My grandmother is in the isolation unit since she has a MRSA infection in her lungs. They've tried multiple antibiotics, all of which have done nothing. Now the hospital is going to discharge her since they say there is nothing they c`an do and that she'll have to recover on her own. Now from what I know from MRSA, that seems highly unlikely - especially in an elderly women with congrestive heart failure. Am I wrong? What more can be done? Thanks!
2007-06-18 10:32:23 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yup, they have given her IV antibiotics. One of the antibiotics they gave her actually made her heart worse. It's pumping 25% less now. I figured it was an uphill battle.. but Im still sort of suprised they're just going to release her.. or that it seems like they arnt telling her everything. One of the nurses told my mom it's MRSA, but not staph - that it's an bacterial infection. - which of course, it is staph ( and obviously, a bacterial infection ).. so its very fustrating
2007-06-18 12:15:55 · update #1
Sadly, there isn't anything more to be done, that is why they are discharging her. She will either develop a resistance to the MRSA on her own, or she will die from it. There is a limit to what medical science can do. I would suggest that you arrange for hospice care for her.
2007-06-18 10:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melaleuca oil is shown to kill all 8 lines of MRSA. My son had a MRSA an infection that antibiotics does no longer get rid of and this did. Plus in a diabetic Melaleuca oil will additionally velocity the healing.
2016-09-28 01:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is supposed to very serious. Thus the name, it is even resistant to the methicillin drugs. Have they given her IV antibiotics? From the little I know I cannot imagine that they would releae her. Perhaps someone younger who is not ill could boost his or her immune system enough to get well but I can't see your poor grandmother being able to do that. It doesn't seem right to me either.
2007-06-18 10:41:20 · answer #3 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She has CHF... so she has fluid on the lungs which makes her prone to infection.
If she is not responding to the hardcore antibiotics like Vancomycin, then there isn't much they CAN do.
She probably won't recover on her own. Chances are this will probably kill her. People never recover from CHF. CHF will kill them eventually.
I guess she could try some natural supplements, but it is unlikely that will knock out the MRSA.
Sorry. :(
2007-06-18 10:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan Pediatrics 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she probably has a very resistant strain (very common in elderly) It wont go away on its own like ly because of her age and predisposing health it is not a certain thing to say how it will turn out the question is is she considered colonized if she is it should not be a problem
2007-06-18 10:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep an eye on your grandmother and any problems call the emergency services to be on the safe side.
2007-06-18 10:36:33 · answer #6 · answered by David K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋