I have a dear friend with MRSA.  It's HORRIBLE!  THANK YOU for sharing!  I learned from some things I will be shareing with him ASAP.  I didn't find it at all grahic, but very honest.  Thank you again.  I wish you health.

I have a dear friend with MRSA.  It's HORRIBLE!  THANK YOU for sharing!  I learned from some things I will be shareing with him ASAP.  I didn't find it at all grahic, but very honest.  Thank you again.  I wish you health.

Two of my children have been diagnosed with MRSA in their ears...THey were first diagnosed 1 year ago after being treated by many antibiotics for their ear infections...one of them is now allergic to Septra or all sulfu drugs and they finally cultured their ears again and MRSA was still there....we have dealt with this for 2 years with them....the doctors are kinda at a loss and keeps giving them Clindamycin max dose for a child with doesnt clear up he infection...we are going to see a disease control specialist this week hopefully they can do something...My kids have had 3 ear surgerys this year, graphs and adenoids and tube and removal of tubes you name it...they suctioned frequently also...we have done many treatments on them that they scream and cry and it is hard to see your children going through this...I am frustrated because noone seems to think it is a big deal that the kids could still go to school and church and it shouldn't be a problem....i am uncomfortable with this and when there is visible drainage we put cotton balls in their ear (often done)  there is always an odor in their ears also....I am very discouraged and feel I am at the end of my line on doing something...I have talked to their pediatrician, specialist,  and noone gives me straight answers or calls back when they say they will, i feel they are frustrated too...Anyone have any suggestions for me or have heard of this happening before??

hello, this sounds like something a woman at work has but she calls it a staff infection. is it

or do you know if it's the same thing? I know she was treated for spider bites, or what the

doctor thought was spider bite.Sludge

Thank you so much for the info he doesn't usually have to go see the doctor cause he catchs they before they get to bad and drains them himself. I should just make sure he bleachs everything when he has one to help prevent them?

Michelle, Thankyou for sharing this information. I really didn't know much about this at all. I thought that it was something contracted only in a hospital setting and had no idea it could be spread so easily everywhere else. It makes sense of course, but just never realized it. When you mention having an outbreak, I had no clue when it came to the details of what you deal with and go through in managing and getting through it. You have really opened my eyes and given me great information, as you have many others I'm sure. Take care of you. Deb

I forgot reading about the hospital.  In the beginning of October my now 4 month old was in the hospital for RSV, they had the student nurses there, I must have reminded 3 or 4 of them to wash their hands and to change their gowns when they came into her room.  

Forgot to mention, right on with the comment about hospitals and people wearing the same gown in every room.  One of the reasons I decided to deliver my last baby at home.  Now I think twice to go to hospitals, if I need to visit someone or just wait until they are at home.

I am so glad you were able to finally post your blog! VERY informative and not graphic at all, as this info is necessary.  I think not only handwashing is a good preventative measure but also, pumping up inmune system with fresh/whole foods (here I go again...). Seriously.  If you think about it.  The best prevention to a lot of viruses or bacteria is getting your inmune system to work properly, sometimes when we don't eat right a little supplementation of vitamins or vitamin c will help boost up our inmune system to fight foreign microorganisms or viruses, or bacteria.  Also taking probiotics daily.  These are good bugs and can be added to our daily routine like yogurts, Kefir or concentrated probiotics.  Again, thanks for your blog.  You are so brave for telling your story and I really wish that one day you find the end of it....

Blessings to you and your family...

Thank you, Norey, Yvonne, and VegasMommy,

     I wasn't sure whether on not to write this.  I've been thinking about it for a while.  Not to long ago a gentleman wrote a blog about people being afraid of him due to Aids, there are many things out there to be thoughtful of, but information is the key.  One thing I didn't mention is that there are 2 types of MRSA, CA-MRSA which is community based MRSA, that is the one that you would get from the shopping cart, and is responcible for about 19% of cases, the other is Healthcare based MRSA, it is typically found in surgical sites, or is caught from a medical proceedure, or healthcare setting.  Recently I learned that MRSA has caused a type of pnuemonia, and it has been found that it can attack heart valves, but these seem to be isolated events right now, and no where does it say that MRSA can be airborn.  I'm glad you all don't think this was too graphic.  I know some people have a problem with the bleach baths, but I do what I have to.  It's better than taking handfuls of antibiotics, and allowing the MRSA to find a way around them.  Thank you all for your support.

Michele