No. It revealed itself as an abscess in the epidural area of the spine. Vancomycin was administered via PICC line for 6 weeks in January.
It returned in 0ctober. This time taking Zyvox orally for 6 weeks.
Both bouts with MRSA required the abscess to be surgically removed. The first time a laminectomy was done to decompress. I literally thought I was going to die or be paralyzed in January.
My point is that these resistant bugs are nasty and anything that could help should be utilyzed. My infectious disease doctor said manuka honey is a winner.
50% of people carry MRSA. 8x more like if you have a cat.
That's surely interesting. Thanks.
I’d been having a lightly swollen lymph node on my left jaw just below the ear for a few days, didn’t think much about it, figured it was coming from a mildly infected razor cut and would clear up on its own. Yesterday, a series of mildly painful bumps arose just inside my hairline, vaguely like insect bites, and the lymph nodes enlarged a bit more, but still not painful.
This morning, the lymph nodes are very painful and noticably enlarged, and the bumps have merged together into a painful rash slightly larger than a quarter, all still inside my hairline. I’m beginning to be concerned that it’s MRSA. I have no idea what could have come into contact in that spot specifically, other than perhaps a telephone receiver, that’s my “phone ear.”
I can’t get to a doctor until tomorrow, unless I pay through the nose for one of those doc-in-the-box afterhours places. Is there something I can do, topical antimicrobial or something, that won’t do more harm than good? I’m perfectly open to herbals and alternatives, know quite well that they can be effective, but this is a new one on me, and it’s frankly a little scary.