In case you've been wondering what MRSA looks like (updated pics)...

Amylcd · 05-26-2009, 08:24 PM

Day 2:http://i42.tinypic.com/f9qyrm.jpg

This is my DD's leg, after two days of treatment. It basically looks like an infected bug bite. Those other little red spots are the new boils coming up.

If you have what appears to be an infected bug bite, or an abnormally painful pimple, get it checked out.

Updated Pictures -

Day 4: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/...35334dc9_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/...4afda9db_o.jpg

It has gotten worse, so we will be taking another trip to the doctor (tomorrow morning).

(DD and I both caught it during her birth and have been having outbreaks since ... my other dd's and husband have never had symptoms of having it).

fek&fuzz · 05-26-2009, 08:26 PM

Does the new outbreak start from a bug bite? or does it just pop up randomly?

PoetryMom · 05-26-2009, 08:26 PM

Thanks for sharing. Very valuable.

Amylcd · 05-26-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fek&fuzz

Does the new outbreak start from a bug bite? or does it just pop up randomly?

It pops up randomly. Every two to three months on average. We have both had treatment, which in the past included IV antibiotics, etc. but we still keep getting it.

Jenne · 05-26-2009, 08:37 PM

You should have your noses swabbed. That's where it "lives" and if you treat it topically there you might put an end to the outbreaks. There is antibiotic junk you swab inside your nose. Hope that helps! MRSA is scary and no fun!

Jenne

**The4OfUs** · 05-26-2009, 08:40 PM

I'm so sorry. My daughter and I both had it too, we suspect she got it at the hospital too.

We found a regimen of tea tree oil (dilute 2/3 with a pure carrier oil) a few times a day to any skin breaks (scrapes, scratches, pokes, basically anything that has compromised the skin's integrity), with Thieves oil (50/50 witha carrier) to any angry looking pimples, and alternating bathtime washes with Thieves oil soap and Hibiclens (Thieves soap 3 days, then Hibiclens on the 4th) has kept any boils at bay, and possibly eradicated the bacteria. She had 4 boils in 6 months in 2008 (the largest went from a bug bite size to the size of a deck of cards in 48 hours, rock hard, bright red, and hot to the touch), and has now been boil free for over a year with the above that we've done. She had to have the first 3 lanced and a 2-week antibiotic course, but by the last one I had learned about the other treatment options and we caught right as it started and with the TTO/Thieves/Hibiclens regimen it came to a head on its own and opened up without erupting into a huge area.

I just thought I'd mention what has worked for us, since I know how nerve wracking it is to deal with these. DD's were in her diaper area, near her butt crease and were incredibly difficult to deal with because of the poop/diaper factor.

and I hope some of the above helps. I know we could pick it back up somewhere, anywhere out in public, it's everywhere and anywhere...but having these little tricks up our sleeve makes me feel just a little bit better.

**Edit: We had everyone in our family swabbed, nose, armpits and groin. DD was the only one who was carrying on her skin, and only carrying in her groin area. Mine was in my sinuses (THAT was relaxing, having it snuggled up near my brain and all. Eep.) Emergency sinus surgery and 7 weeks of high dose oral Levaquin, and daily sinus irrigations have helped keep mine under control for over a year now, as well.

claddaghmom · 05-26-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amylcd

http://i42.tinypic.com/f9qyrm.jpg

This is my DD's leg, after two days of treatment. It basically looks like an infected bug bite. Those other little red spots are the new boils coming up.

If you have what appears to be an infected bug bite, or an abnormally painful pimple, get it checked out.

(DD and I both caught it during her birth and have been having outbreaks since ... my other dd's and husband have never had symptoms of having it).

Yeah, a coworker thought he was bit by a spider on his thumb one time...turned out to be MRSA.

**MoonWillow** · 05-26-2009, 09:37 PM

So sorry! Hope she feels better soon!

***abimommy*** · 05-27-2009, 02:14 AM

Aw...

**WuWei** · 05-27-2009, 10:55 AM

It may only be staph. I'd apply coconut oil and/or lavender essential oil, which both help kill staph, even MRSA.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyour...microbial.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16048923

Epsom salt soaks will help with healing also.

Pat

Amylcd · 05-27-2009, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WuWei

It may only be staph. I'd apply coconut oil and/or lavender essential oil, which both help kill staph, even MRSA.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyour...microbial.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16048923

Epsom salt soaks will help with healing also.

It's been confirmed as MRSA, although there was really no need to, it looks exactly the same every time (this has been going on for over two years now). We have used honey which had no effect on it but I'll definitely give the coconut oil a try! We use bactroban cream (which works very well), but I don't want to keep my two year old covered in harsh antibiotics. With the amount of times we have had to use it, I'm sure it will eventually become resistant to the bactroban.

Amylcd · 05-28-2009, 11:10 PM

Well, apparently the bactroban cream is not going to work as well as it usually does this time.

Her boils are getting larger, so we will be taking a trip to the dr. tomorrow to find another treatment.

ledzepplon · 05-28-2009, 11:58 PM

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this . . . your poor baby!

Thanks for posting the pictures so we all know what to look for.

chpvb · 05-29-2009, 11:01 AM

OK I have been lurking on here long enough with out posting

Try using Active Manuka Honey. It is good for many things you can put some right onto the sores. My uncle gave it too us a couple of years ago we use it to treat a lot of things. I think that Newsday in Ny had a article where one of the hospitals acutally used it on one of the Mrsa cases that they had good luck

**WuWei** · 05-29-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by chpvb

OK I have been lurking on here long enough with out posting

Try using Active Manuka Honey. It is good for many things you can put some right onto the sores. My uncle gave it too us a couple of years ago we use it to treat a lot of things. I think that Newsday in Ny had a article where one of the hospitals acutally used it on one of the Mrsa cases that they had good luck

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RESULTS: MRSA was eradicated from the ulcer and rapid healing was successfully achieved. CONCLUSION: Honey is recognized to have antibacterial properties, and can also promote effective wound healing. A traditional therapy, therefore, appears to have enormous potential in solving new problems.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12171686

Effect of medical honey on wounds colonised or infected with MRSA.

Full healing was achieved in seven consecutive patients whose wounds were either infected or colonised with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antiseptics and antibiotics had previously failed to irradicate the clinical signs of infection.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17927079

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...rsa.html?cat=5

The trick to the honey is that its hydrogen peroxide decomposes much more slowly than what's in standard honey. This special honey is made from the manuka bush, Leptospermum scoparium, only found in New Zealand.
http://rn.modernmedicine.com/rnweb/C.../detail/561184

http://www.prlog.org/10067635-manuka...nfections.html

Found this portable tube of Manuka Honey http://www.manukahoneymrsa.com/552.html

Pat

mbravebird · 05-29-2009, 12:21 PM

Grapefruit Seed Extract and Geranium oil and Tea Tree oil have also been found effective. Some hospitals in Europe have switched to essential-oil-based hand washes because they're that much more effective against staph and mrsa than the alcohol-based ones. There's lots of research on pub med, but here's one from elsewhere:
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retri...05417904001743

Hoping things go well...

girlsmamma2 · 05-29-2009, 12:59 PM

Wow, thanks for sharing that. I can't believe it looks so much like a bug bite. I would have just thought it was that. Wow. I hope she feels better soon, no fun I'm sure.

GenomicsGirl · 05-29-2009, 06:34 PM

Thanks for sharing! I definitely would have assumed that it was a bug bite or something. Hope you both heal and can finally rid yourself of this bug.