Comments on: MRSA: Patients Ignored, Left to Die

By: Dolly Peckham

Dolly Peckham — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:47:14 +0000

Oh Please someone help, My stepfather to the date had surgery 7 weeks ago to remove cancer 9 hours long. Filled with all kinds of tubs and lines. after 6 days he was put through another surgery.. Its been a living hell for him, my mom and us as well. He is in NY in a hospital that were my parents live. They havent located the infection now its in his blood. He hasnt made hardly any progress at all. They had to trake him after 3weeks. Like I said Friday was 7 weeks. Saying they are still trying to figure out what infection he has they have removed thing , put new lines in O My Gosh I swear my step father has MRSA.. My mom asked today if it could be staph.. OF course No was the reply.. But heart rate is effected, low blood pressure, kidney’s , he is filling up with fluid and yes he has caths too.. Oh did I mention he cant talk and barely makes eye contact when he is awake. But it got so bad the second surgery he went into septic shock.. almost died 5 weeks ago.Please help me help them.. Thank you

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:20:32 +0000

i’m pretty sure i got mrsa from my histerectomy,i had a histeremtomy july29th .2009 a couple of weeks later my inceion was open i went to the hospital they cleaned it started to go to wound care sept.9they scheld me for surgery again went for surgery on sept.11the was put on a medivac getting wound care 3 days a week i got sick again was sent back to the hospital again they did a culture i had mrsa again.I don’t get it I’ve been on a lot of antiobotics even one that cost $2,600.00,now i’m on levaquin,they told me i need to be on bactrim i’m off the medivac going back to wet to dry dressing and still going through wound care 3 days a week.. I’m tired of the smell,hurting and pills what can i do??

By: Judi Swafford

Judi Swafford — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:23:00 +0000

I have read all this and feel compelled to write, I am 39 years old and had bypass surgery in October,2008, after being out of the hospital for 4 days I was barely able to lift myself up, I went back to the surgeon where I was told I might have a small infection, and was given some sort of wash for my incision and some low grade antibiotic, 2 days later I couldn’t take it anymore and went to my primary doc, who sent me immediatly to the er, where they told me I had a HUGE abscess and that my white count was 26k they transported me back to the heart hospital, and while my friends and family were in the room he made the first of 7 incisions, I have been in the operating room 3 times and 4 other times been cut open with only the assistance of lidocane, I have had a picc line and a wound vac for almost 6 months, I live in constant pain, and currently have said no more, I have had no antibiotics for 2 weeks and now have split open in 3 areas of my chest, I have pus coming out of all three areas, but I now feel like there is no point to all of this, I continue getting more sick and they do nothing to help me, I am sick, I am tired, and they did this to me! I have been in the hospital at least 75 days in the last 6 months, and even though they knew I had mrsa, no gloves were worn, they had me out walking the halls, etc, I wonder how many more people gained mrsa, because of this? As for the healthcare workers commenting let me tell you, when you have been where I am, then talk, for now maybe you all should LISTEN, and research and for God sakes stop spreading this infection!

By: Another victim

Another victim — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:01:48 +0000

I also suffer from MRSA infection received from surgery for a peristomal hernia. My infection was diagnosed ten days after the day of my surgery by the ER doctor. Who immediately sent me back to the doctor and hospital that did the surgery, which is located at my state’s capitol. The next day the surgeon and the hospital were telling me that I had an infection but it was not MRSR. I was blown away! By their actions it seems that something was wrong. The charge nurse stood in my room and told me that I was fortunate that I did not have MRSR. I stayed in the hospital for a week and half. I came home with a wound vac along with home health. Two weeks later, the home health nurse sent me back to the surgeon. Readmit to that same hospital I now was being treated if I had a fistula. Before being test for this ailment, the surgeon told that I would be placed with stents in my kidneys and a feeding tube. Thank God for a gastroenterologist who explained that this treatment was only experimental and had a low percentile of success. I remain in the hospital for five days then discharge with the wound vac, appointment with a wound specialist, and home health care. After seeing the wound specialist for two weeks I was admitted to a local hospital. I was in an advance care unit because of the severity of the MRSR. I develop abscesses through out my abdomen. My hospital stay this time was thirty days before being sent to a specialist in another state. There I send an additional five days hospitalizes.

I have been home for forty-three days and off antibiotics for sixteen days. I still have an open wound but it is must smaller. I had been told that the surgeon failure to prescribe antibiotics were the cause for this prolong infection. From the start I expressed to this surgeon that I was concern that he was not taking this surgery seriously. I spent five months previous to seeing him with consultants from local doctors who would only advice me to go larger medical center. He admitted to my family following the surgery that it was more intense than he ever image. But what I am most upset about is that this surgeon refused to assist in giving his information concerning my surgery to these new doctors. Even though I am outrage I have not attempt to sue him or that hospital for theirs negligent.

BEWARE the medical world DOES refuse to help whosoever they pleased – I know by personal experience.

By: donna

donna — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:14:34 +0000

I found out I had MRSA right after mothers day. I am still fighting this horrendous infection after 7 treatments of antibiotics. My leg had a lesion on it the size of a golf ball and was swollen twice as big as the other leg. It was very painful. I could barely walk. I was having fever, rash, chills, and no appetite. Thank goodness for my husband cooking and making me eat, because I probably would have die. I went through so many bandages and tape. We bought up everything around us. Today I am still buying bandages, thank god it is not as big. My husband was infected with MRSA in April of this year and then I was infected 3 times worse than him. I do not think the doctors or cdc give you enough information regarding this infection. I also do not think they inform the general public about how contagious this really can be. I am one of those patients with no insurance and of course you know a whole lot of doctors are hospitals are not going to treat you do to the expensive antibiotics they have to give you. I have paid $700.00 for antibiotics since mothers day and yet still not cleared. The type I have is resistance to alot of antibiotics and 1 I am allergic to sulfa drug. This being the main antibiotic to clear this infection. I was pretty much told I was out there on my own by and infectious doctor since I was allergic to so many drugs. My doctor I have been going to has been very good to me. I have even started trying the natural remedies do to so many side effects with meds. I don’t know if they will cure this infection, but it is worth a try. I have pulled skin off my leg from tape and bandages and just bleed and hurt very bad. I am physically, mentally, and financial stressed. I really feel for someone with this infection. My mother and father are now suffering with this awfull infection: My mother has raynoids syndrome and my dad is a diabetic. Both have been to a wound doctor and they seem to be healing, but the real question here is do you ever really get over this horrible flesh eating bacteria. I have not read anything stating to that affect. Also I would like to point out you if the person giving advice has/have not had this infection they have no clue what all of us are going thru. Until they have been in our shoes and the pain and suffering we all have been thru, I just don’t see where they can tell us how we feel. I am sure alot of people will agree with me. I would like to know more information on how to actually get rid of MRSA instead of everyone telling how not contagious this infection is, because we all know it is very contagious. Honestly I believe it is airborne and they just don’t want to tell us. Thank you for your time and forum for us to post our feelings.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:18:34 +0000

My mom who lives in Fresno California was recently diagnosed with MRSA. She got it after a surgery. She started to have pain and was throwing up. Her doctor that performed the surgery was in denial that she had MRSA. Before my mom had the surgery she was scared that she was going to get MRSA. She has Lupus so her immune system is not good. She did have the surgery and 4 days later she got violently sick. The doctor would not run a test to see if she had it. The hospital doctor had to step in and order the test and four days later sure enough the test were positive. After that her doctor finally came by to see her ( which he had not been back to see her since she first got ill and she had requested to be tested for MRSA ) he called her some unkindly names and refused to treat her. Everything happened in front of the hospital staff. He is the one who did the surgery and now he is REFUSING TO TREAT HER! And the scary thing is that he had orders for her to have a catheter put in her. The hospital doctor of course did not put a catheter in her. The hospital doctor had to treat her and the doctor for disease control is also treating her. They discharged her after 3 weeks in the hospital. So don’t tell me that MRSA is no big deal and don’t tell me that doctors and staff will not refuse to treat someone. I know that by law they have to but that does not mean that they will. They will come up with some kind of reason of why they can’t. Not everyone can be treated by text book. In my moms case she already had a bad immune system you would think that after knowing my moms medical history that it would make sense to test for MRSA before having the surgery. Now after being out of the hospital for 1 week she started to throw up and was having pains again. Since she can not find a doctor that will treat her she had no choice but to go to the ER. The staff there was rude! She informed them that she has MRSA and that she currently has an open wound and she also has a vacuum that is sucking out the drainage in her belly she was also throw up and they laughed when she asked them to wear gloves before touching her. Her arms were wet and moist and the triage person did not care to wear gloves even if it was to turn her arm a certain way. She then asked if they have a separate waiting room to put her in and they again laughed and said you have to wait in the main waiting room like all of the others. Why wouldn’t they have a room for contagious people that have MRSA that is currently vomiting? Or what happens to people who have chicken pox and they sit next to someone like me who is 30 years old that has never had chicken pox. What happens to the people who have a weaken immune system and they sit out there with the healthy sick people. My mom waited out in the waiting room for 4 hours and she ended up leaving. The next day her home health nurse made her go back to the ER because she has lost 20lbs and was still actively throwing up. She went in thru triage and immediately was sent back to a room. She is still in the hospital and they did find 3 other pockets that is filled with fluid and they need to be drained. I understand the MRSA is different for people who are healthy. They usually can bounce back. But what about the ones who have a weak immune system. And by the way my mom is a clean freak. So what happens when the bloggers like the ones who are on attack and are in denial of how serious MRSA really is start to blame the patient on poor hygiene when it is the hospital staff and the hospital itself that laughs when they are requested to wear gloves. And if you have ever seen some of the staff that cleans the hospital do you think they really take that much pride in cleaning. I know people who use to work sterilizing the equipment. What a big joke of workers they were. Needless to say they no longer work there. They were given the job because their mom was a head nurse and no one had the balls to say that person did not perform her job well because you do not want to have any conflict with her mom who was one of the head nurses. This all is bad. My mom is only 54 years old she looks terrible and who knows how much longer she will last. I wonder if those other bloggers work in the medical field.

By: vicki taylor

vicki taylor — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:36:59 +0000

my mum went into nottingham city hospital for cancer about 5 weeks ago.the opp seemed to go well they she contracted MRSA,the hospital lead me to belive that there was nothing to worry about. even so much so she was being discharged,on that very day she was coming home she started to cough up blood & clots, so much so that they had to give her blood to replace whot she had lost, then they took some blood and left her, because her blood came back as ok they left her. 2 oclock the next morning she started to cough up blood again,at 6oclock in the morning they decided to take my mum to surgery when he put the camera down my mums throat he said all that he could see was blood.They couldnt get the blood back into her fast enough, so WHY DID;NT THEY DO ANY THING THE FIRST TIMR IT HAPPENED INSTEAD OF JUST LETTING HER BLEED TO DEATH. would this be down to the MRSA this was in her chest where the surgery was done.this is only half of the story im disgraced by this hospital and the way they treat both patients and relatives.oh and as for hygiene i think that the goverment should be looking at the staff as well, because they dont get tested for MRSA WHY NOT

By: Soozi Rowbotham

Soozi Rowbotham — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:42:43 +0000

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By: Marla

Marla — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:45:35 +0000

Fresno, CA – Illegal altering of sewer lines is leaving a trail of lung/respiratory, asthma and of course, infections – including staph. Reporting this to the City of Fresno resulted in lies, threats, name-calling and finally, committing perjury to discredit their own records! There are documents, photographs and witnesses as further evidence of what is taking place.
Upon seeing the escalation in staph they added more medical coverage for themselves, specifically, to cover staph! While instructing the public to “wash our hands.” MRSA is also airborne – how dare they do this to us.
Is this nothing less than bioterrorism or even attempted murder!?!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:10:49 +0000

My mother passed away at the age of 67 from mrsa which was contracted in the hospital through a wound on her foot. She spent 6 weeks in the hospital and then was sent to a nursing home where she passed away one week later. I do believe hospitals should be held accountable for this type of thing. To make matters worse this happened in a world renown medical facility in Minnesota.