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Q: Mrsa
asked by: jlgate on April 7th, 2006
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I have been diagnosed with mrsa for about the third or fourth time in the past 8 months. I've taken antibiotics for 10 days and 14 days and most recently for 28 days. The infection seemed to go away for about a month or two but it is back and my Dr. Just presecribed another 10 days or bactroban (or bactrim). I am concerned about the recurrences. I am an individual that seems prone to infections. I often get sinus infections several times a year and about two years ago I had chronic tonsilitus. That went away and my sinus infections have subsided but now it is mrsa that is getting the best of my immune system.

I had blood test done to check for various things including immune difficiencies, etc. And everything seemed normal. Is there any steps I should take to further investigate this or should I just keep taking antibiotics as presecribed by my Dr.

I fee like I should be taking more drastic actions after having mrsa off and on for this long. I have two young children, the youngest (20 months) was diagnosed with mrsa recently and now appears to have kicked it. Is it possible I got it back from her?

What steps should I take, if any to step up the investigation of this problem? I don't feel like my Dr.'s ask enough questions and they don't seemed concerned about this condition...Should they be?

Thanks,
jlgate
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pinkpisces
replied on June 25th, 2006
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Hey hunni I have mrsa too.

Join this mrsa forum.
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delynn
replied on July 8th, 2007
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Re: Mrsa
jlgate wrote:
I have been diagnosed with mrsa for about the third or fourth time in the past 8 months. I've taken antibiotics for 10 days and 14 days and most recently for 28 days. The infection seemed to go away for about a month or two but it is back and my Dr. Just presecribed another 10 days or bactroban (or bactrim). I am concerned about the recurrences. I am an individual that seems prone to infections. I often get sinus infections several times a year and about two years ago I had chronic tonsilitus. That went away and my sinus infections have subsided but now it is mrsa that is getting the best of my immune system.


I had blood test done to check for various things including immune difficiencies, etc. And everything seemed normal. Is there any steps I should take to further investigate this or should I just keep taking antibiotics as presecribed by my Dr.


I fee like I should be taking more drastic actions after having mrsa off and on for this long. I have two young children, the youngest (20 months) was diagnosed with mrsa recently and now appears to have kicked it. Is it possible I got it back from her?


What steps should I take, if any to step up the investigation of this problem? I don't feel like my Dr.'s ask enough questions and they don't seemed concerned about this condition...Should they be?


Thanks,
jlgate
our immune system is in our guts so to strenghthen it take acidophilis and eat yogurt
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kaseyd
replied on July 20th, 2007
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Mrsa Sucks
my son is 2 yrs old and has already had 3 bouts of this. 2 times was hospitalized. they think it may have come from either my husband or myself. We have both been treated with Bactriban( i think that is the name) twice. it goes in your nose. they say that is where staph can live.
neither one of us has had mrsa since our son was born, but who knows. they can not tell us why he keeps getting it thoug. it has been difficult watching him be cut open 4 times now to let the infection drain. i know this was probably no help, but your not alone.
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melissap1
replied on August 4th, 2007
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Mrsa
My daughter has MRSA and had to be treated with Vancomiacin or Xyvox. With my limited knowledge, they are the antibiotics that you need to treat MRSA with. It is a 6 week treatment. She just had another knee surgery and I am hoping and praying the MRSA does not reappear.
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theseeker
replied on October 20th, 2007
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Re: Mrsa
jlgate wrote:
I have been diagnosed with mrsa for about the third or fourth time in the past 8 months. I've taken antibiotics for 10 days and 14 days and most recently for 28 days. The infection seemed to go away for about a month or two but it is back and my Dr. Just presecribed another 10 days or bactroban (or bactrim). I am concerned about the recurrences. I am an individual that seems prone to infections. I often get sinus infections several times a year and about two years ago I had chronic tonsilitus. That went away and my sinus infections have subsided but now it is mrsa that is getting the best of my immune system.


I had blood test done to check for various things including immune difficiencies, etc. And everything seemed normal. Is there any steps I should take to further investigate this or should I just keep taking antibiotics as presecribed by my Dr.


I fee like I should be taking more drastic actions after having mrsa off and on for this long. I have two young children, the youngest (20 months) was diagnosed with mrsa recently and now appears to have kicked it. Is it possible I got it back from her?


What steps should I take, if any to step up the investigation of this problem? I don't feel like my Dr.'s ask enough questions and they don't seemed concerned about this condition...Should they be?


Thanks,
jlgate


Has anyone seen this? I thought I read about a study where they found that marijuana effectively treated MRSA. Now I can't find it.
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bettyboo302
replied on October 30th, 2007
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Hey, i have mrsa as well. I was in the hospital in may with a sore on my side. I have been taking probiotics, that you get behind the counter at the drug store, needless to say i have not had any more problems since then. And that was not my first sore but about the 5th one in a year. So try some probiotics.
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w0tm
replied on November 6th, 2007
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Try a Sinus Irrigator And Check Your Body Temp
Keeping the sinus membranes clean is very important in keeping out germs. A sinus irrigator is the answer. I've used one for years. Google it or Amazon sells them. Use Kosher salt and tap water. The "special" salt they sell is nothing more than Kosher salt. $3 for a box at the grocery store that will last six months versus their "special" salt that is 100 times the price.

Also, check your body temp. If below 98.2 then your metabolism is low and you're not detoxing fast enough. Google Wilson's syndrome. Buy the T3 compound if you wish but prescription armour thyroid (very cheap) works just as well for 90% of people with T3 deficiency. I was at 93 degrees and now back to 98.6 and my metabolism is working again and my body is detoxing. That plus the sinus irrigator is worth the money 100 times over. I have other serious health problems these two things can't help but at least I no longer pick up new germs and my body again detoxes as it should.

Hope this helps!
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3facesofeve
replied on December 18th, 2007
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Mrsa the Replicator
Hello all,

I am a homeless man with extremely low resources and I was wondering if there was some suggested medicines like aspirin, tylenol that would help me combat mrsa?

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after no response, which is typical of America today, I know that this forum is worthless.
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postman
replied on February 17th, 2009
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$100 pill
As this thread is over a year old...

google $100 pill and you'll find me.
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rudolphthered
replied on March 10th, 2009
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How I treated my MRSA
I have battled MRSA since June 2006. It has manifested itself as repeated skin infections (mostly infected hair follicles, but also other lingering cuts, hangnails, etc.). I took antibiotics for about 2 years, none of which worked. One gave me a horrible allergic reaction (sulfamethaoxazole) and another gave me a month of severe diarrhea (clindamycin).

When I read some news article , I had hope that there might be a better solution out there. I made myself a tincture out of marijuana, applied it topically with a spray bottle, and have since been able to completely abandon antibiotics and bleach baths. I only have to apply the tincture about once a month (that's how often my symptoms reappear) and it's as simple a quick spritz on my skin.

It seems that, as long as I battle eczema, I won't be able to get rid of the MRSA entirely, but now I have a quick, cheap, and side effect-free way to treat it.

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proudmama
replied on March 10th, 2009
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Ugh I hate that word...MRSA. After I delivered my daughter on December 15th, which was by c-section, a few days after I started getting sick. I had a fever and chills, and just felt very sluggish. One day my sister came by to see the baby and she wanted to see my c-section incision and she noticed and black hole above it. She said it was the size of like a plum. I kind just shrugged it off and thought it was a part of the incision. Well xmas eve my husband looked at it and he said it just didnt look right, so I had to go back to the hospital on xmas day...leave my daughter who was only 2 weeks old because I was diagnosed with MRSA. I spent 4 days in the hospital and people had to wear gowns and masks when they came in to see me. After I got out I had home health care come in and I had to be on strong antibiotics to get rid of it...I was on a pic line and Iv for about a month, and a nurse had to come in and change my dressing and put stuff on the MRSA. It was miserable, and I hate that I couldnt enjoy the first weeks of my daughters life. I never had heard of this kind of infection before and then all the sudden everyone was getting it. I had the scar from the MRSA but I hated looking at it so when I went in to deliver my second daughter by c-section I had the doc remove it. Now MRSA is just a part of my past but I hope to god I never go through that again!
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rudolphthered
replied on March 11th, 2009
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post edited
My original post about how I successfully treated my MRSA has been edited by the site admins. If you'd like the information I actually posted (including a link to the news article I read about a study showing that topically applied marijuana killed MRSA), send me a private message.
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ragkad
replied on August 17th, 2009
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MRSA treatment
Eating raw gralic (after smashing it and leaving it for 15 min) 2 or 3 a day could help to fight MRSA...
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