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My wife got it and they were treating her for a spider bite.After a month,the sores colonized and they finally figured out what was wrong.She had to have intravenous infusions for one week,twice a day.Six in the morning and six at night.Each infusion took three hours.That was two months ago.She had to undergo bladder surgery Friday,and is in bad shape.She has developed pneumonia and not doing to well.She is a strong woman who never drank or smoked in her life.Reading this article sends me to a place I do not want to be.Guess where they gave the infusions at?The emergency room,and I was amazed at how many people were receiving the treatments.After doing some research on it,I found out that a large hospital in a city close by has an entire floor dedicated to treating staph infections.MRSA is a nasty thing to deal with.They are treating her pain with morphine and it does not seem to help the pain.I noticed today that her fingertips were turning blue which I found a little odd.Thanks to the poster of this article,and I apologize for the non paragraphs.I am not to swift at the computer stuff.

My oldest daughter was bite by a few spiders. She got meningitis and then MRSA. She has had to have these strange lumps removed from her legs since then. Doctors have told her they are MRSA related.

I went to the hospital to see my mother who had MRSA. They had taken the notice off her door to suit up so I didn't. When the nurse saw my sister and I visiting without being suited up she threw us out. She told us to go home , take off our clothes by the washer and wash them ASAP. We then took hot showers. However we folded our coats over the rail near my parrot's cage. A few hours later my parrot fell to the bottom of the cage and died. I think it was from the coats but never proved it. We never came down with the MRSA. However my mom never got rid of it and had more problems until she died. Nursing homes are filled with MRSA and I won't let my daughter bring my grandson there during winter months. At least we can visit outside when the weather is good. MRSA is some nasty stuff to deal with.

xarmydog if it was bladder surgery the pneumonia can come from UTI's or Urinary Tract Infections. I don't want to scare you but the doctor needs to watch for CHF or Congestive Heart Failure which can go along with it. Before you go off to Internet land searching up on CHF in this case unlike a virus to the heart causing CHF it is reversible and curable.

My wife had a Urostomy and Colostomy done two and a half years ago. A year and a half ago she got real sick over a two day period. I called her Urologist and went to the drug store to get an antibiotic. When I returned her breathing was much worse so we went tot the ER. Our Primary Care Physican happened to be making rounds and the ER doc called him down to look at her.

He had a somber look but put her in the hospital and on some IV's for about a week. She's doing fine. UTI's can cause punemonia and even CHF if it goes too long and many patients don't realize it. I didn't realize it and I've been her caregiver 21 years and dealt with many UTI's in that time with her. You and her are in my prayers.