My friend and another lady had back surgury the same day. After 2 weeks both had to go in the hospital for another surgery to flush the MRSA infection. Both were on CUMIN antibiotics for 2 months. After 6 months of blood work and MRI's shoeing negitive results of MRSA returning the pain in the affected area became worse for my friend.The surgeon started becoming agitated with my friend and insisted on pysical theapy. After 5 days of this last dr. visit his wound area became inflamed. His primary dr. had to call the surgeon to tell him of the severity of his problem. HIs affected area started oozing puss. At this time the surgeon admitted him into the hospital and performed yet another surgery to flush out MRSA again this time inserting a flush machine for 8 days. He's at home now taking CUMIN antibiotics with a nurse coming daily to administer the i.v. The surgeon has told us the next surgury he will have to have the titanium plated removed. MRSA is colinized now.
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You can't sue anybody for MRSA, since you do not have the infection. Your friend may be able to sue, and depending on his age and employment/earning capacity, may find one of the big personal injury/malpractice law firms interested in taking the case.\n\nThe problem is showing it was the doctor/hospital's negligence that caused the infection or let it grow to the point it has.\n\nStaph aureus is common, and the MRSA is present in almost every human body, especially if the person has ever been admitted to a hospital in the last 40-50 years.\n\nCumin oil as a topical antibacterial is quite old, but its use for an infection inside the body seems a little strange.
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You really should go to a dr asap,,this could turn in a staff infection very easily and believe me you do not want something like that so close to your privates.  I had something that sounds very similar to what I had and it turned out to be staff.  Does it feel warm or feverish in anyway??
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they say it is stress induced, the reoccuring. You can get medicine to help shorten the heal time such as abreva. the other less costly ones do not work nearly as well. It will be OK it is a very common condition. It is aggravating, but it is no big deal. Good luck
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hey, \ni had something like that on my chest. so i went to the doctor, and then i went to a skin surgan. The prosedure is EASY ,but it does hurt for about 3 days. \n\nStep 1: \nthe Doctor Wipes the area with alcohole, \nStep 2:\nNumbs the area with a neddle, with ensestasal. {it numbs the area}\nStep 3: GROSS\nThe Doctor uses tweesers to cut open the bump, and so it bleeds ewww\nStep 4:\nThe Doctor Wipes the area with a certain drug, that stops the bleeding\nStep 5:\nHe puts a cathoder inside the wound, wich will collect all the puss, that will drain out, of the wound. \nStep 6:\nHe secures the Cathoder under the skin and puts bandeges over the wound. \nKeep changeing the bandgedges every so often, and when it is heild, the catedor will fall out, DO NOT FORCCE IT, OR YOU WILL HAVE MORE TROUBLE! Good Luck
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I knew someone who did that. She said that the first week was the worst, and she was pretty sore for two or three weeks. After that she was okay.\n\nSo I guess it hurts. Recovery time depends on you. Most surgeries have that affect on people though. Good luck.
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Actually, there's really nothing much to the surgery. I had a lapascopy(not sure of spelling) it's where they use a camera.All they did,was to cut 4 tiny incisions which are not noticable at all unless I point them out. If you opt for the surgery, it's usually just an overnight stay and you're good to go home the next morning unless there are unforseen complications like in my case. Don't mean to scare you but I had unforseen complications but this is very very rare. It was only because I was already in such grave(no pun intended)condition. I thought I was just suffering from real bad heartburn so by the time I took my self to the emergency room, my gallbaldder was about to burst, so I was rushed into surgery and the doctor doing it didn't get the whole infection out or something. But you should have nothing to worry about. I was a rare case. Everyone else I seen in the hospital during my stay went home the next day just feeling fine and dandy. Good luck in whatever you decide. I would opt for the surgery now before your condition worsens like mine did.
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You're in for some severe pain if you don't have those taken care of. I ignored my gallbladder. The pain got so bad I'm not sure I can describe it to you. It was a big knot about the size of my fist under my sternum. Unimaginable pain. It didn't matter what I did I couldn't relieve it. Pushing on it did nothing. Sitting in every possible position I could do nothing. It would last for a good hour non-stop torture. This happened daily. I'm one stubborn man. The pain would be so bad I would be screaming. Still I didn't ask for help. I was hoping one of the neighbors would call for help. They never did. I lasted 10 days. I finally said something and saw a doc. They tried to do the surgery through those scopes. No luck. I'd waited so long that the gall bladder was gangrenous. So they had to go in. That's not a pretty scar. I went into the hospital expecting to stay 5 hours. That turned into 6 days. So if the doc's are suggesting to you that you have the surgery, I'm thinking maybe you should. 4 tiny scars compared to my 7 inch long scar plus the 4 tiny scars. The bill will be much smaller as well. Cost me 15 grand for being stubborn. Good luck! \n.
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hi, its good that they are keeping an eye on it. I had my appendix out 7 years ago and my appendix was leaking but I didnt know as I thought the pain was IBS. It eventually burst on the way down to theatre to remove it, luckily I didnt get peritonitis but was on an antibiotic drip and was off work for 6 weeks. Tell your friend to take painkillers but it the pain gets really bad to go hospital immediately. Always best to be on the safe side.
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Seriously, I believe I would take him to the doctor.  When I worked at dermatologist there was a lady that came in with big clear fluid filled blisters and they were some kind of bacterial infection and she had to take oral antibiotics.  If nothing else a doctor could probably give you a note to let him in school with socks only until it heels.  I really hope that he feels better.  Good Luck.
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Hi :), Registered Nurse here; Sweetheart sounds like your stressing, now lets review what you've experienced and you try and CALM DOWN, your making me nervous, LOL! just kidding, hope to use a little humor to calm you down.  You've been to the Doctor twice, the second visit the doctor told you, no pregnancy.  Okay sweetie, I would say you are not pregnant.  Now for that Nasty UTI, oh gosh they can make you so very sick at your stomach, and so can the antibiotics to used to clear the UTI up.  You didn't mention the name of the antibiotic, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess perhaps, Cipro, or Septra, Bacterium. Livaquin , Bextra, could be dozens of others.  Dear, I don't think your pregnant, most physicians check the urine for pregnancy anytime they do a urine analysis, for this very reason, young productive females many times are not aware of there pregnancy.  Think you just need to keep taking the antibiotics, drink plenty of fluid, and about 3 days you should be back on the rapid road of recovery.  \nThanks for the opportunity to address your question.  I do hope this relives some of your stress.
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Your surgeon knows best.  I suggest that you follow your discharge plan of care, to maximize healing.  Stay on a low salt diet to prevent edema (swelling). Do the physical therapy outlined on the physicans discharge sheet (when allowed).  Keep the follow up appointments. Communicate questions and concerns to the staff at the surgeons office phone number.  I wish you a speedy recovery. Murphy
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I am sorry to hear about your recent surgery, that can be a very tough one I am sure. I had a hysterectomy to remove everything including a grapefruit size cyst a number of years ago. I too was surprised at how long it took for the discomfort to go away, I have to agree with the other post expect a good year. Then it became numb and has stayed that way. Try and avoid wearing tight pants with anything that cuts across that area and that might help. However, if you see redness,swelling,any kind of excretion be sure and call your doctor right away. Remember when they do that kind of surgery they are cutting through a number of layers and you have stitches on the inside as well. If you are the least bit concerned or have any other questions,,I too agree that you need to contact your Doctor, July is not a great deal of time to heal from a major surgery as yours, take care of yourself, don't do what you aren't supposed to,easier said then done but it will help to avoid scar tissue.\nTake care of yourself Hon!\nMagnolia
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HEy, I had the laser surgery august 2005 which is suppose to close the main veing and shrink the others to get rid of them Mine are like really bad well i had the surgery and they came back 2 weeks later and lookin even worse now well in Jan. My leg was hurting really bad i work in a nursing home so im on my feet all the time well any way i went to the ER and tehy did a ultra sound on my leg and told me i have a blood clot in my leg now I was suppose to go in the 29th of this month to have the veins completely removed but i lost my insurance so i had to cancel my surgery....i have pictures after my surgery if you would like to see them you can email me at puppyeyez2000_99@yahoo.com or any other questions i'll try to answer  and i forgot to add i'm only 23  years old
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I had a similar problem in 2000.  I had a 2cm nodule on my right thyroid, so they took that "lobe" of my thyroid out and left the other side, since there was no problem with my function.  The surgery went really well.  The surgeon made a larger than usual incision all across my neck so he could look at both sides, but sometimes, they can get away with only cutting on the side that they want to remove.  Either way, a really good surgeon will plan his incision in a place that will be mostly unnoticible, or where a common place for a neck wrinkle is or will be.\n\nI work weekends, so I had my surgery on Monday and did not take any time off.  I remember waking up very thirsty and was quite sore for the first few days, but after that, no problem.  You will kinda feel like Frankenstein, especially if the surgeon uses "staples" to keep his cut closed, but I think the use of staples decreases the chance of stitch infection and also decreases the scarring that can occur.  I was told to buy some "Mederma" to put on the area after the staples were removed, and to use triple antibiotic ointment while the wound was still healing.  The Mederma is a very good way to help heal the scar, it decreases scarring in most situations, and I even tried it on stretch marks after my first pregnancy.  Pretty good product that is a little pricey, but you only have one neck.\n\nI still get my thyroid checked once a year, and if my free TSH levels are ever off, my doctor will probably prescribe a hormone supplement, like synthroid, to keep me on track.  I hope you have just as easy a surgery as I did, and that you have no problems.  Make sure you have all the risks explained to you and that you feel comfortable with your doctor, which is advice I'd give to anyone about any surgical procedure.  Good Luck
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I work for an eye doctor.  We have been in contact almost every day with our Sales Rep from Bausch & Lomb (the company that makes ReNu).  They have advised us not to hand out the solution for the time being.  The Center for Disease Control is investigating the cases reported and trying to discover the cause.  They discovered that the infected patients have all been using the ReNu Solution, but no direct cause has been determined yet.  The CDC has NOT specifically accused B&L for the outbreak but have asked them to halt production and distribution for the time being.  This fungus is extremely rare and only about 50 actual cases of it have been reported.  I think it is important to note that ReNu has been using "Moisture Loc" in their solution for years.  The FDA never approved it until now so that's why they never advertised it and changed the labels on their bottles.  So the actuality of this particular solution causing the fungus is highly unlikely since the same solution has existed for several years now.  However, you should be cautious and proper contact lens care should be used when cleaning and handling your lenses.  Always wash your hands before putting them in and taking them out.  Always use a lens solution that has disinfecting properties.  Sterile saline cleans, but does not disinfect.  This particular fungus does cause permanant eye damage.  If you think you have symptoms, you should consult your eye doctor immediately.  Some symptoms include:\nSudden Vision Loss\nCloudiness\nRed and Irritated Eyes\nPain or Pressure\nAlso, if you are actually diagnosed, be sure that your doctor reports your case to the CDC and B&L.  Please pass this information along and encourage people to consult their eye doctors if they have questions.  Calling B&L directly is not effective and is not recommended
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I've had similar problems, not that I didn't have the money, just that I didn't want to spend the money on a doctor cutting on my foot. I had a bad one that went on for several months, soaking it and trying to fix it myself, until finally one day it hurt so bad I couldn't walk on it. I used some Peroxide to wash and clean it and then slowly started working with a small pair of scissors, the kind most women have for whatever they use them for lol, to move then end of the nail up out of the place that hurts...it took a while and it was painful at times, but as soon as I got it worked up and could break it off, it felt sooo much better. I know this isn't the safest or healthiest way, but if you keep everything clean and sterile it wouldn't hurt. I fixed mine and it's not bothered me for over 4 months now. Hope this helps a little.
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You have to prove the infection was caused by the metal. Since one was OK, why would the other one not be?\n\nIf you are young and will have permanent damage caused by the infection, any personal injury lawyer will take your case.\n\nIf you are old or retired, they may not consider it worth their time. Then you may have to pay a lawyer a retainer to take your case.\n\nOr you can send the hospital a letter explaining what happened and what you want them to do about it. They'll turn it over to their insurance company and will tell you if they will compensate you or not. You'll get a third more if you have a lwyer, but the lawyer will take a third.