SO my doc tells me i didnt have pnemonia but i did culture staph but a specific type wich is MRSA and he notified the nurses as i am still in hospital and they immediatly put signs on my door etc. im freaked out what does this all mean <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> has anyone had this to?does this mean i have to change my lifestyle? answwrs please thanks
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SO my doc tells me i didnt have pnemonia but i did culture staph but a specific type wich is MRSA and he notified the nurses as i am still in hospital and they immediatly put signs on my door etc. im freaked out what does this all mean <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> has anyone had this to?does this mean i have to change my lifestyle? answwrs please thanks
SO my doc tells me i didnt have pnemonia but i did culture staph but a specific type wich is MRSA and he notified the nurses as i am still in hospital and they immediatly put signs on my door etc. im freaked out what does this all mean <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> has anyone had this to?does this mean i have to change my lifestyle? answwrs please thanks
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Hi Carly,
I started culturing MRSA about 2 years ago. From this point on you'll always be on "contact precaution" -- I always particularly enjoyed this, because I know it cuts down on the possibility of the docs/nurses giving me some kind of new bacteria and of course, vice versa. Personally, I think all CFer's should be 'contact precaution' just for their own health.
I wouldn't neccessarily say you have to change your lifestyle, but you'll find that over time with MRSA some things do change. For me, it's more a constant slide down the sick slope, and antibiotics do work, but only while I"m on them. I can take oral bactrim/cipro/linezolin for 3 weeks -- feel awesome, and then 2 days off of them I'm coughing up a storm and feelin' kinda icky. Another lifestyle change I found, is that with MRSA, I go into the hospital more frequently. Before, only culturing PA, I would go in maybeeee once a year, every 18 months. With MRSA, I find that I go in more around 3-5 times a year. Now, everyone is different, and everyone's body reacts differently to different bugs. Some people find that they are really sick, and all they culture is pseudomonas, whereas others have cultured MRSA in the past, but either have eradicated it or don't notice a difference in daily life.
For hospitalizations it could mean a few more antibiotics, and maybe you don't respond as quickly as you used to. I used to take 3 days to bounce back with IV's now I take around 5 or 6.
Lastly, the thing I've noticed perhaps the most, is now I absolutely cannot wait to go in when I get sick. Meaning, before if I started to feel gross or catch a cold, I would wait a while to see if I could just rid it on my own. With MRSA if I don't go in at the first sign of 'sickness' and catch it then with antibiotics, it seems for me to get out of control and beyond oral antibiotics and I need to be admitted.
I'm not saying any of this to scare you. Not at all! I'm just honestly telling you the difference I've personally noticed after contracting MRSA. It's different for everybody. Yes, it's annoying and I find that I'm a little 'sicker' overall in general, but I still have a great life, and in no way was MRSA a lifetime crisis. You'll learn to adapt what you need to, and you'll go about your days.
If you have anymore questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask!! Finding out you're culturing something new is very scary, and we're all here to support you!!!!
--Beth
I started culturing MRSA about 2 years ago. From this point on you'll always be on "contact precaution" -- I always particularly enjoyed this, because I know it cuts down on the possibility of the docs/nurses giving me some kind of new bacteria and of course, vice versa. Personally, I think all CFer's should be 'contact precaution' just for their own health.
I wouldn't neccessarily say you have to change your lifestyle, but you'll find that over time with MRSA some things do change. For me, it's more a constant slide down the sick slope, and antibiotics do work, but only while I"m on them. I can take oral bactrim/cipro/linezolin for 3 weeks -- feel awesome, and then 2 days off of them I'm coughing up a storm and feelin' kinda icky. Another lifestyle change I found, is that with MRSA, I go into the hospital more frequently. Before, only culturing PA, I would go in maybeeee once a year, every 18 months. With MRSA, I find that I go in more around 3-5 times a year. Now, everyone is different, and everyone's body reacts differently to different bugs. Some people find that they are really sick, and all they culture is pseudomonas, whereas others have cultured MRSA in the past, but either have eradicated it or don't notice a difference in daily life.
For hospitalizations it could mean a few more antibiotics, and maybe you don't respond as quickly as you used to. I used to take 3 days to bounce back with IV's now I take around 5 or 6.
Lastly, the thing I've noticed perhaps the most, is now I absolutely cannot wait to go in when I get sick. Meaning, before if I started to feel gross or catch a cold, I would wait a while to see if I could just rid it on my own. With MRSA if I don't go in at the first sign of 'sickness' and catch it then with antibiotics, it seems for me to get out of control and beyond oral antibiotics and I need to be admitted.
I'm not saying any of this to scare you. Not at all! I'm just honestly telling you the difference I've personally noticed after contracting MRSA. It's different for everybody. Yes, it's annoying and I find that I'm a little 'sicker' overall in general, but I still have a great life, and in no way was MRSA a lifetime crisis. You'll learn to adapt what you need to, and you'll go about your days.
If you have anymore questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask!! Finding out you're culturing something new is very scary, and we're all here to support you!!!!
--Beth
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bethylove
Guest
Hi Carly,
I started culturing MRSA about 2 years ago. From this point on you'll always be on "contact precaution" -- I always particularly enjoyed this, because I know it cuts down on the possibility of the docs/nurses giving me some kind of new bacteria and of course, vice versa. Personally, I think all CFer's should be 'contact precaution' just for their own health.
I wouldn't neccessarily say you have to change your lifestyle, but you'll find that over time with MRSA some things do change. For me, it's more a constant slide down the sick slope, and antibiotics do work, but only while I"m on them. I can take oral bactrim/cipro/linezolin for 3 weeks -- feel awesome, and then 2 days off of them I'm coughing up a storm and feelin' kinda icky. Another lifestyle change I found, is that with MRSA, I go into the hospital more frequently. Before, only culturing PA, I would go in maybeeee once a year, every 18 months. With MRSA, I find that I go in more around 3-5 times a year. Now, everyone is different, and everyone's body reacts differently to different bugs. Some people find that they are really sick, and all they culture is pseudomonas, whereas others have cultured MRSA in the past, but either have eradicated it or don't notice a difference in daily life.
For hospitalizations it could mean a few more antibiotics, and maybe you don't respond as quickly as you used to. I used to take 3 days to bounce back with IV's now I take around 5 or 6.
Lastly, the thing I've noticed perhaps the most, is now I absolutely cannot wait to go in when I get sick. Meaning, before if I started to feel gross or catch a cold, I would wait a while to see if I could just rid it on my own. With MRSA if I don't go in at the first sign of 'sickness' and catch it then with antibiotics, it seems for me to get out of control and beyond oral antibiotics and I need to be admitted.
I'm not saying any of this to scare you. Not at all! I'm just honestly telling you the difference I've personally noticed after contracting MRSA. It's different for everybody. Yes, it's annoying and I find that I'm a little 'sicker' overall in general, but I still have a great life, and in no way was MRSA a lifetime crisis. You'll learn to adapt what you need to, and you'll go about your days.
If you have anymore questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask!! Finding out you're culturing something new is very scary, and we're all here to support you!!!!
--Beth
I started culturing MRSA about 2 years ago. From this point on you'll always be on "contact precaution" -- I always particularly enjoyed this, because I know it cuts down on the possibility of the docs/nurses giving me some kind of new bacteria and of course, vice versa. Personally, I think all CFer's should be 'contact precaution' just for their own health.
I wouldn't neccessarily say you have to change your lifestyle, but you'll find that over time with MRSA some things do change. For me, it's more a constant slide down the sick slope, and antibiotics do work, but only while I"m on them. I can take oral bactrim/cipro/linezolin for 3 weeks -- feel awesome, and then 2 days off of them I'm coughing up a storm and feelin' kinda icky. Another lifestyle change I found, is that with MRSA, I go into the hospital more frequently. Before, only culturing PA, I would go in maybeeee once a year, every 18 months. With MRSA, I find that I go in more around 3-5 times a year. Now, everyone is different, and everyone's body reacts differently to different bugs. Some people find that they are really sick, and all they culture is pseudomonas, whereas others have cultured MRSA in the past, but either have eradicated it or don't notice a difference in daily life.
For hospitalizations it could mean a few more antibiotics, and maybe you don't respond as quickly as you used to. I used to take 3 days to bounce back with IV's now I take around 5 or 6.
Lastly, the thing I've noticed perhaps the most, is now I absolutely cannot wait to go in when I get sick. Meaning, before if I started to feel gross or catch a cold, I would wait a while to see if I could just rid it on my own. With MRSA if I don't go in at the first sign of 'sickness' and catch it then with antibiotics, it seems for me to get out of control and beyond oral antibiotics and I need to be admitted.
I'm not saying any of this to scare you. Not at all! I'm just honestly telling you the difference I've personally noticed after contracting MRSA. It's different for everybody. Yes, it's annoying and I find that I'm a little 'sicker' overall in general, but I still have a great life, and in no way was MRSA a lifetime crisis. You'll learn to adapt what you need to, and you'll go about your days.
If you have anymore questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask!! Finding out you're culturing something new is very scary, and we're all here to support you!!!!
--Beth
B
bethylove
Guest
Hi Carly,
<br />
<br />I started culturing MRSA about 2 years ago. From this point on you'll always be on "contact precaution" -- I always particularly enjoyed this, because I know it cuts down on the possibility of the docs/nurses giving me some kind of new bacteria and of course, vice versa. Personally, I think all CFer's should be 'contact precaution' just for their own health.
<br />
<br />I wouldn't neccessarily say you have to change your lifestyle, but you'll find that over time with MRSA some things do change. For me, it's more a constant slide down the sick slope, and antibiotics do work, but only while I"m on them. I can take oral bactrim/cipro/linezolin for 3 weeks -- feel awesome, and then 2 days off of them I'm coughing up a storm and feelin' kinda icky. Another lifestyle change I found, is that with MRSA, I go into the hospital more frequently. Before, only culturing PA, I would go in maybeeee once a year, every 18 months. With MRSA, I find that I go in more around 3-5 times a year. Now, everyone is different, and everyone's body reacts differently to different bugs. Some people find that they are really sick, and all they culture is pseudomonas, whereas others have cultured MRSA in the past, but either have eradicated it or don't notice a difference in daily life.
<br />
<br />For hospitalizations it could mean a few more antibiotics, and maybe you don't respond as quickly as you used to. I used to take 3 days to bounce back with IV's now I take around 5 or 6.
<br />
<br />Lastly, the thing I've noticed perhaps the most, is now I absolutely cannot wait to go in when I get sick. Meaning, before if I started to feel gross or catch a cold, I would wait a while to see if I could just rid it on my own. With MRSA if I don't go in at the first sign of 'sickness' and catch it then with antibiotics, it seems for me to get out of control and beyond oral antibiotics and I need to be admitted.
<br />
<br />I'm not saying any of this to scare you. Not at all! I'm just honestly telling you the difference I've personally noticed after contracting MRSA. It's different for everybody. Yes, it's annoying and I find that I'm a little 'sicker' overall in general, but I still have a great life, and in no way was MRSA a lifetime crisis. You'll learn to adapt what you need to, and you'll go about your days.
<br />
<br />If you have anymore questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask!! Finding out you're culturing something new is very scary, and we're all here to support you!!!!
<br />
<br />--Beth
<br />
<br />I started culturing MRSA about 2 years ago. From this point on you'll always be on "contact precaution" -- I always particularly enjoyed this, because I know it cuts down on the possibility of the docs/nurses giving me some kind of new bacteria and of course, vice versa. Personally, I think all CFer's should be 'contact precaution' just for their own health.
<br />
<br />I wouldn't neccessarily say you have to change your lifestyle, but you'll find that over time with MRSA some things do change. For me, it's more a constant slide down the sick slope, and antibiotics do work, but only while I"m on them. I can take oral bactrim/cipro/linezolin for 3 weeks -- feel awesome, and then 2 days off of them I'm coughing up a storm and feelin' kinda icky. Another lifestyle change I found, is that with MRSA, I go into the hospital more frequently. Before, only culturing PA, I would go in maybeeee once a year, every 18 months. With MRSA, I find that I go in more around 3-5 times a year. Now, everyone is different, and everyone's body reacts differently to different bugs. Some people find that they are really sick, and all they culture is pseudomonas, whereas others have cultured MRSA in the past, but either have eradicated it or don't notice a difference in daily life.
<br />
<br />For hospitalizations it could mean a few more antibiotics, and maybe you don't respond as quickly as you used to. I used to take 3 days to bounce back with IV's now I take around 5 or 6.
<br />
<br />Lastly, the thing I've noticed perhaps the most, is now I absolutely cannot wait to go in when I get sick. Meaning, before if I started to feel gross or catch a cold, I would wait a while to see if I could just rid it on my own. With MRSA if I don't go in at the first sign of 'sickness' and catch it then with antibiotics, it seems for me to get out of control and beyond oral antibiotics and I need to be admitted.
<br />
<br />I'm not saying any of this to scare you. Not at all! I'm just honestly telling you the difference I've personally noticed after contracting MRSA. It's different for everybody. Yes, it's annoying and I find that I'm a little 'sicker' overall in general, but I still have a great life, and in no way was MRSA a lifetime crisis. You'll learn to adapt what you need to, and you'll go about your days.
<br />
<br />If you have anymore questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask!! Finding out you're culturing something new is very scary, and we're all here to support you!!!!
<br />
<br />--Beth