Since last year Michelle’s husband was sent to Iraq to do his duty for their country. While there he broke out with these boil like sores. Since he was in war they gave him an antibiotic and sent him on his way. This may be a good time to let you know that the R in MRSA means resistant. Resistant to Antibiotics. So he went about his job there with not a second thought.When he came home he was broke out again with 2 boils and man did they look nasty. Michelle sent him to the Williamsport hospital. They gave him more antibiotics and also too a culture of the puss that was seeping out and said they would call if anything showed up.
2 months later he once again broke out and she sent him back to the ER. The doctor looked up her husband’s records and noticed that it said MRSA positive. And no one called to let them know these results. Knowing that, the doctor put him on a medication that would work, but the meds only work to clear up the infected sore. All he told them was to keep it clean and finish all his meds. Nothing else. Since then her husband has gone back to the ER many times to get his sores drained and then packed with gauze.
Now here they are over a year later and what has happened since then. A month ago Michelle’s daughter broke out with 2 sores on her belly. Knowing what her husband looked like they took her straight to the hospital. The doctor that saw her daughter that night said it was spider bites. She took no culture at all even though they told her daughter that Michelle’s husband has MRSA. Within 3 days her sores got so much worse so we took her back out. The doctor they saw then was a GOD send. He took one look and knew right away that it was MRSA. He put her on the right meds and cultured it to be sure. 3 days later doctors called saying her daughter was positive.
A week after Michelle’s mother in law broke out with a sore, and a week after her Michelle herself broke out. They both tested positive. Worrying about their other 2 children they got them tested as well and they are also positive. They continue to break out at least once a month each. Right now Michelle’s husband has to have surgery on his recent one to clean it out.
She knows that if only the doctors would have informed them about MRSA and how it is spread over a year ago when her husband was diagnosed, their children, herself and her mother would be MRSA free.
Since Michelle’s curiosity about her MRSA case, she then went to her doctor that the kids see out at the Divine clinic to ask her questions. When she asked her about telling the schools her kids attend Michelle was in shock when she told her not to because she would cause a panic. She did anyways. What an awful doctor to say something like that. Not only would they have been putting all your kids in harm way of getting it but the teachers as well. Don’t worry parents, they now home school their children for your child’s safety and theirs. If her child gets your child’s cold or flu it could mean a hospital stay for theirs because MRSA weakens the immune system.
An Open Letter to the Newspaper
Michelle is outraged that the government hasn’t said a word about this. Especially when she was told from EVERY doctor she spoke to that MRSA is spreading like wild fire through Williamsport and surrounding areas. People need to know what they are in harm of and how to PREVENT it. This has even affected her husband’s jobs. He has lost 2 in the past year due to this. Mainly because he gets so sick and when he breaks out he is the most contagious and not to mention in pain.
She knows that there are many people out there that have MRSA and she asks whoever who are interested in starting a support group Williamsport Michelle to join and send emails to her at allthawaynavy5@aol.com. For those who are interested in learning more and reading others stories you may also visit the support site online at www.mrsasupport.co.uk. She believes there is A LOT more to learn.
As social human beings, it is our duties to inform and let others know about this MRSA issues, as it is for the sake of all.
