This is the story of a man in Maryland, and his experience with MRSA. Thanks for sharing this with us, and again, if you are interested in sharing your experiences with others, please feel free to email me at christina@b5media.com.
I contracted the bacterial infection about 3 years ago. The infection corresponds with hospital check up i had at Mercy hospital in Baltimore city, although the hospital would never claim accountability, needless to say I missed a total of 45 school days due to the extremely painful swelling abscess on my chest, buttocks, and legs. The swelling was so great that it was painful to move, sit, essentially do anything. I have had about 5 emergency room visits due to the abscesses, 8 visits to my general physician and 2 surgeries.
It was embarrassing so i told no one except my doctor about it. I was irritable, grumpy, in excessive pain and miserable Initially my doctor told me they were hair bumps (Im of mixed ancestry, African American and Jewish, brown skinned but lots of body hair on my chest, arms and legs) Im also a weight lifter. My doctor told me to stop shaving my body hair and the abscesses would go away. They never did; the perpetually returned every 2-3 months with a vengence. I would take prescription after prescription of Bactruim and soak every afternoon in a hot bath and squeeze the abscess to release the pus. I dont need to tell you how painful this was. I would take up to 4-5 maximum strength Excedrin before I would initiate this procedure and this went on for 2 years. It wasnt until i came across a doctor who had experience with MRSA and how to effectively treat it that I was able to get effective treatment and some degree of closure. He prescribed a prescription strength industrial soap to kill the bacteria hiding somewhere on my body. I showered with the soap for a week twice a day. Ive been MRSA free since, but I feel if doctors where more knowledgeable about the dangers of MRSA and exactly what it is then my needless suffering and psychological anguish could have been avoided. I hope my personal account helps.
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6 responses so far ↓
AJ // May 25, 2007 at 1:46 pm
I’m in the same boat. I live in MD. Who is the Doctor that treared you? It’s been year, with 3 or 4 dr vitits and antibiotics each time. PLEASE HELP!
bp // Nov 3, 2007 at 5:58 pm
i need that doctors name also please
HM // Apr 22, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I had contracted MRSA from my C-section. Of course the hospital denies this, but my subsequent infection landed me back in the hospital with a life threatening infection only 9 days after surgery. I was swollen from my groin to just above my belly button. I drew a mark to outline the redness and swelling, in order to track the results from the antibiotic treatment. I was sent home on antibiotics(midline) and IV antibiotic treatment for the following three weeks, home care nurse visits to ensure cleaning of the wound and proper IV administration.
Prior to my healing, my Husband got an infection on his hip bone(from close contact), and he had to have the three inch deep abcess removed. I have had several outbreaks in the following ten months that periodically put me back into the hospital throughout this time. I was unable to work and finally had to give up early on nursing my newborn. I have had my job performance greatly affected and impacted. and the last hospital stay was in isolation for a week. This was very serious for my family, my work and my health. I have since come up allergic to almost all effective antibiotics against MRSA. Such that if infected again, I would need to have the IV antibiotics and that would be my last resort. Through this time, my relationships with family members (new husband, new baby, and 12 yr old son) has really suffered, and our finances are in shambles. We are on the verge of filing bankruptcy due to my leave without pay for 10 months.
Each time with the reinfections it has been not only painful, scary, and like lead is coursing through your veins with the tiredness, but also, no one wants to touch or be near you, no matter how much you wash, sanitize, and maintain good wound care. It is a very isolatory experience.
Faith // Apr 22, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Can someone PLEASE help me find a doctor in MD?
HM // Apr 23, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Dr. Sameh Ali, Infectious Disease Specialist in Rockville, MD. 20850
He treated me from the beginning, and is now the only doc I will deal with should I have a recurrance.
Torsten Knoll // Sep 5, 2008 at 9:06 am
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