Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Is it regular staph or methacillin reistant staph?? Carol Irrigation & Update Just wanted to caution people like me about irrigation. I did it once and the fluid literally got stuck because of the degree of swelling. It stayed that way for about a week, no matter what I tried. Painful. So, just be careful, as with all things.For those of you so kindly following my drama, the culture grew staph with gusto. I'm not feeling any better despite the antibiotics, but at least I know what's wrong. Dr. said maybe hospital if I don't feel better by the end of this week. Whatever...a week is a long time.Hope y'all are enjoying your weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Carol - I haven't a clue. I didn't realize there was more than one kind. Whatever the case, the nurse practitioner I spoke to late Friday afternoon said that the clindamycin was the right drug. I don't always get a lot of...guidance, you might say. I was planning to see the regular doctor asap - maybe tomorrow(?) - since this has turned into one of those things where everything is bad and I don't know what is wrong and infection versus what is wrong and unrelated to the infection. All of this is to say that I still don't know what kind of staph it is. I figured they looked at the shape and maybe did a gram stain and left it at that. Because this is how little I know. > Is it regular staph or methacillin reistant staph?? Carol > ----- Original Message ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Hmm...I have a whole body staff infection. Have had it ever since being bit by a brown recluse over 4 years ago. With the last satellite outbreak my doctor wanted to put me in the hospital and run an IV with clindamycin and vancomycin. She said that the mycins are the ones that are working for staph. I didn't go because it costs me 1500.00 co-pay each hospital stay. I cannot afford it so tried to take the clindamycin by mouth but broke out in hives everywhere, throat swelled, threw up and an asthma episode. I have the same reaction with most anitbiotics. Carol, what antibiotic are they using for yours? I have heard that some are using a newer generation of penicillin... > : clindamycin is kind of a wierd drug to treat staph with. Is this a physician who is treating you and prescribing? Ask them if this is regular staph or MRSA- just call them up on the phone. It is important and staph is nothing to play around with. Unfortunately , I have had it for three years and it has to be teated on and off with IV antibiotics. You could also try some betadine in your irrigation fluid to help combat infection. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 A venomous spider. Also called a fiddle back... NM > I'm sorry -- I really have to ask: what is a " brown recluse " . > > Ken West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Dear Jess, My NAET Dr. found staph over and over again. Many of my treatments were for staph infection and I guess they worked because now I feel great! I don't know how or why they worked and I don't know if all NAET Drs do this but mine did. Irrigation & Update << File: ATT00007.html >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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