MRSA Notes

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• Annette // Oct 19, 2006 at 12:22 pm

  My father died nov.2003 from sepsis after spleen surgery at the age of 63 and it was 12 days after surgery.we where aware of all the risks but an infection like this was never mentioned.by the by time the doctors found out just what it was the $10,000 meds. did no good.this is a very serious illness that needs more attention!

• mary marshall // Jan 21, 2007 at 11:42 am

  My husband is in icu fighting for his life from sepis (mrsa) It all started a year ago with hip surgery

• Annette // Jan 21, 2007 at 4:36 pm

  Mary-
  my prayers are with you and your husband for a full recovery!! please stay on top of the doctors as well as the hospital.I don’t know all your details,but I can understand what you must be going through.

• Christina // Jan 23, 2007 at 11:48 am

  Mary - we will sure keep your family in our prayers. Annette - you are so right. Unbelievable to me that this huge risk of hospitalization is so minimized when so many people have suffered and died because of it.

• Kathi // May 8, 2007 at 2:31 pm

  My experience with MRSA followed a near fatal car accident in 2001. After being sent home to recover, the symptoms set in: very high fever, weakness, loss of apetite, severe back pain. Rushed back to hospital and emerg. room discovered multi organ shut-down. Placed on life support for about a month, and family was told nothing more could be done, except prayer. I never knew of nor anyone who had this infection. God did bring me back to Him through this slow and painful recovery (accident caused multiple fractures of femur, most ribs, collarbone, lacerated liver and lacerated spleen. Mary, I will pray for your husband, because only God can cure this infection.

• mary // May 13, 2007 at 12:17 am

  Thank-you for your prayers for my husband. He has been home for about a month now. After the mrsa infection he became very ill from what is called C-diff for short. Its a intestinal infection from all the strong antibiotics (vancomycin)he was on for so long. He was put back in icu again for this and almost had surgery to remove his intestines. I’m emotionally exhausted from all of this. He is still very weak and stays in bed most of the time. I did not know how he survived after going through so much. Your prayers and everyone close to us who prayed made a difference in his recovery. The doctors and nurses who took care of him were great too. Again thank-you–Mary

• Dayle // May 19, 2007 at 9:33 pm

  My dad died of MRSA May 11th, 2007….this is terrible stuff. Why does the general public have so little knowledge about such a dangerous bacteria???
  To all of you who have lost someone to MRSA - - your are in my prayers.

• suzette rizzo // May 26, 2007 at 1:59 am

  My grandfather died on xmas day 2006 after contracting MRSA while in the hospital. His started in his foot as a boil and ended up becoming flesh eating. His foot was purple with a huge hole in it, that smelled horrindus. We spoke with his doctor regarding this and she ignored it for a while and then placed him on vancomycin after when kept complaining. They also would not keep the wound clean or do any wound care except some normal saline and gauze after i pitched a fit. I literally had to stay at the hospital some nights till after midnight until i made sure the dressing was changed. He went to a rehab facility and bascially the same thing, nothing was done. This all started in oct 2006. The only reason he ended up in the hospital was because he had a panic attack. On dec 15th i received a call stating that he seemed confused and was taken back to the hospital, after that i was told that it had gone into his bone and i figure blood to and he was septic at this point. I got him back to normal mind wise, but by then the mrsa had already done its thing and killed him the same day he was to be released. We have a lawyer and are sueing that hospital and doctor, due to neglect. What makes me so mad is that because someone is old they are considered by some drs and heathcare workers to be worthless and to be not correctly treated due to their age. This needs to stop!!!! His dr put that he died due to old age on the death cert, trying to cover her butt.she has been sued before for medical malpractice twice in million dollar cases sick isnt it.

• jerry huddleston // May 26, 2007 at 4:28 pm

  my son has mrsa .he will be 29years of age in july 07 . he has been in two hospices this year 07. nursing homes also.the hospices are worse than the nursing homes.most of the people they hire are from other countries who dont care about the patients, only their paychecks my 1st. cousin passed away this month and buried. i looked at his body and saw he had died from malnutrion. my son is down to 88 pounds because they dont take time to feed him i do my best to go feed him once aday. i pray with others for him.the medical profession (so call) needs dire and immediate retifying .ji have found out about THE IILUMINATI who own and control the WORLD SYSTEMS.they are SATANINST.SEE

• Wendy // May 29, 2007 at 9:53 pm

  I am a 42 year old female who went into the hospital for a routine D&C and hysteroscopy on May 2nd. After the 20 minute procedure I was in severe pain only to find out that my uterus and lower intestine were punctured. On May 4th I had major stomach surgery to repair the above. On May 6th I was rushed to ICU and was diagnosed with MRSA. After 16 days in the hospital (8 of those in ICU) and 14 days on Vancomycin, I am home and healing nicely. I wanted to post a little uplifting note.

• Rhoda // Jun 3, 2007 at 3:21 pm

  Some of you might be interested to know that there is a new clinic located in Lubbock, Texas offering alternative care for MRSA i.e. the maggot treatment in the news so much lately, as well as a less advertised treatment called Phage Therapy. Phage Therapy is basically the use of tiny viruses that feed on MRSA, C Diff and other bacterium without harming human tissue. Phages can be applied directly to a wound or ingested. They also embrace other non antibiotic treatments such as the use of silver wound dressings, bark powder, honey extracts, and others. The Wound Care Clinic was offering treatment of this kind free of charge the last time I knew. For more information you can Google The Wound Care Clinic in Lubbock. There is only one other clinic like this in the world so if you like the idea help me to tell people about it so maybe there will someday be more places offering Phage Therapy!
  http://www.rhoda.mrsastory.com

• Pat // Aug 3, 2007 at 6:12 pm

  My father-in-law contracted C-diff in the hospital following complications from a stroke in Feb. 2007. He lost 62 lbs in two months with this infection and now down to 137 lbs. We thought we had lost him three different times because of this infection. He is now finally healing and getting better after a very long, hard bout with this dangerous infection. I feel for anyone that goes through this horrible illness.

• Yayay // Sep 4, 2007 at 7:26 am

  I also almost died because my OB punctured my intestine and uterus during a D&C. I had sepsis but the Lord Jesus Christ healed me. Praise the Lord!!!

• Anita // Sep 8, 2007 at 3:48 pm

  My Dad died of sepsis in April as a result of MRSA and PCM after hip surgery. I want to hold the culprits at the VA and the nursing home they shuffled him off to for more neglect responsible but need a bulldog of a lawyer to take them on…Is there anyone to help me?

• Lynn // Oct 24, 2007 at 3:26 pm

  My Dad died on January 7th 2007 due to C-Diff Sepsis. He was 89 years old, but had been doing quite well and was mentally as alert and active as a 50 year old. He had been struggling with the effects of long-term diabetes and was facing possible kidney failure but had been holding his own until a week before Christmas 2006 when he began to complain of not feeling well. He was in an assisted living home but did most everything for himself. One night a few days before Christmas the nurse checked in on him in his room (which was the usual routine) and noticed he was not responsive when she called him. He also had a bump on his head with some blood. They took him to the hospital in an ambulance where they checked him out thoroughly. He had been to the hospital two times in the preceding week because he wasn’t feeling well, but the doctor could determine nothing to be wrong with him. I remember him telling me that he thought it strange that he would shake occasionally when he never did in the past. So the hospital checked him out first to see if he was alright mentally since it looked like he might have taken a fall. He was fine. Then they checked all his other systems which proved alright. His kidney doctor said that his kidney function had dropped to the point where he probably needed dialysis. (I thought that might have been the problem) But the dialysis did not really seem to help him. About the third day in the hospital the kidney doctor said his kidneys were improving and I got excited that he would recover and get out of there. However, he developed a fever with chills. They began treating him for a pneumonia. He had had diverticulosis most of his life and took frequent enemas. The hospital refused to give him one and he was angry with them. He was fiesty and angry up till day 3 when the fever set in and then it went from bad to worse in no time. It was not until several days into it that the hospital realized he had a C-Diff infection. They said they could not give him the proper medication to treat it because his other physical problems—diabetes and kidney failure. He was in the hospital almost two weeks and died on January 7th, two weeks before his 89th birthday. I believe my Dad would have stood a good chance to recuperate (even though he was old) if the sepsis had been diagnosed earlier and more aggressive methods used. I agree with the writer who said it is a real shame the way older people are treated like nonentites and problems ignored simply because of their age. But we as a nation no longer cherish life as we once did. We think nothing of ripping a fetus out of its mother’s womb, so it is no wonder we feel justified in ignoring the elderly too. These are just the beginning stages. We can expect much worse in the near future. God’s Word is true, and those of us who know Him personally can see what is coming. (…in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, etc… bottom line, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God!…ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. This is right out of II Timothy Chapter 3. I don’t know about you, but I am excited because I know where I am going to spend eternity. Do you?

• Kirston // Mar 5, 2008 at 3:48 pm

  My dad died of Sepsis on September 27 2007. He went in for a really small surgrey and past away in one week. The word Sepsis was never said to us while he was in the hospital. This is a really bad thing.

• Muirne // Mar 12, 2008 at 7:28 am

  I am still coming to terms with my husband’s recent death 5 days ago (March 7, 2008). My husband was only 55. In Sept.2007 he shattered his left arm in a fall and underwent surgery to rebuild it. A series of major complications requiring numerous hospital stays ensued. One of these was a three week hospital stay for MRSA in January 2008, which entered through the still unhealed wound in his left arm. He survived this bout and we thought we were out of the woods finally but he was hospitalized again in Febuary 2008. My husband had been a vibrant active man who spent every minute he could outdoors working, fishing, hiking, etc… He was now a weak, very ill individual who aged 20 years with the constant onslaught of infections and organ issues. This most recent bout turned out to be Septicemia and my husband was dead within 12 hours of admission to the hospital. I am still awaiting the death certificate but I am told MRSA and Septicemia are the main causes of death. With all of my husband’s newly aquired medical issues and numerous hospital stays (6 between Sept 2007 and March 2008) I would have thought the possibility of Sepsis would have been mentioned. I was so busy watching my husband for signs of ammonia, low Vitamin K, infection in the wound, edema, and other issues, I never even thought of the signs of Sepsis which, in this case, mimicked a stomach virus with low grade fever (99.3), nausea and diarrhea. These are deadly diseases being dealt with and for high risk patients the hospital staff should be very up front and open about the possibilities and ways to minimize contraction.

• Annette // Mar 12, 2008 at 10:33 am

  Muirne~

  I feel so very sorry for you and the recent death of your husband.Things like this should never happen and ALL THE RISKS should be brought to everyones attention when being in a hospital.My father passed over 4 years ago and till this day, we still find it hard to except his cause of death as (SEPSIS)
  which was never mentioned before he had surgery.As you mentioned ,when you are thinking of and worrying about other things that could go wrong, it’s hard to think something such as a terrible infection could claim someones life so quickly.
  I have always said there needs to be more awareness of these infections and these causes and risks. Just to help save one person from the devastation this leaves would be will worth it.

• Tina // Apr 9, 2008 at 10:01 am

  My mom is currently in the hospital with MRSA. We are not sure where she contracted it because she was in a different hospital the prior week with pneumonia. It’s possible she contracted it at that hospital. She had surgery for diverticulitis last Thursday, but her white blood count never came down like it should have post-operatively.

  If you or someone you love is hospitalized and their white blood count stays high (hers was at 21,000 or 21.0 post op), PLEASE demand a blood culture. They take a long time to grow, and in the interim, your body can deteriorate quickly if you have MRSA.

  Mom’s vancomycin seems to be working, but she is not out of the woods yet.

  In my opinion, hospitals are behind the push in the media to try and make the public believe that MRSA is not a hospital problem. They want the public to believe that MRSA is everywhere and that you don’t have to be hospitalized to contract it. I am not buying it. Everyone I know who has contracted it has had a recent hospitalization or clinic visit.

• Karen Zgorliski // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:41 am

  First off I would like to wish you the best on your Mom’s health my she have a full and healthy recovery My Father was sent to the hospital for just a vitamin K shot when the hospital noticed he had fluid on the one lung, after putting a drainage tube in him he ended up with a staph infection because the staff never checked his wound site or they ignored all of the warning signs, It was my mother that noticed there was something wrong after several attempts to have a nurse take her seriously when they finally had him looked at the infection was already getting to advanced. He immediataly was sent to the critical care unit, when everything after that just snowballed. it was an emotional roller coaster ride. My Father ended up with a trach, feeding tube, and on a respirator, what should of been a simple procedure and a one day stay ended up days turning into weeks and weeks turning into months. One infection lead to another then another, cellilitis (staph), then C-Diff, from antibiotics, his feeding tube got infected, his pic lines , his cathater from his dialysis that was in his neck for two long ended up with MRSA in his blood stream. But, if you ask any of this Doctors he had, they will say because he was on dialysis for years and he had to many things against him, age, dialysis, and an irregular heart rate all which he had before he walked in there on his own. He got sick in one hospital but because of insurance, and them saying they did all they can, and because we did not take the option of removing my Dad from all life support the sent him to another facility on January 15, 2008. After doing research on my own on the Internet I found out that what caused my Dads death was really MRSA sepsis, but on the death certificate they just called it Fungamia. as the cause of death. All these infections just took a toll on his body that he just could not fight off. My Father went to the Hospital on November 6, 2007 for what he believed was just routine, to never seeing his home again because he passed away on March 1, 2008. Ever since my Dad’s passing I have been searching for ways to help people be more aware of the damage that these infections can cause and how to prevent them I have even sent letters to both Hospitals that my Dad was in letting them know that there are precautions that they can take and be more aware of them. simply keep checking on the patients wounds, and take all symptoms seriously. Again may God be with your Mom, and you at this time and always. Take care of yourself too.
  Best wishes,
  Karen

• Cathy // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:29 am

  My daughter and our cat have MRSA and neither have been in the hospital. YOU CAN GET THIS!!!!
  It’s horrible that they are not doing public service announcments on this or anything!!!
  I don’t think the doctors are as informned as they should be about this.
  One doctor said to put triple anti-biotic ointment on my daughters arm(wound site) which I found out later you should NEVER do because it’s the wrong antibiotics in it(penicillin based) that do not kill this bacteria it helps it grow more!!!
  Also never use peroxide or alcohol on the
  wounds .
  The National Saftey Council’s 1996 First Aid Pocket Guide states “DO NOT use hydrogen peroxide. It does not kill bacteria, and it adversly affects capillary blood flowand wound healing.” And the Handbook on Nonprescrition Drugs states ethyl alchol “is not a desirable wound antiseptic because it irritates alredy damaed tissue. The coagulum(crust) formned may, in fact protectan the bacteria.

  Thank God we found staphwash!!9 an antibacterial wash that kills 100% of the bacteria.)
  My daughter is off doctors care cause the infection is GONE!
  and animalwash is helping our cat heal now too!
  http://www.staphwash.com
  this should be in every home if you ask me! Cathy

• Marisa // Apr 15, 2008 at 7:13 am

  My mother passed away on Feb. 25th. from Sepsis, aged 68. From being in perfect health, she had come down with the flu a couple of days before and by third day was rushed to the hospital by ambulance and died in ICU roughly 12 hours later. I had never heard of Sepsis in my life. I am wondering if she caught this at the hopital or could this have developed on its own as a consequence of the flu? Also, Sepsis was not mentioned as a cause of death, therefore not mentioned on the death certificate. Is this because hospitals do no want their records to show too many Sepsis cases?
  Marisa

• Dayle // Apr 15, 2008 at 6:52 pm

  Marisa - -I am so sorry to hear about your mother! Like you, I lost a parent to MRSA. My dad died just about a year ago - -after a bump to his right leg - and eventual infection - - - then a quick trip to the hospital from the assisted living facility. Within 72 hours dad was in ICU - - he lived for 22 more days.
  As I have real A LOT this last year about MRSA - -it is very possible for some people to be exposed to this in a hospital….but it is also very possible to come in contact with it nearly anywhere there are alot of people (you may remember recently a number of stories on the news about schools where students have had MRSA).
  When my dad died I asked why MRSA was not listed as the primary cause of death (kidney failure was primary - MRSA secondary). My college roommate is a doctor - -he says frequently someone dies of something that the MRSA may have caused - - so the MRSA is secondary. I really don’t agree -but……..
  Again, I’m sorry about your mother. All of us who have been effected by MRSA need to continue to educate others!
  Dayle

• mary marshall // Apr 15, 2008 at 9:23 pm

  please keep my husband mike in your prayers. He is scheduled to have a surgery in the morning. I hope and pray that we will not go through what we did last year. Thanks for your support–mary

• Cathy // Apr 16, 2008 at 6:24 am

  My prayers are with you !!!!! Say a prayer to St. Rita!! She’s the patron saint of healing wounds!!!! I know it can’t hurt and it seems to help!! Good Luck and God Bless!! Cathy

• Rob // Apr 18, 2008 at 3:47 am

  I am 26yrs old and went in around mid January 08′ for what I thought was a pimple on my lower back that ended up growing to about the size of a ping-pong ball in about 3 days, and was referred to a specialist who did a biopsy on the area and told me it was “a form of MRSA”. Between Jan. and March I had roughly 4-5 minor procedures to take care of other sores that ended up apearing the same way in the same area. Mid March I underwent a larger surgery (put me to sleep) and the doctor cut out a roundish area the size of a CD on my lower back where the sores had been appearing. He went to the bone and then pulled the skin together tightly leaving a vertical opening. It is now roughly 4 wks since the surgery and around the 2nd week other smaller sores started to appear on the skin around the opeing. I saw the doctor immediately but he didn’t seem worried at all even though they felt the same and although smaller in size they looked the same. he was even telling me that it might be “folliculitis” which occurs from hair groweth. WHAT? The thing that surprises me most is that I don’t think I ever heard him refer to MRSA at all after that initial time, back in January, when he first shared the biopsy results. I was not told what to do to prevent it from spreading on me let alone how to care for it so as not to spread to others. They really treat it like it’s no big deal but then I see on TV and on line where other doctors are saying how serious this is. My doctors do this BIG surgery where the area will be bleeding and draining for 6 wks and I have to constantly change the dressing let alone the fact that I am physically scarred permenantly, and now your trying to tell me that it is an infection caused by HAIR GROWTH? I heard of a similar story like mine and it helped to hear that I am not alone in this. It seems that many major hospitals and doctors are downplaying this virus and not providing patients with proper advice. Everyone has a unique experience here but there are more similarities than we may think. I am a runner and would have to say a rather healthy guy who hasn’t been to a doctor in a very long time so I guess I would be someone who got this from the community somehow and not during a hospital visit. But where does that put me? Should I be worried that my condition is never going to get better and that I have to deal with this the rest of my life, however long that is? I am a born again Christian and I have the assurance of being with my Lord and Saviour when I die but at 26 I want to be thinking about HOW TO LIVE and not WILL I DIE. I guess I just want someone to admit that I have this virus and what I should do to deal with it instead of pretending I don’t have it and just deal with the sores as they appear. It’s very painful, both physically and emotionally.

  God Bless,
  Rob

• Phyllis // May 5, 2008 at 8:48 am

  My Brother in law has C - Diff and is in critical cond., he is swollen all over and looks like he will pop. Has anyone heard of C - Diff making you swell. He has been in the hospital for weeks now and is getting worse.
  Appreciate any help.

• rossie // May 7, 2008 at 9:49 pm

  Ive been bit by a spider 5 yrs ago now living in alaska, ever sence the spider bite i have been getting bumps all over my body the doctors now say its mrsa, every medicine they give doesn’t work I don’t know what to do…

• cathy // May 14, 2008 at 7:18 am

  Today is May 15th ~
  45 days after our experience with this horrible bacteria began; and I’m so happy to say both my daughter and my cat are bacteria free!!!!!! The sore on my daughters arm is completely healed from the inside out thanks to STAPHWASH and the Dept of Agriculture says my cats bacteria was eradicated through the ANIMALWASH process!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!
  Please if anyone has any questions as to how we got rid of this so FAST see”STAPHWASH.com” they are the makers of the ANIMALWASH also.(made for animals with MRSA) Wonderful product!!!! Can NEVER thank them enough for giving our lives back!!! And saving the lives of my daughter and our cat!!!!! Cathy

• teresa // May 19, 2008 at 4:01 pm

  A friend of mine was diagnosed with sepsis the one in which his blood is infected. The doctors say that he has 78% chance of dying in the next 2 weeks. They believe that the infection is too far gone and they are not treating him with antibiotics. They have basically left him there to die. I just don’t understand how they could have let it go so far and not notice it (he lives in a nursing home) and now that they did notice it they will not treat him! I am so upset and I wish I could be there with him but I cant (he lives in Ohio and I live in Georgia). And his family cant make it there and I just don’t want him to go through this alone. My mom and I have been praying for him and I ask all of you to pray for him. I want him to know that even though we are not there with him we still care for him and we are with him in spirit and that god is and has always been watching over him.

• James Pate // May 19, 2008 at 8:47 pm

  Teresa
  Nursing homes are infested with MRSA and alot of other very bad becteria. They just don’t know what to do…
  We have a product name StaphWash that kills Staph/MRSA on contact. I am trying so hard to get it in nursing homes & day care centers with no luck. WHY??? Because insurance and Medicare will not pay for it. So they just let people suffer & die.
  My prays are with YOU.
  http://WWW.STAPHWASH.COM

• Lynn Frost // May 19, 2008 at 11:55 pm

  Teresa,

  My heart goes out to you and my prayers as well. I know for a fact that God is greater than our circumstances and that He will never leave us or forsake us.

  My Father died of sepsis (I believe it was the c-diff variety) on January 7, 2007. He was two weeks shy of his 89th birthday and had been living in an assisted living home. I believe he might have contacted it in the home because I knew there was something wrong with him right before Christmas. He stopped answering my calls. He said he complained of his body twitching or shaking at times which had never happened to him in the past. He fell in the middle of the night and thankfully the staff at the home checked in on him and called an abulance for him immediately because he was not responsive. At the hospital they check him out thoroughly for several things but not infection. About the fifth dayl he developed a fever and they thought he might have pneumonia. They gave him an antibiotic. From then on he got steadily worse. Like you, I was not able to go see my dad because he was in California and I am in Oregon. It was very difficult for me. It put me in a position to trust God even more.

  After much thought about this over the past year, I have come to the conclusion that the hospital could have acted much sooner than they did and checked for the infection. By the time they realized my dad had sepsis, it was too late and he was too sick for the antibiotics to work.

  I loved my dad dearly and could not believe this could happen so quickly. Previously he had been in the hospital off and on, but he always recuperated very quickly. He was onery and could not wait to leave the hospital. He didn’t like anyone taking care of him; he was very independent!

  Teresa, this I do know about a situation like this one…if you pray, God will answer your prayers exceedingly abundantly beyond all that you ask or pray. In my case, I know my dad who was a Jewish atheist met his Messiah when he went home! I know he will be there to meet me when it is my time to go home.

  I will agree with you in prayer right now Teresa according to Matthew 18 that wherever two or more agree as touching any thing it shall be done for them of their father in Heaven. So we two agree that your friend will not be alone but that God will send laborers to comfort him and protect him and reach out to him. We also agree that he will know that you are with him in spirit through this. We pray for a healing touch upon his body right now Lord that You touch him and cause him to be completely whole. In Jesus name, amen!

• juanita // Jun 6, 2008 at 7:44 pm

  There is currently a Europe-wide push by Intensive Care physicians to get hospitals aware of Sepsis, and how to treat it correctly - I live in the UK, and the Department of Health and National Health Sevice have endorsed it, as the treatment you get in the first 6 hours, if correct, has a major influence on outcome. The movement has a website at
  , which has a lot of useful information,, but relies on local healthcare champions to pressurise hospital managers to implement the care pathways it recommends. Trouble with sepsis, is if you ‘guess’ the pathogen responsible, and you guess wrong, you end up treating the patient with an antibiotic that doesnt attack the main culprit, it just kills off any remaining ‘friendly’ bacteria that are helping fight the main bacteria causing the sepsis - and the patient dies - giving the wrong antibiotic is the actual cause of death for most patients with ’sepsis’! Sad but true, Kenyan doctors (who have poor facilities) know more about Sepsis and successfully treating it than most UK or USA hospitals !

  Copy their website for free, and stick it up in every hospital in your area!

• juanita // Jun 6, 2008 at 7:49 pm

  Teresa, (May 19th posting) - they are pigs for withdrawing treatment - its murder they call ‘futile care’ - its never futile to try to save a life rather than money! I once watched a filthy old tramp, covered n dirt, smelling of his own urine and faeces brought into a Casualty Department, and witnessed a team of 7 people working on him in Intensive Care for 5 hours to save his life. They didnt care who he was, and did this as a testament to who they were - so many elderly people are just told ‘treatment is futile ‘ when a few dollars of the right antibiotics would save their lives - its Ageism - we have it in the NHS in the UK, and its apalling - do hope your friend pulled through -

• Amanda // Jul 8, 2008 at 11:16 pm

  My grandmother went to ER the 24th of June with horrible neck pain. They gave her a pain patch, took some blood samples and sent her home. She didn’t feel comfortable going back to stay by herself so she came to my parents house to stay for a while. On the 28th, we took her back to the ER as she was declining rapidly. Turns out they were practically expecting her as the blood tests they had run showed she had MRSA. They knew and yet did not tell us but rather sent her away to possibly infect my family. The MRSA is now in her blood and they have no hope of any recovery. We don’t know how or where she got this infection; she doesn’t have any wounds or sores. She is now heavily medicated, as if in a coma, to control her pain and we are left basically waiting for her heart to stop. I think this is one of the worst things out there, with cancer or AIDS you can say goodbye and even with a heart attack or stroke you don’t have to watch your loved ones suffer. Please let this end soon.

• cathy // Jul 9, 2008 at 6:58 am

  Amanda, I’m so sorry to hear about your grandma.
  This has to be VERY difficult for you all.
  The doctors need to be taking this alot more seriously than they are!!
  They basically did the same thing to us with my daughter. They -knew that it was MRSA before they tested yet they sent her home with antibiotics and said to put “Tripleantibiotic ointment on it”. Which is the worst thing you can do; as it is the WRONG kind of antibiotics to treat this bacteria. They didn’t even tell us how contagious it was and gave her a note to return to school. (THANK GOODNESS I KEPT HER HOME ANYWAY!!!!)
  I truly believe that if I hadn’t extensively researched MRSA myself and found STAPHWASH to use; that my daughter wouldn’t have an arm today;let alone her life. The doctor office actually called a week later to see if she was going to make her appt. and were VERY SUPRISED when I said” yes “as they expected her to be in the hospital. Why if it is THAT serious hadn’t they called to check on her?!? When I did take her to appt they treated us like LEPERS and wouldn’t let her touch anything or go into the waiting room, but yet hadn’t said a word before about it even being contagious and would’ve sent her to school!!!!When the doctor saw her arm and how much the STAPHWASH had helped heal it ,she was amazed, yet didn’t seem interested in knowing HOW it got better so fast!! What we’d used! I couldn’t believe it!
  We need to somehow band together and make a stand!!! To make the doctors and medical association wake up and start treating this as something serious; because IT IS!!!! People are loosing their limbs and their lives! Who’s with me on this?!!?

• cathy // Jul 9, 2008 at 7:02 am

  Juanita, You mentioned a website for a movement, but I don’t see it in your post. Could you put it up for me? I’d like to join the fight!!!!!

• Lynn // Jul 9, 2008 at 9:15 am

  Cathy,

  You mention the product Staphwash. I tried to find it online with no success. Could you please tell me how to locate some. I would like to keep it on hand in case I ever need it.

  Thanks,

  Lynn

• cathy // Jul 9, 2008 at 10:33 am

  Gladly ~ As it took me hours of searching to find anything that would help. http://www.staphwash.com they also have the staphwash for animals that we used for our cat
  they were very helpful at central usa distrib where we got it. The owner himself called everyday to check on my daughters progress which is more than ANY doctor did the vet was more concerned than the doctor i tell you they dont realize the seriousness

• Michele // Jul 17, 2008 at 6:42 pm

  My grandfather just passed away 7/6/08. He was 84 yrs old. He went in the hospital for pnuemonia (they first told us no it is just bronchitis) and we fought with them because we KNEW it was pnuemonia. I have been his primary live in care givier for 4.5 years and I KNEW they were wrong. They sent him home, 2 days later they called at 1am and said bring him right in he has bacteria in his blood. We did. Then they did another draw and said oops we were wrong there is no infection it must have been a bad draw. They also said oh yea, the radiologist read the scan and he DOES have pnuemonia…HELLO WE TOLD YOU THAT 2 DAYS AGO BUT NO ONE LISTENED. Anyway, they also found a mass the thought was either lung cancer or lymphoma. They discussed with us his options and he opted for a bronchoscopy, which he was told would give them the answers they need. Well, it didn’t so they urged him to have another type of procesure (I forget them name) but this one was a little inscision on his neck. He did it. He was fine. Long LONG sotry short…he contract MRSA sepsis and the hosital NEVER told us. We would have done things a lot differently when his life was ending…A LOT different. I am not saying he would have lived much longer but we would have had more then 5 hours to prepare and be with him. We only found out the cause of death was sepsis from the FUNERAL DIRECTOR (who is a family friend) and then when we finally got his death certificate it said sepsis 3 days pnuemonia 1 month…He was only in the hospital 16 days…how can they say 1 month….
  My family ultimately feels he was written off because of his age. We also feel like they neglected him as far as his care goes but not completely informing him and us what the truth was. We are ALL very well trained when it comes to his health and we KNEW something wasn’t right, esp when it took over 2 hrs when we would ask to speak with a dr…OH and we was NEVER EVER in ICU!!!! Makes me wonder how these drs can live with themselves….

• R G // Jul 22, 2008 at 11:17 am

  Please pray for my mother Dorothy B. She has MRSA sepsis. She picked it up in the hospital through tubing, iv line or catheter. When you go to the hospital tell everyone who touches you to “Please wash your hands or don not touch me” this is how MRSA is spreading. Protect yourself and ask even the doctor to wash first!!!!!!!!!

• Jeanine Thomas // Jul 29, 2008 at 4:47 pm

  All too often this has been allowed to happen (for decades ) and the elderly just slipped away from being infected with hospital-acquired infections. Family members are not even told if it is MRSA, just a staph infection. I know this for a fact because this happened to me, I was never told I had MRSA and after returning to the hospital with an infection from ankle surgery , six days later I became septic and went into septic shock and mulitple organ failure. It was a miracle that I survived and I decided I had to do something about this. So many lives have been lost and so many have suffered - this was all preventable. That is why I fight as hard as I can for change and awareness.
  Jeanine Thomas
  National Spokesperson for MRSA and Founder
  MRSA Survivors Network

• gerrie // Aug 11, 2008 at 3:45 am

  My husband is on dailysis. He was in the hospital with mrsa-ie for 31 days. Now he is being administered gentamcin and daptomycin with his dailysis for the next 6 weeks. Is this c-diff the next problem?

• Mandy Randall // Aug 17, 2008 at 12:44 pm

  To make a long story short,here is the just of it.my daughter was born with liver disease she had a liver transplant at 2yrs old.she was in great health after her surgry.10yrs after her transplant my daughter became very sick,she said my back and neck hurts she was vomiting,fever,this all happend november 2007.anyways she was taken by ambulance to CMH,in Chicago,Ill.Right away the doctors said she was haveing probloms with her liver so the doctors put in a drain in her liver to drain the bile,A simple procedure gone bad.my daughter came back to the icu blown up 3 times her size,she was on a breathing machine,kidnet dialisis,paralized for pain.the doctors said when they took her back she was alot sicker then they thought.a week later and they tell me she has sepsis.a month after that she needed a new liver and kidney she was on yhe transplant list for one day.she was to sick the next day to do any surgry so she was taken off the waiting list.I believe if the doctors never put that drain in she would be alive today,the doctors did not treat her for sepsis right away,this was a 2 month hospital stay,this is just a glimpse into what happend.my daughter died JANUARY,20th 3 days before her 14th birthday.

• cathy // Aug 18, 2008 at 10:47 am

  I am so sad to hear your story! I wish the doctors would realize the seriousness in this bacteria and how much pain it has caused. My dad died Nov 29,2007 of pnemonia but what the death certificate didnt say was that it was brought on by the MRSA.So it is not on the books as a death by MRSA BUT IT VERY MUCH WAS!!!!!!!!! He was sadly infected for five long years before it took him. To see the strongest man I’ve ever known turn so weak and loose the fight was very sickening. They tried every antibiotic known to no avail we finally took him off the intrvenous and called in hospice within days he could no longer tolerate feedings as his lungs were filling yet they say it was pnemonia. WE NEED TO WAKE THIS EDICAL PROFEESSION UP!!! Imagine my horror when they told me mty daughter and her cat both had MRSA! Thank God we were able to treat it in both topically before it got into the bloodstream. I’ll swear by staphwash for this is what killed the dirty rotton bacteria that tried to take my baby too!!! They should be using this stuff in the hospitals and nursing homes but NO so it continues to spread and people continue to die. It’s Very Sad!! Cathy

• lorraine // Sep 10, 2008 at 7:31 am

  my mum died 2 weeks ago today she had emphazema and was ready to come home when she had a sputum test that showed mrsa , so she had it in her lungs they didnt want to tell her that she had it untill we kept asking y she was put on iv antibiotics , then they told her . she was put in a side room on her own and i mean on her own the only time she saw a doctor or nurse was when she had her meds. has anyone tried to sue them and if yes can you let me no how you got on. we are in the processe of doing so , so fingers x

• lorraine // Sep 10, 2008 at 7:33 am

  my mum died 2 weeks ago today she had emphazema and was ready to come home when she had a sputum test that showed mrsa , so she had it in her lungs they didnt want to tell her that she had it untill we kept asking y she was put on iv antibiotics , then they told her . she was put in a side room on her own and i mean on her own the only time she saw a doctor or nurse was when she had her meds. has anyone tried to sue them and if yes can you let me no how you got on. we are in the processe of doing so , so fingers x no doctors or nurses washed there hands either

• Linda // Oct 11, 2008 at 8:26 am

  I have mrsa in my bowels. Ihave not had any surgeries the doctor do not know how I got it. I take doxycyclin 2x aday. I also have had a infection in my kidneys then got yeast infection. Wonder if any body else has had this in the bowels. Thanks Linda

• Diane // Oct 11, 2008 at 11:10 pm

  My Dad passed away Sept 24th from a severe sepsis infection. He started having health problems last July…3 months after myMom passed away. After several weeks in and out of the hospital at that time…he came home and fought with a C-Diff infection on and off for months before it seemed to finally resolve. About three months ago, he began experiencing swelling in his arms and redness which was passed off as dependent edema, even though I was convinced that wasn’t ALL it was. He started twitching alot in his sleep and was having alot of shortness of breath along with UTI’s. He began his trips into the hospital August 13, 08 and was in and out twice…never really seeming to be “better.” Third time he was admitted Sept 13th with much the same symptoms as the 2 other previous times. Was put in ICU for one night and then moved to Progressive Care where he was supposedly “progressing” even though we kept complaining that he seemed the same or seemed to be getting worse. A few days later he ended up back in ICU in respiratory failure, kidney failure, still swollen seeping arms which I believe was untreated cellulitis for months, severe low blood pressure and severe sepsis which would not respond to any antibiotics. Every day there would be new bacterias and yeasts growing in his blood cultures. He suffered multiple organ failure and passed away, I believe, unnecessarily. Plain and simple negligence on doctors and staff’s part to recognize symptoms or to listen to our concerns and complaints. Tomorrow would have been his 89th birthday and I, as many of you, feel the general consensus is..they’re old…so what’s the difference. We are requesting his medical records from both the hospital and the home care agency that followed him, and are seeking the advice of a malpractice attorney. I know nothing will bring my Dad back, but someone needs to start stepping up to the plate and calling these professionals and facilites on the carpet. It’s been said that doctor’s simply bury their mistakes..and I believe it!!

  I wish all of you the best with your loved ones that are blessed enough to still be pressing on and fighting through their illnesses.

• Annette // Oct 12, 2008 at 7:18 am

  Diane-
  I am so sorry to hear about your father.I know exactly what you mean. My family and I went through a similar situation with my father back in 2003 and still till this day, just can’t understand how something like this can happen!! We live in the best country in the world and people are dying from a horrible infection! Best of Luck to you.

• Cinde // Oct 15, 2008 at 11:08 am

  My husband died on Oct. 13 from c. diff sepsis. He acquired c. diff while in a rehabilitiation hospital — recovering from 3 months in a hospital and skilled nursing facility from a form of vasculitis, an autoimmune disease. He was making excellent progress, and had finally come home after 95 days. He was home for 15 hours, at which time I had to have him transported back to the hospital, where he had his colon removed, but he just couldn’t fight anymore and he died from sepsis.

  I knew nothing about c. diff until a few weeks ago. Now I know that 60% of all patients in hospitals and nursing homes will get it. So please, if you’re planning surgery, start taking probiotic supplements to strengthen the good bacteria in your system.

• Diane // Oct 15, 2008 at 8:28 pm

  My sympathies to you, Cinde, in the loss of your husband.

  Truth be told, C-diff does not have to be the epidemic it has become in this country. It spreads so rampantly because health care facilities, nursing homes and the like are not clean. The workers do not take the proper precautions because they feel safe knowing that typically your immune system has to be compromised or you would have had to be on large doses of antibiotics to contract it. The spores can live on clothing, so anything that comes in contact with the bacteria in one person’s environment, can easily be transferred to another’s.

  The entire system makes me sick and in this country we live in, there is absolutely no excuse or explanation why otherwise recovering individuals have to be stricken with these bacterial infections that end up taking their lives.

  If all of us who have been personally affected in some way by these things could somehow get our voice heard, maybe it would make a difference for the future. It’s too late to do anything for some of our loved ones, but one day, we ourselves, may be that one lying vulnerable in a hospital bed in some facility going through the same thing our loved ones have…it has to stop.

  Pure carelessness is what much of it boils down to.

  Again, my sympathies in your loss.

• Dianne // Oct 19, 2008 at 12:41 am

  I know how you all feel and am sorry for your losses it is so hard to know there was something they could have done if only treated correctly from the begining . My sister was 26 and turned 27 Sept 1rst 2006 But had been sick for about 2 weeks prior she went to the ER complaining of high fevers and Boils all over . I dont mean to gross people out but she had lots of puss coming out of the areas. They just gave her antibiotics and sent her home. She ended up back in the ER a few days later same thing but only worse off then before . They did they same thing gave her more antibiotics and sent her home. The 3rd time she went in very bad off they even noted in her records that the patient was very confused and couldnt speak clearly and were going to admitt her only to have a nurse tell her her medicaid didnt cover it so she was sent home. The forth time a few days later she went by ambulance to a different hospital and was admitted into ICU very bad off . Well she never made it out. They said she had Pnemonia very bad and had a long road to recovery but would be fine. Well she was put under and treated intraveniously with one of the medicines they used to treat MRSA but no one made mention of it what so ever . they had given her so many antibiotics by this point nothing would grow in the petry dish to find out what it was. Again in her records it was noted while she was under that more boils were found under her breast. Then one morning after a week and a half her heart just stopped. They couldnt revive her. It was too late but no one addmitted it was MRSA and was not treated correctly and sent home to die because she had medicaid. The medicine they had given her made the bacteria get stronger and was no chance of saving her. We went over and over her medical records from the first time she went to the hospital and it was Obvious a MRSA test should have been done but was not. They just let her die due to their incompitence. A 27 year old women should never have died from pnemonia caused by MRSA . I am not in the medical profession but when I heard all her symptoms and did some research it was very obvious what it was. Her organs upon autopsy were harden also so she had been suffering alot . Her little boy turned 5 yrs old a month after his mom died. She never knew she was not going to be able to leave the hospital so was not able to even say what she wanted for him or last words. It is sad how they let people die from this everyday. If you have Medicaid you are in a even greater risk !

• Dianne // Oct 19, 2008 at 12:49 am

  lorraine….I just saw your post….we took all of ,my sisters hospital records to a lawyer hey wouldnt go up agaist a big hospital …but they were taken to another one until someone finally listened . It was obvious they thought that was what she had was MRSA or near the end they would not have put her on the antibiotics strictly used for MRSA then they just stopped them. but no one ever once said a word . they were sued and my sisters son has money waiting for him when hes older now but I am sure hed much rather his mommy .

• Amy // Nov 14, 2009 at 10:25 pm

  My dad is in Delray Medical Center in Florida with MRSA sepsis. He had bypass surgery 2 months ago, was discharged and resumed his normal recovery. 8 weeks later he complained of not feeling well and the doctor ordered a chest x-ray. They saw fluid in his lung. They re-admitted him and aspirated his lung (right in his hospital bed with a roomate nearby). They sent him home the next day. He felt fine. 24 hours later he was back in the hospital not thinking clearly and weak. They did a culture on his old prosthetic knee that came back positive for MRSA. They were getting all the consults together to do surgery on the knee to clean it out when they noticed a small blister on his chest near the incision from the by-pass surgery. They immediatly brought him back into surgery to debride the chest. He’s been on the vent since the surgery and on multiple antibiotcs and has sepsis. His kidneys are failing, he has a fever, he is swollen and suffering. They have him on proponal (the Michael Jackson sedative) but it only sedates him. It DOES NOT block the pain. He may look like he’s sleeping but he’s only sedated and can feel pain. They don’t give him morphine unless he looks like he’s in pain but it’s hard to tell while under sedation. The nurses keep asking why we are letting him suffer. The doctors tell us to let him fight. We are letting him fight but watching him suffer is killing us. The lack of communication among the doctors is the worst part. The primary doctor says the infectious disease doctor is calling the shots. The infectious disease doctor will not speak to us personally. We are told to go through our primary doctor. The kidney doctor told us to “make him comfortable” meaning put him in hospice. The nurses think we are cruel by keeping him alive. We just don’t know what to do. We want to give him a chance to turn around.

• Sue // Nov 20, 2009 at 2:19 pm

  Wow, Amy reading your story is exactly what I have lived through for the past 5 months. It sounds like your father may be a diabetic (prosthetic knee), like mine was. My father died on Nov 4th (2 weeks ago) from C-Diff and MRSA Bloodstream infection. He had the same experience as your Dad, in and out of the hospital and nursing home. He had fluid in the lung, his heart was at 20% and his kidneys were failing from the infection. It was awful to watch his deterioration. In the last week we were referred to hospice and we made the decision once it was confirmed that there was no chance of him recovering, to go ahead and put him on morphine drip. He died 4 days later. As Jeanine Thomas said in an earlier post, hospitals are just letting the elderly die. It is awful. Our hospital actually told me recently when I asked if his infection was reported to the state (by law) that he didn’t get it in the hospital…what an insult, when they have no way of proving that since they don’t test for MRSA upon admission. Whatever choice you make, my prayers are with you, it is not an easy one. Best wishes.

• mary // Nov 21, 2009 at 9:40 am

  my husband went through the same thing after hip surgery. This went on for about two years and five more surgeries. He was in and out of the hospital , icu for months. Home heatlh care after that. He had mrsa and c-diff too. He survived but now is homebound and confined to his bed most of the time. He has never regained everything back from being so sick. He is just now 54 yrs old. The whole thing was and is exhausting. Im so sorry for what you all are going through and know exactly how you feel. Take-care and stay strong!–Mary

• Urbie // Nov 25, 2009 at 9:45 pm

  My mother died of sepsis from MRSA on 11/9/08. She was 79 and had fallen on the ice in December ‘07, sustaining some injuries that were never fully diagnosed. Despite being treated at some of the best hospitals in the Boston area, there was one setback after another, and somewhere along the way, she acquired MRSA — at some point in the spring of ‘08 (she never went home after her initial hospitalization — an 11-month ordeal of hospitals, SNFs, and a nursing home, where she died). The health care system, especially for the elderly, is badly broken. It’s not about money, it’s about giving patients the correct care and treating the whole patient, not just an injury or an infection. No one did this, despite my repeated attempts to get them to look at my mom as a whole patient. She had the C-Diff infection many others cite, also because Vancomycin (which did NOT kill the MRSA) killed the helpful intestinal bacteria, allowing the C-Diff to run wild. The whole thing was a nightmare I would not wish upon my worst enemy. A massive failure of the healthcare system — and one which, I might add, cost the taxpayer huge amounts of money, despite the horrible outcome.

• Margarita // Dec 21, 2009 at 11:03 pm

  I read every post on this site. Most of the ones almost put me in tears. My heart and prayers go out to you all. On October 18th, 09 I was admitted to ER due to what they diagnosed as bursitis of my right arm. After a day of prednisone and ibuprofen at the house I was right back in there. My arm was hugely swollen and the next day I was in surgery. 1st diagnosis was wrong. I had MRSA sepsis. Few days later I was in for a second one and was in ICU right after. Then I was told I needed a 3rd one and that MRI showed it was in my bone. After 3 surgeries, 4 weeks of vanco and daptomycin, pneumonia, I was told my blood cultures were negative and I could retuen home. 26hrs after my release and only one daptomycin outpatient infusion, I was right back in for an allergic reaction to the antibiotics for 9 more days. After they switched me to vancomycin outpatient for another couple of weeks. My last infusion was a week ago. I dont’t feel better, I feel in more pain than ever. I can’t yawn without abrupt gasp of pain. Laughing, hiccuping coughing..all that ends in pain. My heart rate stays above 120 and blood pressure jumps around. I feel weak…You all have been through it or seen it. Are these recovery symptoms or am I heading right back for the ER?

• deb // Jan 18, 2010 at 8:09 pm

  My dad passed away on May 27 from a sepsis infection brought on by hip surgery. He suffered for 5 weeks with kidney dialysis, feeding tube, ventilator, etc. There is no reason this has to happen. He was 80 and sharp as a tack. I am very disraught.

• joe // Feb 2, 2010 at 4:17 pm

  We all experienced the same type of hospital ordeal.Here in OHIO the hospitals do not even have to report this disease to The local board of health.They do even have to state the real cause of death just usually some vague statement such as died of multiple organ failure.The hospitals have to be made more responsible for basically killing our loved ones.The claim they don’t know how or why they came down with this terrible disease but they still collect for neglect.I personally will never rest until changes are made in the medical system to fully expose the way people are dying from MRSA and other hidden diseases.

• Gabi Johnsen // Feb 9, 2010 at 3:10 pm

  It has been 2 years since my mom passed away due to C-diff and Sepsis. The pain doesn’t go away. I miss my mom everyday. I’m quite sure she acquired this after her colonoscopy 3 months earlier. She was in the dirtiest hospital in Las Vegas and then less than a year after she passed away, the Endoscopy clinic came under fire and eventually closed because of unsafe practices. My mom was only 71. It’s an outrage that people are dying everyday due to hospitals and doctors lack of compassion and pure greed. I sympathize with everyone of you who have had a loved one pass away from this. It’s horrible to watch our moms and dads and children pass away from this. It’s a horrible death.

• mary // Feb 9, 2010 at 10:25 pm

  My husband survived MRSA only to get the C-Diff . He was in ICU off and on for months. Its been three years or so since the last of five operations . This all started from a hip operation. He is now homebound and rarely leaves our bedroom. His qualitiy of life has gone downhill since he was so sick. The C-diff has left his intestines a mess and he always has pain. He itches all the time and from what we do not know. He is miserable!

• joe // Feb 11, 2010 at 8:26 am

  Hospitals have got to have more answers than let him die in peace. This is unacceptable .Its basically legal murder. They don’t know anything..I bet in court a good lawyer can get the truth out of all involved including Doctors, nurses ,hospital administrators etc. Hospitals are run for profit, do not have any mercy for them.. if you do not pay you bill they will drag you into court and put you on the street leaving you homeless. Sue them with out question .they taken your loved one away so make them pay.

• Jennifer // Feb 11, 2010 at 12:38 pm

  I have a friend who had hip surgery 3/09. She was doing ok, until Oct 09 when they discovered she had an infection. Took her in, cleaned it out, and sent her home with intervenious anti-biotics for 6 weeks. She felt pretty good for about a week, and then all of a sudden she had a terrible pain in her lower back and down her leg. She and the doctor assumed it was a screw hitting a nerve. Did some more testing, called her last Monday to say it was mrca. Went back into the hospital to have the wound cleaned again. The wound is now seeping, puffed out, and she is in all kinds of pain. Her surgery is today. They have her on Morophine for the pain. She thinks it’s no big deal. I have not said much to her about this, but she says the doctors said she would be ok. She has a very positive attitude, but I don’t believe she has a clue how serious this could be for her. I also bet the first infection was Mrca. Now it’s gone one for 5 months. She is a women in her late 50’s. I pray she makes it, but I’m very concerned. She looks horrible, but for weeks she hasn’t been able to sleep due to the pain. The doctor was in no hurry to get her in, until her husband called and said she could not take it anymore. Then they took the tests, and took fluid out of her hip. That is when it was discovered. How sad this is to me. I’ve read all your stories, and I have to say they don’t make me feel better at all. I will pray for her. That is all I can do. I will also pray for all of you. Now, I’m afraid to even go to the hospital. My husband and I have both had surgery in the same hospital that is taking care of her right now. God help us all if something isn’t done soon to get the word out. Thanks to all of you for your stories. We all need to start a huge movement. Any idea’s out there? Sueing doctors and hospitals are doing nothing.

• Lynn Frost // Feb 11, 2010 at 2:51 pm

  Jennifer, I just read your post. I can totally relate since I lost my father in January 2007 as stated in one of the above posts. He was 88, but there was still no good reason why he should have died the way he did. I attribute it to neglect and doctors who have totally disregarded the Hippocratic oath for something like the “Hippocritic” oath—one of uncaring and greed! Thankfully, I have a personal relationship with God Almighty and realize that He is still on the throne! My only answer to this is to look up for our redemption draws nigh and to keep praying for those we love and for that which concerns us. We know the end is at hand. Come quickly Lord Jesus.

• Lynn Frost // Feb 11, 2010 at 3:03 pm

  P.S. What I failed to mention in my last post here is that in November of 2006, I too had a total hip replacement. I knew the risk, but I was in such pain that I didn’t really have a choice in the matter. I committed the entire surgery to the Lord in prayer, and it was He who brought me through it I am certain. As it turned out, I was able to find an awesome doctor who was super careful about infection and used a hospital that was scrupulous about cleanliness. I believe that when we get to where the rubber meets the road, our every breath is from God, and it is only by Him and through Him that we have life, so why not trust in the One who loves us and knows us inside and out and can see the entire picture. This is what comforts me and gives me hope in these ungodly times. Not my will Lord, but Thy will be done!

• joe // Feb 12, 2010 at 8:45 am

  GOD created lawyers to make sure justice gets done here on Earth..T

• Lynn // Feb 12, 2010 at 4:17 pm

  Joe, I always thought lawyers were to make sure justice gets done here on earth also. However, I’ve had a couple of rude awakenings about lawyers as well as doctors. I’m not saying there aren’t any good ones around; however, from my experience there is a lot of avarice involved and justice is not always the outcome of a situation! I always thought doctors were here to do God’s work also and help people get well, but now days if one is poor or doesn’t have insurance, it may not be easy to find a doctor, let alone one with a Godly attitude. It’s not like the days when docs came to the house and cared for each person as an individual. Now they have to ban together in groups and are controlled by politics of pharmceutical manufacturers and insurance companies, etc. etc.

• mary // Feb 12, 2010 at 10:22 pm

  When you sign the papers at the hospital you sign your rights away.

• joe // Feb 13, 2010 at 5:53 am

  Doctors today are nothing more than bankers in white coats. Lynn And Mary your comments are right on. Doctors use to drive Fords and Chevy autos, now they brag about how many houses and expensive Autos they own and country clubs they belong to.The nurses I feel are also getting bad attitudes as they are in league with them. The the nurses use to advocate the patients rights, but now they are force to go along with the plan or face the whole hospital wrath meaning go along or get out. It s a sad situation we all face. When President Clinton’s health plan failed years ago he stated ‘Just don’t get sick ‘was his final remark about the situation. How true it is today..

• tina nesbitt // Feb 26, 2010 at 6:09 pm

  my name is tina and i am a senior in highschool. For my senior project i would like to spread the awarness of MRSA, by using a comercial. If it is possible I would like to use some of your stories in the commercial. If t his is possible please contact me by e-mail at s-nesbitt@live.com. I am sorry for your lost and you all are in my prayers but please help me to spread the knowledge about MRSA and sepis to others that just don’t know. This is not a scam I am an actual person trying to help.

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