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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6 responses so far ↓
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.
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