abscess mrsa

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The skin peels off and the sore/abscess opens up and becomes an extremely painful abscess. So since this has tested positive for MRSA and it appeared on my leg without an open wound, does this mean that you do not actually have to have an open cut, sore, wound etc for this to come out? All three spots have been on the front inner side of my left leg all between my knee cap and my ankle. I don't know if it's relevent or not but each one gets a little higher (closer to my knee cap).

Do you know whether the infection is MRSA. Because if it is, that would explain the recurrence.

ve had MRSA for almost ten years now. Originally I had over 50 boils, and no doctor had a clue. I saw like a million doctors and specialists, no one had a clue. I finally diagnosed myself and forced them to culture me, and it was positive.

Was told if fistula went back further I would have had to have a colostomy. MRSA originated from a abscess that was opened wrong way, but groin swab shows negative. Only positive in nares. Fistula encompassed my sphincter muscles and due to intricate manor of where the fistula is the Specialist decided on a silk seton. I have had 10 outpatient procedures done. First one by a gynecologist that told my family, before the procedure started, she hopes everything goes ok.

t have health insurance but a staph infection such as MRSA could happen and that is very dangerous. Here is a link to what MRSA can look like for reference just in case! It doesn't sound like an STD by the way :) and I'm not trying to freak you out about MRSA, but it is becoming such a common infection. You probably just have an irritated hair follicle and it will go away soon! http://cigar-blog-post.com/sclscler.php?

Eight days ago I woke up with an abscess on my leg in the groin area, opposite of my testicles. My wife and I promptly went to the doctor and it turned out to be a mrsa infection. The sore was drained of puss and I have been antibiotics taking them on time and will continue to take them on time until they are gone. My question is: what should we do so that we can continue to have sex without transferring the bacteria to my wife?

ll try not to post TMI... About three weeks ago I had a large abscess lanced. Everything seems to be healed for the most part, but the skin around and where the abscess/incision was made is very dark, purplish black at this point, and I don't know if I should be concerned about it or not. Also, I have a small red bump that has developed almost directly beside where the original abscess was.

It absolutely can be staph. MRSA is one of the worst types of staph, and can cause breakouts throughout the entire family. You need to wash all bedding, make sure to use bleach while washing bedding and towels, wash hands frequently, disinfected door knobs and other things the child may touch. DO NOT try to pop the bumps like pimples. This is the easiest way to spread the infection around. You need to have the sores cultured and sent to the lab for testing.

I have an abcess on the calf of my right leg and a culture of it tested positive for MRSA. I am alergic to sulpha and the bacteria showed sensitive to tetracycline so my doctor prescribed it and I have been taking it since 8-9. I finish the last 2 doses on Friday. The sore on my leg looks like it is healing but very slowly. If the sore is not completely healed by Friday should I go back in?

I am 21 weeks pregnant just got diagnosed with mrsa from an abscess that doubles my hand I had surgery to drain it last night this whole thing as bad as this is could of been cought on my first trip to the er I swear why do you go to school to be a Dr and you don't even recognize the signs and symptoms of mrsa just run a freaking test anyways even if you think it could but isn't now I have packing in and now I might have to stay in the hospital for six weeks having a pick line in getting

Its been a while im alive almost kicking working my butt off, 70 plus hrs a week, still have the MRSA been in the horsepital, this weekend, got some not so good news but will live awhile longer, got to changes jobs not able to phsicaly do the work now. I still love and think of you all, I dont have a pc anylonger so i cant check in very much, but i do try and stay in touch via text and hope you all have been getting any news i have sent.

I had a pimple that was on my waist which after a few days blew up into this big red swollen pimple like thing. I've had it for maybe 5-6 days now and it's about the size of a quarter. I don't think it's anything like MRSA or anything because my dad said he's had things like this and he also had MRSA but he told me this is nothing like MRSA, seeing as it would've blown up to a bigger size in only a couple of days.

If you have an active marble sized abscess at your ankle from missing a vein with an unsterile solution you will want to see a real doctor...............this is not the time to self medicate...........

I get the same exact blistered infected bubble/blister on my index finger atleast 2x a yr and well ive been told its mrsa cellitus abscess and herpetic whitlow......everytime i get this i do not open up the blister but a red streak goes up to my shoulder.i just got another one 3days ago n yesterday went to er because i knew i need iv antibotics to stop red streak...

Make an urgent appointment to see your doctor immediately. The only way to find out which bacteria is causing this "abscess" is to have a culture test. You have an abscess and require an urgent course of antibiotics. It is good that the puss is draining away, but you still may need help with the drainage and for the "plug" to be removed.

i said I had, the doctor says they taught it was a sinus and that it could have been caused by an abscess (mrsa pics showed a very similar hole as I have ans it was caused by an abscess). I keep asking them if something could have been left behing and they say they can't see that happening. The problem is if something was they might think I would sue or something, I wouldn't, I just want to get better. They don't seem like they want to do a scan to see if something was left behing.

Went to urgent care today and the DR said it was infected and he tested for MRSA but I won’t have results until Monday. I’m worried that maybe MRSA or Staph infection spread to my leg or am I just being overly worried? I was prescribed Bactirim took my first dose today. Should I be more concerned about it—I told my doctors about my leg feeling off and he didn’t say anything.

I think it’s Mrsa because I got an antibiotic for it but it came back in the same place

What do you mean you have MRSA? Where is the MRSA? It sounds like you might want to try applying for disability; with all of those conditions, you would probably win.

Hi everyone, for 5 years I've been haunted by this abscess in my groin/labia. It comes and goes, sometimes it's gigantic (REALLY) and sometimes just a painful, red, inflamed, deep seated "nodule" (so it doesn't disfigure me completely, but still makes it awfully painful to walk). I had the abscess drained at the hospital once (never again, the anestesia hurt like hell and did not numb the area at all... urgh!) and the material (the pus) was sent for culture....

A few weeks ago, I had to go to the hospital, and they noticed a small bump located on my upper right thigh. They tested me for MRSA, and the results were negative. For the past two days, I have started getting alot of pain in this area, and the bump is now massive and purple. Very sensitive to the touch. I had called the hospital, and they said it could be a boil or a cyst. I would just really like the pain to go away and know if I need to go get this checked out.

They tested me for herpes Monday and cultured my breast abscess for mrsa. I am wondering if I have "awakened" unknown herpes with the trauma or if I have developed a staph infection from the IUD. Either way the rash is still present and slowly more bumps are popping up on my body.

3 cultures were done all were negative for MRSA It ruptured on its own on day 8. I saw a surgeon had a second sonogram that showed another abscess deep in the axillary cavity. Surgery was done. I have had nausea vomiting, headaches, chills fever, severe body aches and severe pain at this site. When the pain first started I had what I thought was an asthma attack which subsided. I was never admitted to the hospital and antibiotics have been changed 3 times.

I have never had them lance the abscess and I have had abscesses that create a red circle around it that measured close to 4 inches across my thigh. :-( Some combinations of pills worked while I am on them and then when I am off of them they never fail to come back. I have had 5 abscesses in the past 3 weeks, 2 of which were on my hip, one on my thigh, one on my elbow, and the current one on my face.

I presented with only one sore at my cheekbone and was given clindamycin orally for 14 days and Bactroban ointment for topical use. The sore was believed to be an early indication of MRSA. I quickly developed cellulitis and swelling near, but not touching, the apparent abscess, as well as blisters in my nose. I used the mupiricin.(Bactroban) to keep the nasal blisters moist. Now diagnosed with post-herpetic neuralgia, but I still have blisters in my nose treating with Bactroban.

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