MRSA & what I've been through...

[SuperHumanC]

Y'all know me, I'm brutally honest. Here is what my week has been like:

Last week it all started with a couple bumps, (three), on the upper inside of my right thigh. Being that I'm overweight, my big ass thighs rub together. Since I've been walking a lot lately, I irratated those bumps. I started hurting (my leg) a few days ago and ignored it. Well, Wednesday I was in so much pain I cut my workout short. That night, I took a bath and put hydrogen peroxide in it (it's good for any kinda skin abnormalities!) I felt those bumps and the one closest to the crease in my leg had swelled up UNDER the skin. It was the size of a BASEBALL.

I was petrified. Hell, I don't even have insurance!

After putting on my pajamas, I asked my granddad to look at it for me. His eyes about  popped outta their sockets. First words out of his mouth were "ooooh, you need to see a doctor, your skin has turned black, there's something really wrong."

My super sweet sister Michelle offered to take me to the Emergency Room yesterday and thank God for her. We got there and of course, I had to have a smokin' ass hot young doctor to check out my nasty bumps on my upper inner thigh...near my....*ahem*. How embarassing! I cracked a joke with the nurse when I said " For the first time in my life and hopefully the last, I never thought I'd say this BUT: I'm SOOOO glad I don't have a boyfriend!" We all chuckled. (For those who've asked, I don't know what happened with the guy I was "dating"...we got official and then we really haven't spoke since. I hope he's OK and who knows, maybe things will work itself out, he's actually a great guy!!)

Once my hot doctor came in to check out my grossness, instantly he said "Yep, you have MRSA and I'm gonna have to cut you open, I'll be right back."  Despite naturally birthing a 9 lb. baby, I am SUCH a wimp. I was scared to death thinking of the pain. Thankfully Dr. Pope put a topical cream to numb the area and before I knew it, he had cut open the site and drained out the infection. That's what MRSA is, it's a type of a staph infection. It's very serious, if it gets into your blood stream it will kill you. The doctor even told me I was smart to have come in when I did, otherwise any longer, and he would have had to admit me!!

The pain was so intense, it felt as though my skin was melting off and I was on fire in that area. He gave me 2 perkocets and an ass load of instructions: For the next week I have to wash/sanitize my bedsheets DAILY, I can't wear the same clothes twice, sanitizing them, everything I touch I have to wipe down with clorox wipes then spray with Lysol. Frequent handwashing and scrubbing. I can't touch anyone. Not even a hug for Noodle. I'm extremely contagious. I wondered how in the world I could contract such a terrible disease, especially since I'm such a germaphobe! Dr. Pope said MRSA is everywhere, I could've contracted it att Wal-Mart, a gas station, the mailbox! Y'all know I love growing my nails out super, ghetto long! Well, he thinks it's a big possibility that I got the bacteria under my nails (where MRSA thrives on acrylic nails!) and then I scratched or touched my bumpies and BLAM! Now I'm infected with MRSA.

My leg got bandaged up and I was given a script for perkocets and antibiotics. As soon as my ass hit the car seat, my phone rang. It was my stepdad calling to tell me that my so called friend, who was also the SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER at my church in Casselberry, had stolen a check from my mom and cashed it for $200. What's worse is my mom gave her $300 cash a few days ago forhelping them move last week. And, that checking account is MINE, and I let my mom get on it to help her out since she didn't have an account. Anyway so that bitch signed MY name on the check. I was on FIRE when I heard that shit. I called my bank and reported them for fraud. My bank is going to press charges and so am I.

Y'all know I'm the type I will give you the shirt off my back if you asked for it but DAMN maaaaanN! Do NOT steal from me. Alls I can say is, even though I'm not a violent person, that fucking cunt better be thankful I'm no longer in Orlando and that I don't have money to pay for the trip down....I wanted to *BEAT* the $200 outta her.

Anyway, I'm still gonna press charges, alongside my bank, and I'm having a good time flyin high on perkocets! I'm going to go now, I'm kinda sleepy LOL but I have to run to the bank. Well, Michelle is nice enough to spend the day with me to help me out.

I don't have swine flu LOL But thanks for all the well wishes! And my friend was right when he said I would come out stronger from all this. Thanks Joe for the reminder, I seriously needed it b/c I was getting depressed. It's hard to have to look your baby in the eye when they're beggin for a hug and have to say no, that you can't.

But, like the doctor said, at least I caught it in time.

[debmom07]

May. 22, 2009 at 11:46 AM

wow glad you are ok. your so lucky they gave you a topical cream. My daughter was 12 and she had it on her arm. The Doc just cut a slit about -------- that size in her arm and then drained it with a needle. that is not fun to have to go through with your child. as for the banks stuff I hope that it can be proved as fraud and you get your $ back. yep some freind right. shhhhhs want a winner.  rest up hope ya feel better.

[coledon]

Jun. 11, 2009 at 5:40 PM

  OMG I have had 3 outbreaks of it, they told me the same thing that I prolly got it from Wally-world or something. I am a clean freak so I was shocked. My first & third one was one bump by my leg, my second one was fun...lol...I had 3 of them in the back of my neck near my spine. I had just gotten a new tattoo & they showed up, of course I waited a while before I went & by the time I did I couldn't move my right arm & my head was killing me. They cut , drained & packed them. Gave me 2 antibiotics, lortab & sent me home. I was surprised they didn't keep me. Anyway my sister stayed with me for a week cause 1) wasn't suppose to mess with anything...my son was 1 at the time. 2) I couldn't move my arm to do anything. It took about 4 weeks for them to heal, it was horrible, now when I get a bumb that starts to look anything like it I go to the doctor. It freaks me out.