses can lead to development of drug resistance in the bacteria.

Other treatments may be given to for more serious infections. These treatments, given in the hospital, may include supplemental oxygen and intravenous medication. In cases of kidney failure, dialysis may be needed.

Answer 6

I really feel for you.
This superbug is multi-resistant. Vancomycin sometimes still helps.
Ask for it again. Are you in isolation? Be really assertive, and insist that ALL people (not just relatives and health care professionals )have gowns, gloves and that they wipe down their stethoscopes - yes! - be assertive! - and your bedside table, bedrails, all and any surfaces with alcohol. Do not be meek. Try your best not to get down - I know, it's so hard. But the BEST thing for your immune system is to have an UP MORALE.
Keep on with the many bathings, since MRSA is on your skin (it's on everyone's skin, but the bacteria have increased on yours), and this complete bathing will get the bacteria count down. Bathe more than twice a day, even. Doctors, believe it or not, are the worst culprits for not washing their hands! Insist - whose life is it anyway? - that everyone washes their hands. Be very hygienic yourself - don't inadvertently touch your mucous membranes - I'm just being natural, here, please don't be offended. Wear underwear at night, and wear a clean, even new pair every day. Family or friends can take the discarded home and the bacteria will be killed off with very hot water. Hospital food never won any prizes for being busting with nutrition, so get friends and family to bring you in fresh veggies and well washed fruit, and a multi-vitamin (have them check with your doctor before) plus, even if you don't like it, garlic, or garlic gel capsules from a health food store. You can get probiotics - consult with your doctor, because a lot of antibiotics upset your stomach's natural flora. But you must have those strong antibiotics. Ask to see an Infection Specialist and see if you can't get a range of antibiotics at the one time. Good nutrition and a "You're not going to beat me" attitude, will get you the three negatives you need to go home. The sooner you can go home, the better. When you go home, make sure that someone antiseptics your home and counter tops before you arrive, and during -don't forget those doorknobs, the telephone, all of that. And the good nutrition, and the happy, funny movies and good books while you're recuperating.
Keep your morale boosted as best you can, - if you have a T.V. in your room (make sure all surfaces are alcohol wiped!) watch stuff that'll make you laugh out loud - or, since you have a computer - (is it antisepticked? Wash those hands...) then go to sites which crack you up. Laughter will boost your immune system better than anything.
Also, get rid of the "invalid" mentality. (If you have it). Get up out of that bed, wash, put on a clean gown, make sure your toiletries including hairbrush and toothbrush are sterilised, get your hair cut shorter, sit by an open window, but not in a draft, write your diary, think about your goals and your future for when you get home. Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands. Let the fresh air cleanse the room. Ask friends or relatives to bring bottles of rubbing alcohol and gauze so you can keep cleaning where housekeeping might not bother enough.
I've been working in a hospital for 18 years, Honey, so I do know. Hospital people DO care, but MRSA is so common, now, and so many people have it that you have to give yourself that additional care.
There are other noncomosials which are worse, and all patients I've seen with MRSA get over it - but it will take longer if you feel isolated and depressed, because then your immune system and morale will go down to Australia;-) Listen to inspiring tapes - there are ones by Simenton and Simenton, called "Getting Well." Ask someone to get you them.Listen to beautiful music.
Don't give in.
Tell yourself every morning, "I'm going to beat you, you little *&^&%^ !"
Good luck, Sweetie:-))))))) Don't let that bug win! YOU are going to win. So get laughing - about anything - right now;-))

Answer 7

You haven't really given us any details to go on. What excactly are your symptoms? Where is this infection?