| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/20/2009 8:41:02 AM | Has any other parent on here dealt with a toddler or child with MRSA, if so, whats are some things I can do to make him more comfortable? He is out of daycare and seeing a doctor daily for the boils. They said if he is not any better today he will go into the hospital.
Has anyone else ever dealt with MRSA? This is the scariest thing I have ever been through with my son. | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/20/2009 10:47:52 AM | There is a bug called Staphylococcus Aureus that we all have billions of on and in us and they usually don't bother us at all. Generally we treat staph infections with Methicillin antibiotics but this particular strain is resistant to that - hence the name Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. MRSA patients at the hospital where I work are kept in isolation and treated with Vancomycin. Since our ability to treat the bug is weakened, MRSA patients tend to have longer hospital stays than those infected with other types of bugs.
Your toddler's infection appears to be just under the skin, resulting in boils. Staphylococcus is the main cause of boils, incidentally. It is very important that the infection does not reach the bloodstream - make sure you don't open the boils.
A quick surf on the web reveals many different home remedies for boils - including garlic and onion, bitter gourd, milk cream, betel leaves, parsley, etc. Talk to your doctor about what's safe to do to make your toddler comfortable. | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/20/2009 11:10:44 AM | | It's treatable, but keep him isolated from others because he is very susceptible to other infections while he is sick. You should put him in the hospital. It's the safest environment for him and the quickest way for him to heal. Don't pop the boils, you could let an infection in. Good luck! | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/20/2009 2:34:17 PM | | I don't know how that kid would deal with allicin but like the guy suggested concerning home remedies....Allicin is one of the things that MRSA is not resistant to. Make sure the little guy is drinking enough water and consider fresh garlic in the foods you cook, but not too much it may hurt his lil system more than help it. | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/21/2009 6:16:30 AM | Yes. It killed my husband at age 42. It weakend his whole system, and he went from sick to dead in weeks. It is not harmless or somethin not to worry about.
He should have already been in the hospital. | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/21/2009 1:24:45 PM | MRSA pneumonia nearly killed me at 42. Best case scenario, they will take care of the problem but he will experience a great deal of lethargy for quite some time, also probably feel like crap for quite a while. MRSA is a form of staph and it really takes over the whole body.
You need to purchse a product called Hibiclens and bath him with it, you need to sterilize anything he comes into contact with because MRSA is live on surfaces for 30 days. If your pediatrician has not referred you to an infectious disease specialist DEMAND THAT YOU ARE REFERRED IMMEDIATELY. Most doctors do not know what the hell they are doing and one of the reason I contracted the pneumonia was because the doctors did not handle the staph properly when it was due originally to a bug bite for my daughter and on me, we think an blemish on my face.
If you have been told that it is MRSA and not staph, it is the kind of staph that kills and while I don't want to scare the shit out of you, I want your child to live. The most vulnerable to this are the young, old or others with immune issues.
Tell your doctor to fuk off and take the kid to the hospital. Time is of the essence and there are only two forms of antibiotics that treat this.
Don't pop the boils, you could let an infection in
Triple that advice, they will rupture on their own or be lanced by a physician. | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/21/2009 3:52:03 PM | I can't say I've ever dealt with a toddler with MRSA...
But when my son was a toddler, I ended up with a staph infection in my skin...I developped the nasty green pustules on my body, had to remove all of my piercings (because they too began eeping green pus from them) - When I went to a medicenter, apparently his first mistake was to not take a swab and run a culture on the pustules that were popping up all over my body (my face, neck, chest and arms mostly). Instead he perscribed me a very strong oral antibiotic (non-pencillin) and antibiotic ointment for my sores...
It worked, for about 2 weeks and then I ended up back in an ER when the boils came back triple force on me and I could hardly convince myself to get out of bed. I spent almost a month on a very heavy dose of antibiotics (almost triple what my first run was) and the ointment for my sores...And it was because they feared it might be a strain of MRSA.
Just hearing that scared the heck out of me - And I was on the opposite of you, I wouldn't let my son touch me or kiss me - I kept telling him "Mommy's very sick and doesn't want you to get sick too" and called myself a swamp monster (because of the greasy ointment and pustules) for that month.
I was lucky, mine cleared up and never came back after that second run - But until I had gone a month without anything "popping up" on my skin, I was taking the mirrors everywhere and checking for sores and so scared of something coming back.
I hope that your son does see this through to the end - About the only advice I can give you is to not let him scratch open the pustules/boils on his skin (or do it yourself) and to have faith in whatever powers may be that you and your son will get through this... | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/23/2009 7:03:53 PM | | My son has been in the hospital with his MRSA now since Wed. it is very serious, I am learning more about this "superbug" it is incredibly easy to pick up anywhere | |
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| Single Parent of toddler with MRSA
Posted: 5/24/2009 12:39:36 PM | While I am obviously not happy that your child is ill, I AM happy that he is in the hospital and getting the care he needs. If they haven't told you yet, staph is just like the chicken pox virus, it is in all of our skin and waits for the opportunity to become active. I am sure you don't have a great deal of time unless you have internet access at the hospital but please, educate yourself. The doctors usually do not tell you everything you need to know.
My prayers are with you and your son. Please remember to rest and eat yourself. | |
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