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mrsa
Posted by gs |
Last Reply March 20, 2008
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Started March 8, 2008 at 14:40 |
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What do u do when uve found out its spread to your lungs? It's already in my bladder. I feel like giving up.... |
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Where to next??
Posted by Ian Thorp |
Last Reply March 20, 2008
Started July 1, 2004 at 11:05 |
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I like most of us went into hospital for minor treatment to my big toe and ended up (seven months on now) the victim of five operations to the right foot to try to remove the infection. Throughout my periods in hospital I took digital photographs of my wounds and even have some on my mobile 'phone regarding poor conditions in A&E. The photos I took with my camera I presented in a folder and CD to the 'tissue viability' nurse so she could show trainees how vacuum dressings work. My question is where do you stsrt to get someone to acknokwledge that you have been infected, through no fault of your own, and where do you go from there? Needless to say I have lost my job and pretty much my previous lifestyle due to this, am still on antibiotics and regular dressing changes.Hospitals really are getting away with murder.Any help would be most welcome. Many thanks in advance to whoever may be out there. |
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Pregnancy and MRSa
Posted by Melanie |
Last Reply March 20, 2008
Started March 17, 2008 at 02:41 |
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Hello, I am a nurse working in a long-term care facility, and am about six months pregnant. There are four residents who have been diagnosed with MRSa on my wing. I am a healthy individual. What are my chances of contracting this bacteria and passing it along to my baby? Chances are, I am colonized with MRSa, as most healthcare workers are. Does this pose a threat to my unborn child? Any advice would be helpful..... |
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Necrotizing Folliculitis???? Help!
Posted by Cheranna |
Last Reply March 19, 2008
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Started March 18, 2008 at 21:31 |
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I need to know if anyone has heard of this disease necrotizing folliculitis? I started out with folliculitis on my arms and it went to my neck and part of my face. It was treated with antibiotics and ointments. I ended up on 5 antibiotics and I'm still having trouble. Beginning of March I felt indentations on my scalp, then lesions that filled with fluid. They would break and continuously come back and fill up. The derm said I'd have to be on antibiotics for a lengthy time, if they didn't work, I'd have to have it cut out. He says it's the glands in the head leaking to the outside of my scalp. I go for a swab on Thursday...finally to see if it's MRSA. I am pretty sure it is, I've had all of this since Dec 4th. The new diagnosis of necrotizing folliculitis was given yesterday the 17th. What am I to believe? The culture will tell if it's MRSA. Has anyone heard of this?? I really need to hear from someone!! Thanks, Cheranna |
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MRSA Support Group/US & Can
Posted by Denise |
Last Reply March 17, 2008
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Started August 12, 2005 at 03:00 |
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We are trying to start a support group on our side of the ocean like the one you have in the UK. Can those of you who are members of the UK Support Group please give some feedback about why you became members and how it helps? What is the benefit of being a member instead of just posting on the forum? A membership application is available for download at www.handsofhopegroup.com for anyone who is interested. We will remain affiliated with the UK Support Group. My brother in law wrote a song for my girls that you can listen to on the site also. It is called , "Don't let em fall through the cracks" by George Clancy. It was written for Emily and Jeanne, but it is for all of us... |
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Outside of Hospital??
Posted by Linda |
Last Reply March 17, 2008
Started March 16, 2008 at 12:41 |
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Please could someone clarify - All the information that I have read refers to MRSA linked with hospitals. If someone, who is a resident in a Nursing Home has open sores (and is being treated), but has not been into a hospital, can the sores of that person develop MRSA? If so, how would I know? Thank you for any advice or information |
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Blame?
Posted by Realist |
Last Reply March 17, 2008
Started March 30, 2005 at 13:59 |
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There seems to be a lot of blame being directed at the NHS. I have recently lost a loved one to MRSA so, I know the pain too. However, dont you people realise that there is nothing that can be done to irradicate MRSA from hospitals. It is (in fact) impossible. In practical terms, the only thing that can be done in hospitals is REDUCE the chances of contracting MRSA. Even before MRSA was unheard of, didnt people still die of infections? I think you'll find they did. It is a sad fact but 'Staphylococcus aureus' has evolved and there is nothing gonna change that! So please, stop pointing the finger at hard-working, dedicated teams of health professionals, who are striving to take control of a 'no win' situation. My condolences to you all. |
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MRSA and PSEUDOMONAS
Posted by SILVERLUCIAN |
Last Reply March 16, 2008
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Started June 9, 2007 at 16:22 |
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l have now got a supra pubic catheter as l am spinal injured. l have had mrsa in my urine for months with out any treatment, l had to use the Hdrex scrub and cream and powder before my operation which was in May. The nurses are coming into dress my wound every day still and took a swab, now l have been told l have mrsa and Pseudomonas. My gp has given my Erythomycin 250mg 4x day plus more Hydrex and Bactroban. l am a diabetic type 2, and not feeling very well at all also getting a bit scared of keep catching this bug.Does anyone know what the treatment is for the Pseudomonas please. l have to go back to the hospital at the end of this month to get my s/p changed and l am dreading it. l feel so angry and upset. |
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mrsa in nursing homes
Posted by jean |
Last Reply March 16, 2008
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Started March 16, 2008 at 13:48 |
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my son resides in a nursing home from TBI. he contract mrsa in the hospital shortly after the auto accident. it has reoccured several times over the past year and half, startin around the g-tube site. we have done everything except stand on our head to stay on them about keeping this site clean. everything must have a doctor order to do anything. what can i do or who can i call. help |
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Curious
Posted by Emily |
Last Reply March 16, 2008
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Started November 9, 2007 at 16:00 |
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My husband was treated about two weeks ago for a bad staph infection, the area was lanced, drained, and packed, initially they cultured it. They called a few days later to switch his antibiotics from Ceflex, to Doxycycline, he had to have his arm packed again, and finally it is starting to heal. Now I have five boils on my stomach! Three of them are large and painful. I recently moved and my PCP is back in CT so Tuesday I went to the walk in clinic, the DR there started me on Bactrim, and circled the areas. When I returned on Thursday for a follow up, there was no improvement, and actually they had grown larger than the initial visit, he said that he suspected MRSA and sent me to the local ER. There they took my blood, but did nothing to the actual boils, no cultures. They said the bacteria is not in my blood and switched me from Bactrim to Ceflex 500 mg 3x a day. I had my husband call the hospital that had treated his arm and ask what they cultured and in fact they c... read more |
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Accountability
Posted by Roger |
Last Reply March 16, 2008
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Started October 25, 2004 at 21:17 |
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Is it true that as an seriously infected patient I lose the right to claim against the offending N H S trust after three years although the infection was still rampant and the damage it caused could not be assessed for five years. |
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MUST A HOSPITAL INFORM PATIENTS THEY HAVE MRSA
Posted by BARRY BRANNIGAN |
Last Reply March 15, 2008
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Started March 8, 2008 at 02:44 |
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HI WONDER IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME HERE.I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE CAN AS AM AT MY WITS END HERE!! MY FATHER WAS DIAGNOSED ON 17TH JAN 2008 WITH THROAT CANCER AND A FOLLOW UP CAT SCAN REVEALED A SHADOW ON HIS LUNG ALSO THE NEXT DAY MY FATHER WAS PUT THROUGH BREATHING TESTS TO ASSESS HIS FITNESS FOR A BRONCHOSPY.THE TESTS SEEMED TO TAKE SO MUCH OUT OF HIM THAT HE COLLAPSED AND WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE THE FOLLOWING DAY. 6 DAYS LATER HE WAS DISHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AND I ACCOMPANIED HIM FOR HIS BRONCHOSPY AND WHAT A SHOCK LAY IN STORE.WITH HIS TUMOUR IN THROAT AND BRONCHOSPY TUBE HIS OXYGEN LEVELS DROPPED SO LOW THEY HAD TO REVERSE THE SEDATIVE THEY GAVE HIM.THAT DAY HE WAS ADMITTED TO THAT HOSPITAL AND IS STILL THERE AND THATS 5 WEEKS PAST NOW ON 6TH MARCH. THE HOSPITAL THEN DECIDED TO OBTAIN THE NEEDED BRONCHOSPY TISSUES SAMPLES BY PUTTING HIM OVER TO SLEEP.2 WEEKS LATER THERE WAS STILL NO RESULTS.WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHASE IT UP.AMAZINGLY TH... read more |
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Tea Tree Oil
Posted by Sharon Huyshe |
Last Reply March 15, 2008
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Started March 7, 2006 at 15:07 |
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I thought that members might be interested to hear the success I have had against the MRSA infection I developed. Back in May 2005 I badly broke my left shin. The fractured bone came through the front of my leg & I was admitted to hospital where I underwent emergency surgery to have the bone pinned from knee to ankle. I was in hospital for a week and since then have had to learn to walk again and have gone through unbelievable pain – only alleviated by morphine and codeine. The wound where the bone came through refused to heal and I was diagnosed as having contracted MRSA. All sorts of dressings were tried – silver and many others – with no noticeable effect. I had very bad oedema and had to keep my leg elevated for long periods. A member of the medical team that has been treating me told me how they had heard that tea tree oil was being used successfully in various hospices but that it wasn’t allowed to be recommended it as it isn’t under licence – i.e. no drug company is... read more |
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How To Complain
Posted by Tina Rowley |
Last Reply March 14, 2008
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Started July 26, 2005 at 11:51 |
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Interesting article in today's Daily Express by Rachel Baird about compaints about hospitals. Apparently there are thousands of complaints piling up at the Health Care Commission and thousands more have complained to the Health Service Ombudsman about doctors and hospitals. Many patients who complain about the NHS face unacceptable barriers in getting a satisfactory local response from health care providers. All too often service providers react defensively to complaints instead of treating them as opportunities to learn and improve their service. One reader said. "The complaints system is biased towards NHS requirements and full of spin. They give you an explaination that you know in your heart is untrue - and platitudinous statements and assurances that don't mean anything" ( Havn't we all been there? ) You can contact the Commission on 08456013012 or email complaints@healthcarecommission.org.uk For more advice www.howtocomplain.com Tina |
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MRSA LEWISHAM HOSPITAL
Posted by Malcolm - kent |
Last Reply March 14, 2008
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Started February 19, 2008 at 13:35 |
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Does anyone have any stories about MRSA and Lewisham Hospital in South East London and how they have been treated. |
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Last Reply March 14, 2008
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Started March 14, 2008 at 15:31 |
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MRSA COVER UP AND BAD CARE IN HOSPITAL
Posted by Mark - Kent |
Last Reply March 13, 2008
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Started February 18, 2008 at 14:11 |
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Does anyone have any stories from a certain hospitals in South East London anout the MRSA stories please. |
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Multiple repairs after hysterectomy and MRSA
Posted by Susan R |
Last Reply March 10, 2008
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Started March 5, 2008 at 01:55 |
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Does anyone know if septicaemia and septic shock caused by mrsa acquired during an operation would affect the healing of internal tissues? I had a hysterectomy only a year ago which seemed to go ok on the day but the next day I was given a blood transfusion and taken back to theatre for an emergency operation because they thought I had internal bleeding. I’m not sure if I did have internal bleeding as well or they just misdiagnosed the symptoms of the septicaemia but by the day after that I was in the High Dependency Unit on intra veineous antibiotics for the mrsa. The external scars have healed ok but I have had to go back twice since then for internal repairs and bladder surgery which will not stay fixed. The last time was only 10 weeks ago and already I can tell it’s falling to bits again. I know there is a limit to how many repairs they can do so there seems to be a distinct possibility that I may never be properly fixed. I just wondered – is it just something wrong with m... read more |
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ILL MOTHER
Posted by GINNY |
Last Reply March 10, 2008
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Started March 9, 2008 at 21:38 |
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Christine: I am just starting out on your Journey, my mum went into hosital 7 weeks ago for a hip replacment and to mend a broken leg, she has diabetes and kidney failure. I saw her two weeks ago, it broke my heart, she asked me to end her life! I found the whole thing so distressing. She was soiling the sheets and all sorts. She is such a proud women, but has lost the will to live. And just today we have been told that she has MRSA. I live in london and she is in cornwall so difficult to be on the case all the time, I am not sure how much time she has, but the hospital is such an awful place for her and how much can one person take. she has been on prozac for about 10 days now and my sister says that she is more perky in herselve but has no interest in talking to the doctors and makes no effort to get out of bed or do her pysio. she is 77 years old. I am finding it all very difficult. I am sorry that you lost your mother in such an awful situation. x IS ANYONE ELSE GOING THROUGH T... read more |
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my mother is so ill
Posted by linda mccafferty |
Last Reply March 9, 2008
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Started July 17, 2005 at 23:48 |
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my mother helen mccafferty has been in hospital for 10 weeks,(GLASGOW ROYAL INFIMARY)SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO LIGHTBURN HOSPITAL on the 9th of july she had only been a few days when we were told she had m.r.s.a in her eye my mother is very ill she had went into hospital with heart failure she is 82 ysr old now she has renal failure,diabetes,M.R.S.A my mother had sore eye in royal infimary it was swabbed we were told it was a infection then she took urine infection,loose bowels ,she was put in a side room in ward 4 and told she was on a wide spectron antibiotic to deal with infection my mother was very ill she was very dehydrated (i thought my mother was going to die )the minister was sent to give last rites over the days she seemed to look better but was very confused in all that time we were never told what infection my mother had now she is in lightburn hospital we have been told she has M.R.S.A my mother is very ill very confused, i want my mothers name to be added my mother ... read more |
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