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Surviving cancer and Staph infection

June 2nd, 2006 · 9 Comments

This scares the hell out of me, even without the involvement of cancer and makes me once again so grateful that we were so lucky. From Acorn-online:

Since first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, Darien resident Dot Driscoll has undergone a mastectomy, endured chemotherapy, suffered from a staphylococcus infection in her spine that nearly left her paralyzed and required the reconstruction of her spine and lived cancer-free for almost four years.

That is all the article says about her infection, but what a nightmare she must have lived through, please keep her in your prayers!

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  • Leah // Jul 31, 2007 at 8:17 pm

    This is an old post, so no one will probably see this, but here goes. My mom was dx with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer in April. While in the hospital for PAIN MANAGEMENT, she contracted MRSA, most likely while having a port put in her chest. She was put on antibi0tics in May, and unable to receive chemo because of the MRSA. She passed away June 7, 2007, 2 months after her diagnosis, at the age of 56.

  • Steph // Aug 1, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    So sorry to hear that Leah. I’m sure your Mum would be very proud of you for keeping her story alive. Keep up the good fight in memory of her.

  • Leah // Aug 3, 2007 at 4:11 pm

    Thanks for your comment Steph…MRSA is not something to mess around with. I can’t help but think had she not contracted this bug, she could have had treatment and been with us for a little longer.

  • Steph // Aug 3, 2007 at 6:13 pm

    Leah, I totally understand your anger about the MRSA. It may help you to look at it a different way… it could be that while MRSA hastened your mother’s passing, it may also have spared her (and you) from a long and difficult battle with the ravages of cancer. She’s at peace now. Go easy on yourself.

  • Rhida // Jul 28, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    my husband (diagnosed w/ mrsa 8/08) died this year because his doctor insisted on aggressively treating his lymphoma instead of focusing on the bacteria. mrsa severly affects the skin, therefore his doctor insisted that the lymphoma had progressed and wasn’t responding to the chemo; he kept trying brand new medicines – my husband died of sepsis at age 37. mrsa doesn’t kill – unless your immune system is wiped off by chemo – as was the case with my husband. i hope medical staff are one day held responsible for their negligence in spreading this (& many other) bacteria.

  • Sherry // Aug 27, 2010 at 8:56 pm

    My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in his lungs in February of 2010 and he had Mersa in his lungs also. He did recieve chemo and was on a study drug that he was allergic to and wound up in the hospital on life support because his tongue swelled so big. The melanoma had metastisized and was in the thigh of his left leg. He went of chemo after the allergic reaction and passed shortly after on his birthday June 17th. 2010. just 4 months after he was diagnosed. I just found out he had Mersa and my dog has Mersa now, he got into the garbage can that my husband used to cough in. My dog has been sick for almost 3 months now and has been on antibiotics for 8 weeks. He is now on Ciprophloxin and is responding a little. He is 11 and I’m afraid I’m going to loose him to. He has it in his lungs and he has pneumonia.

  • joan // Sep 19, 2010 at 8:04 am

    hi my brother was in treatment only short time then went into hospital, and became worse and we were told he had an infection staphf , passed
    away after life support was removed. not even a chanch to have the rest of treatments ‘

  • david // Dec 9, 2010 at 6:53 am

    STAPHYLOCOOCUS /MRSA CURE , contact babyfaceworldk@yahoo.com
    phone = +2348058782330

    i suffered the dreaded bacteria called Staphylococcus for 6 years , I was at many orthodox hospital where differents Antibiotics was prescribed for me , the strain was Aureaus as shown in the medical test conducted which is is the most common one , the laboratory sensitive test shown that i have to use Zinnat, Augmentin , Ciprofloxacin,Offloxacin , Avelox , i used the Antibiotics , the bacteria was suppressed but later the bacteria came up this time very very heavy , the burning sensation , internal heat ,boils ,body itching ,wormlike movements in the body increased .i decide to make a profound research in natural therapy for staphylococcus though expensive and at the end of the day i prepared the natural therapy which i took and within just 2 to 3 weeks all the symtons was cleared and staph never resurfaced again.

    I AM A NATURAL THERAPIST .
    MY NATURAL THERAPY IS 100% NATURAL MADE WITH NATURAL LEAVES , NO ADDITIVES , NO PRESERVATIVES ,IT IS A COLLECTION OF 10 NATURAL ROOTS AND HERBS PREPARED UNDER STRICT HYGENIC CONDITIONS AND THEY ALL HAVE ANTI BACTERIA ACTIVITY , ITS ANTIOXIDANT,IT HAS DETOXYFYING PROPERTIES , IT GOES IN THE BLOOD STREAM TO DESTROY THE BACTERIA AND ALSO IN THE WALL OF THE COLON AND ALSO IN THE BONE MARROW , STAPH IS A VERY STUBBORN AND DANGEROUSE BACTERIA ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS GOTTEN TO MRSA, THE BACTERIA DOES NOT RESIST MY THERAPY AS IT RESIST EVEN THE STRONGEST ANTIBITOTICS , MANY HAVE USED IT AND THEY ARE CLEARED OF IT .BUT YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAY FROM SUGAR AND FATTY FOODS BECAUSE THOSE TWO THINGS INCREASES THE GROWTH OF STAPH
    DO GET BACK TO ME , WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED? WHEREEVER IT WILL GET TO YOU .I DO NOT DO ANY OTHER WORK NOW BUT CONSULTS WITH STAPH. PATIENT AND TREAT THEM WITH MY THERAPY .
    LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED?SO I CAN GIVE YOU THE TOTAL COST AND DELIVERY .
    WITH MY THERAPY STAPH HAS NO WHERE TO STAY ITS THE FINAL KNOCKOUT.
    WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
    REGARDS.

  • Tommy // Aug 17, 2011 at 12:11 am

    My son has had MRSA every year for 4 years while playing football. His last infection, which he tried to hide from us, was the worst. He was 10 years old and didn’t want us to see the sore on his bottom. It was so infeceted that the local antistetia didn’t work and I had to hold him down in the ER as the dr cut the infection out.
    Now I am told that I need to have him checked for lymphoma. A concern that his latest physical brought to light.

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