Posted on 10/22/2007 6:55:11 PM PDT by blam
I’ll try this on her, if she’ll let me.
I was lucky to avoid the Asthma bug. My brother had an inhaler for a while when he was a child, but he’s twenty fie now and hasn’t used the thing for years. We also escaped the allergy thing. I credit growing up with plenty of pets for that one.
I just learned from today’s paper that our local high school — the one my two teenagers attend — has been diagnosed with its THIRD case of MRSA, the most recent of which is a female volleyball player. The school informed the parents of the team but not the entire school because they didn’t want to cause a panic. I’m more than a little annoyed.
I’ll be going over handwashing techniques again this afternoon.
"Very, very few"???
Umm... No.
More U.S. Deaths From MRSA Than AIDSThe numbers aren't staggering, just yet. But they are growing at an alarming rate. And killing in the neighborhood of 19,000 people in a year is way beyond "very, very few".Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was responsible for an estimated 94,000 life-threatening infections and 18,650 deaths in 2005, CDC researchers report in the Oct. 17 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
That same year, roughly 16,000 people in the U.S. died from AIDS, according to CDC figures.
I don’t know why Sassy has asthma, her siblings don’t have it. It doesn’t run in our family.
I took her to different drs because her doctor almost killed her with singular & zyrtec. Both the meds together threw her into respiratory distress. The next dr insisted she stay on the singular which still was making her sick. Thanks to help from TigersEye who went & looked into these meds we were able to figure out she just could not take them. I finally found a dr who agreed & she is just on an inhaler now. The drs thought I was crazy because I didn’t want to follow their advice & I felt they were over medicating her. She was so sick that we got to know the ER staff really well. Thankfully she is doing better & this dr says she may even out grow it.
It is my understanding that most MRSA infections are contracted in hospitals, which rules out most of the population, as they are not hospitalized. Very few people who are exposed to MRSA in the normal course of their life end up dying.
We're doing that now for all pre-ops. Left, right nares and rectal swabs. The staff keep asking me where to swab. That was what I settled on for R/O locations.
Handwashing. Sing the alphabet song twice or Happy Birthday while using the soap.
Most kids rinse too soon.
And probably most adults too.
Perhaps most are, but the disturbing increase in schools and other public places is what has everyone's attention. That, and the fact that there is another, newer strain which has no effective antibiotic.
This isn't alarmism here. It's a genuine concern for everyone.
MRSA is everywhere. Realizing that will assist people in taking the proper precautions. This scare will raise awareness, and that is a very good thing.
However, there are people who desire grant money, etc., that will play upon fears to enrich themselves and their interests.
Best wishes for your daughter's full recovery. It must be difficult.
I am so very sorry you lost your mother in law. My oldest daughter who had MRSA is fine now and has since had a little boy who is healthy. I just am one of those people who stress over things. I think because I had my last daughter, Sassy at 41 yrs old I tend to worry more. But we’ve talked and I sent bleach wipes to school so I am getting over this..so far. ~Pandy~
I’m glad to hear Sassy is a good eater now. When I first gave you a hand with the medication issues she was hardly eating at all. Remember? That’s how I remember it. I’m so glad she is doing well in general.
mild, “silent” strokes can cause personality changes as well..which is more likely the scenario...
Hi there, from my own personal experience with MRSA. I picked it up while in the hospital for a surgery. After I was released, the infection started.
I contacted it by a cut on my finger. My recommendation is to keep cuts covered (even small ones) and clean. (by the way, wash with warm water, not hot water. Hot water gets rid of important oils in the skin which you need).
My personal recommendation is: if you notice an infection from a cut - redness, warmth, swelling, fever, etc.. go to the doctor’s right away. By the time I responded to the infection - it had already developed into cellulitis, lymphangitis and had streaked from my hand to my armpit. It happened fast. Then I had another week in the hospital, and more antibiotics after being released. I can’t describe how sick I was - I felt terrible for a long time.
~Uncle TigersEye~
This is my concern as well = that it is in the schools. But, there is 2 antibiotics that are responding to this MRSA.
Thank you for the info. I just saw 2 scrapes on Sassy and we are watching them closely. My husband just finally went to the ER for cellulitis. He has it on both hands & they told him its a bug bite. Hmmm I am wondering but glad he is on antibiotics. I am watching that too.
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