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Old 10-12-2008, 09:33 AM
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Default Diagnosed with MRSA

Hi ya,
I was in the hospital for two weeks for a major surgery. When I got to go home, I didn't know that I was bringing baggage with me. I just looked forward to getting stronger and putting this behind me. Soon after going home I came down with Influenza B. It hit my lungs and I needed oxygen so I was put back
in the hospital for several days. When I went home again, the oxygen went with me. By this time I felt like an old rung out rag, but I wasn't through there.
I soon developed a blood clot in my leg because I wasn't up enough after surgery because of the flu. Soon after I came down with pneumonia. It didn't surprise me by then. I was soon diagnosed with MRSA as I had an open place
in my skin that looked pretty bad.
I know I picked the MRSA and flu from the hospital. There was isolation rooms
near my room. I had worked in this hospital for 10 years as a nursing assistant and went in and out of these rooms a zillion times and never got sick. I suppose that my resistance was low.
I would like to know other people out there That have MRSA. It is hard for me to admit it. It's like being shamed and you really don"t want anyone to know.

Gotta go, my cookies are burning
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