[Twinkletoes]

Come to order, please. It's time for staph meeting.

Hello, my name is Twink and I'm a picker and a grinner. (mostly a picker)

Back in Feb. of this year I got a teensy tiny scrape on my right shin. When I saw some red streaks appearing, the doc put me on antibiotics to treat CELLULITIS. He said "It's good you caught it -- it can spread to your face." Yeesh! I felt good about that.

In June I got some pimples on my face; of course the biggest one (about the size of a nickel, was right on the end of my nose. ugh It oozed for a week or so, then I thought it was getting better. Things kept getting worse. It did not occur to me that it could be anything other than some zits. I had some ointments that I applied that didn't do anything. It became challenging to get them covered with makeup so I could go out.

Then I kind of became a hermit because they were just UGLY!

I did have to go to work on Thursdays, but I sit in the back of the office and just do my computer thing most of the time. I made DH get groceries.

When September rolled around and the same sores were still on my face, and new ones were appearing on my leg (the old cellulitis one had never completely healed), I finally broke down and went to the Dr. cause I suspected I had a bladder infection.

He dxd bladder infection + STAPH INFECTION. Put me Septra + another drug with it. It worked fast and good. The Dr. NEVER SAID IT MIGHT RETURN. Other than the MS, I come from healthy stock and we just take for granted that stuff is going to go away and we'll be healthy once more.

I put off returning, but finally did when I suspected another bladder infection. He said the first one never left me (my sx are very subtle and hard to recognize). Then he prescribed AUGMENTIN. The pharmacy gave me AMOXICILLIN, which I have taken faithfully since Wed.

Okay, so now I have a sore heiny due to lovely *whispered* ( diarrhea ). And my face isn't any better. AND I'M ORNERY!!!!

Now what? Some expert Dr. on a video from "The Doctors" said this stuff can recur 5-10-15-20 times before it finally burns itself out. *GASP*

My original case of cellulitis turned into staph -- is this going to turn into MRSA? Will it ever GO AWAY?



I should mention that I just got dxd with diabetes recently. I was bad with sugar until just last week, when I finally wrapped my head around changing my diet. I've done pretty good so far, but I know sugar can encourage infections. And yes, I've been eating yogurt (but I don't really tend to get yeast infections, thank goodness!)


One more thing: I did miss 2 days of thyroid pills yesterday and the day before (forgot to take them on a little trip).