Bacteria In Staph Infections Can Cause Necrotizing Pneumonia (MRSA)

This is not posted to anyone specific. I just wanted to share my story of Staph infection. i first got in in 2005 after surgery. My PCP could not tell me what it was. Just said it was a skin infection and referred me to a dermotologist, who prescribed another medication after my pcc prescriped something and the the dermotolgist prescriped Cipro. Neither of them helped. They eventually went away after I kept myself clean. And now here I am again with it again. this time I did my own research and took my findings to my PCP who all but looked at me like PLEASE WILL YOU LET ME DO MY JOB?! I was highly offended that he gave me the same exact medication CIPRO that did not work the first time. I however listen to the Dr. and took ever pill prescribed with no luck. Finally I took it upon myself to see a Infectious disease specialist who immediatly knew what it was and prescriped BACTRUM and an ointment that I took and saw results within 24 hours.

The scary thing is that Dr. are soooo unaware that the normal medication for Staph infection does not work.

I also have a hunch that if ALL the case history of MRSA was correlated there is some lifestyle or personal hygene issues. No data casue it just isn't there but a theory.

ROFLOL!!!

Most MRSA cases are hospital acquired..And infect the chronically ill, aged, or immuno-suppressed pt.

Forget your "theory".

AHH you forget that MANY are prison and low income related. Also, it is one of the MOST missed (as in not caught) until well advanced diseases in the world. In addition, there are many parts of the world that it is virtually unheard of - and yes they have hospitals. You can go ahead and laugh but that is the refuge of the uniformed.

"I'm partial to alternative - any recommendations on herbal soaps?"

We make our own soap. Beats any commercial soap. My wife saves fat, grease from cooking, we might mix in a little coconut oil, uses lye (sodium hydroxide) and makes great soap. We bathe with it, grind it up for the laundry. This requires soft water. We do not buy soap of any kind anymore. We do occasionally buy Borax to add to the soap for the laundry.

We don't buy toothpaste either. We keep our toothbrushes soaking in hydrogen peroxide, dip the toothbrush in baking soda, and brush away. My preference is about a 10% solution of peroxide for soaking the toothbrush (We buy 50% hydrogen peroxide by the gallon and dilute it for various household uses).

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