Hard as a rock/ Clindamycin.

This is it today.

If you have ever had MRSA you know that once the infection gets going and blood cells start to fight back that the wound will harden and burrow deep into tissue/fat/whatever. Well mine is as hard as a rock. I never know that a body part can get that hard until I came in contact with MRSA. If you have an infection and its very hard and not responding to antibiotics its a tell-tell sign of MRSA. Also keep in mind if you have ever came in contact with MRSA and developed another bite like bump 90% percent of the time it will be MRSA- This according to my PA that treated me.
So my advice to you all is if a bump develops don't wait to see if it's a bite! GO to the doctor and get antibiotics or treat it somehow or you'll be regretting it later.



As for the clindamycin, it causes diarrhea and I've had some tiredness and achyness but I am not sure what is causing that. I also have a broken toe and a feel a cold coming on so who knows what is what! I'm taking it 3x and so far only the diarrhea seems to be a major nuisance.

Ouch, My God!

So hello MRSA fellows,
I went back to the urgent care today thinking I was going to get another shot and go home and wait for this crap to pop.
Well, that did not happen. I went into the office and the PA came into my room and was so sweet and caring (again). She was concerned about it not having a head and asked me if I would like to have it lanced.
I told her yes immediately and her demeanor changed. She seemed happy and told me that she loves doing this sort of thing. Which I suppose was great for me!
So she prepped me and numbed my side with I believe 3 shots of lidocaine which hurt sooooo bad. I think she did a good job though because she pulled out a sterile scalpel and went to work. I felt NONE of it except her pushing the puss out with her hands. She is amazing. I love her for the help she has done for me.
After she pushed the puss out, she packed my wound with gauze and told me to come back tomorrow.

Came home, hurting and took some codeine which helped a little. I am glad that this was done to me and not my son. FUCK YOU MRSA.

Anyway, just a few minutes ago my son jumped on my side which made it bleed through so I decided to change the bandages.
This is what it looks like under there.
Honestly, have no idea if that red stuff is the meat under or more of the gauze. It looks like meat to me in the mirror but in picture it looks like gauze. So who knows.

Guess who has MRSA?

I do!
A couple days ago this thing popped up on my side after taking a nap on my bed. (I change my sheets everyday and was wearing clean clothes. WTF??

It's quite swollen so I circled it to see how much it will grow by the morning.

Its horribly painful and has not developed a head and I want it to because it fucking hurts and needs to pop already.

My sister's boyfriend had MRSA on his groin this week and he had to have it packed with cotton three times. I do not want that.

Anyway, I went to urgent care today and they perscribed clindomycin and bactroban, the usual stuff.  I was glad to get the Clindomycin. Also got a shot in my butt of Rocephin (sp?) and I have to go back tomorrow for another.

My blood pressure was super high as well so she wanted to get another reading and maybe prescribe medicine.

 I wish the doctor would just cut this shit open. Hate MRSA. 

MRSA is back, I was hoping it was gone for good.

Well my little one just had his 2nd birthday on October 3rd and we were very happy that he hasn't had any MRSA boils in a few months and I foolishly thought he was finally over this MRSA bullshit but I was wrong.
This morning while cuddling with him I noticed he has one on his thigh. I feel like this fight will never be over, in fact it probably won't ever end. He sees his new doctor on Tuesday. Maybe he can give us some insight on this or send us to a specialist or something, I just don't know. Anyway here's the new boil:

For anyone going through this, I am sorry. I hope you get better and never have to go through this again. I am so sick of it and I wish to God I knew how to get rid of it because the Lord knows I have tried everything. I am just going to give him antibiotics and wait until Tuesday to see his pediatrician. I have no special home remedies anymore. I am almost just hopeless and tired now.

Took my son to his new doctor.

He was nicer than I had expected him to be. Although he was nice and thorough he didn't give us any definite new help.
He told us about bleach baths, which we know.
He told us about hibiclens and mupirocin, which we know.
He told me something new though, that typical cases of CA (Community acquired) MRSA is typical seen in 6 months and then disappears, he said our case is "rare and unlucky" man does that suck?
He prescribed clindimycin to my son and sent us on our way.

It's been awhile.

It's been awhile since MRSA has made me really cry, I just changed my sons diaper to find a boil forming on his thigh. This isn't fair. I don't get it. I am doing everything I should. I have been to the doctors with no help, changed Elliot's doctor so tomorrow we're probably going to go see him. We'll see.
My poor baby. This is so fucked up.

MRSA is back, surprise surprise.

Well recently I have been very stressed, as well as my husband.
about 7/24 we found a MRSA boil on his elbow, went straight to doctors but the doctor didn't want to do anything for it.
Well its been a few weeks and another popped up on his leg and arm. Thats 3 in 3 weeks. We're back to square 1 again.
We took him to urgent care and they swabbed it but did not provide medicine.
They said they would call him in a few days with the results.
Today I was feeling under my arm and it seems I have some abscesses INSIDE my underarm. All hard.
Then I saw a boil. So I have one under my arm.
Life is going so shitty for us lately.
My grandmother passed away, my car has been out of commission for 2 months and I've been using a car with no A/C in 109+ Weather almost everyday. My poor son is cranky, teething, has allergies and is just always upset because the heat. I'm tired of it. I don't know when we'll get a break or if we will ever get a break but I  honestly feel like this is never ending.

Today I was sitting outside and my mom came up to me and started tearing out grey hair out of my head. She told me it was probably because of my stress with Elliot and with everything else.
Which is true. I've been very stressed with my son, my health (just got tested for diabetes and came out OK but I am pre-diabetic, also have high cholestrol & blood pressure)
Anyway, its just never ending.