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mrsa hospital aquired post surgical abd hysterectomy

softvelvet
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I had a abd hysterectomy in 2008 of march and aquired mrsa in incesion. I was very sick I went back to my doctor after 10 days from being released from the hospital. I had a very swollen red sore incision but before I left the hospital the incision site was very swollen and my doctor said it was normal. so when I went in 10 days later 4 days before my post opt visit with him , due to fever chills intense pain. He opened up 4 inches of my healing incision and copious amounts of foul smelling green fluid poured out of me all over me the exam table and floor.He put me on antibiotics that did not help within that month he opened me up 3 more times still draining copious amounts of fluid. On april 5th one month later I was in the hospital very high fever weak did not care if I died in fact prayed for it. Was on IV antibiotics 3 different types around the clock for 4 days then released to go home. i was so sick I had a open wound for about 4 months which i had to pack and daily first month then every other day then just an open wound.for the next 8 months I was so fatigued felt like the worst flu you can imagine. Now a yr and a half later I'm still not myself I tire easily have flu symptoms but I no longer pray for death I want my life back.

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Karego

Softvelvet, Welcome to our bladder cancer community. Your post reveals you have certainly had a rough time overcoming the complications of your surgery. I'm not sure what ABD before the hysterectomy stands for. Is it a type of bladder cancer surgery? Perhaps a typo. If you can clarify for me, that would help. Many times the surgery is a success, but the problems encountered by the hospital stay present life threatening situations.
Now that you are on the mend, let us know how we can help you with your cancer journey. Do you have a diversion or are you needing treatment for your bladder to prevent further tumors?
Karego

softvelvet

ABD is abdemon, and the reason I came on this site was because when I put in MRSA infection only 2 came up. one with no information and one with someone who had bladder cancer surgery that got MRSA after her bladder surgery. So you se I never had bladder cancer I had problems with my uterus but got MRSA infection while in surgery and it has made me very sick. I'm still sick just taking a shower makes me so weak and hurt so bad I'm in bed for days. That is why I'm searching for answers to this very bad infection. If you know where else I could post this i would be very thankful.

Karego

Well, we're certainly happy you don't have bladder cancer. MRSA can be acquired by anyone in the hospital for any reason. As you have found, it is life threatening and very difficult to overcome.
I'm not sure there is a support group here on Inspire that addresses infectious complications.
If you click on Beth's profile Icon in the group leaders section (to the right), you can send her a message. Since she is an Inspire employee Leader, she might be able to direct you to a support group if there is one.
Your doctor can give you the most information of exactly what it is and how the medical profession tries to combat it in the hospital setting.
We all are at risk every time we have a hospitalization.
Hopefully, you are doing much better and will fully recover.
Karego

15yrsurvivor

My brother has a MRSA infection, also, and docs weren't
sure if they could save his foot. He is diabetic so the antibiotics don't circulate well to the extremities. He is getting better, slowly!

I found a website with some info on this.

http://mrsavirus.blogspot.com/

You can click on "discussions" or "blogs" to see what people have posted. Good luck!

15yrsurvivor

I just found a more direct address for this website:

http:///www.blogcatalog.com/directory/health/

If you go to the upper right corner and type in "MRSA"
in the "search blog catalog" bar, you get in faster. There
is also a "discuss" icon you can try.

LoisII

In reply to softvelvet.......I want you to know you are NOT alone. I had an oophorectomy Nov.24, 2008. Got MRSA in one of my incisions. Went home in severe pain. Notified the GYN twice, but they minimized it. Back in hospital in a week with double pneumonia and damage to my heart. Treated with antibiotics for a couple of weeks and sent home. Husband packed my incision wound daily. Back started hurting horribly. Doc did an MRI. Pain so bad when they helped me get up from MRI that I screamed and cried. Immediately hospitalized with MRSA in my spine. Almost died several times. Coded once. I was put on IV vancomycin twice a day for 12 weeks. The MRSA went away, thank God. I am still recovering. I'm learning how to walk again. I use a cane now. Oh, the MRSA ate everything out between the L3 & L4 discs. I do not physically feel myself again. It took it's emotional toll also. Not only that, but I lost my private practice(I'm a mental health therapist), people still think I'm ill or retired, and I'm struggling to see patients again. It's like starting all over again as a newby. If you want to chat, I'm all for it. I wonder if you need to see an infectious disease specialist to make sure the MRSA is gone. My Best, Lois

nancynursez637

once you do not respond to initial treatment for infection, do ask for a referral to an infectious disease specialist. They often are a little ahead of the curve on the best approach.

In urinary infections on those who have had rc's it is critical that infection be treated aggressively an promptly,

In post op incisions, redness might be normal but fullness, pain, redness, fever, chills are not, and often signal a serious infection that can quickly move to life threatening. So this post above is important learning for us all

NancyN

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