Brian, It's great that you have "survived" all that and have a great attitude. It stinks that you had to have so much to survive though.
My Dad had MRSA too. They took the appropriate precautions for him too and we all had to have gowns and masks and gloves.
I wish I could afford the physio/back to health program they have here. My stupid insurance won't pay for it. It's great that you are rebuilding your muscle strength slowly. It really helps. Those rubber band things you can use at home help too.
I hope you feel really proud of yourself for having gone through so much and coming out the other side of it relatively okay. Just take it easy!! You don't want to get worse now that you've gotten better.
Annie