Mersa Infections Amputations

Hi Well it all Started in 1990 I was in my doctors Office i had Blurry Vision And Had Been Drinking a lot of water Thirsty all the time and Pissing by the Bucket Full My doctor said i need Glasses For Blurry Vision i had it checked out they said my eyes where fine i went back to Doctor for another visit Wile i was In the room i saw a Poster
it said due you have these signs the Same ones i had Blurry Visions it said you could have Diabetes So i Told My Doctor This he Checked me Out Well he said you Have type2 Diabetes He Started me Out on Oral Meds
After a Few Yrs i was Put on Insulin The pills Where Resistant well any way after several yrs i was still active
doing things around my home i wanted to put hedges in front of our house so i had a friend help me i was wearing rubber Boots at the time well got the job done my wife helped me take of my rubber Boot my sock was drenched
in Blood the skin on my big toe was hanging off i had a hole that was not totally healing you Know we Diabetics are slow healers well to shorten the story i got a mrsa infection lost the big toe right leg later lost a other toe
and and one more all from mrsa then i had injury under my right foot became a ulsur got mrsa then i had to go to Hospital This all my Right leg stuff my Surgeon came into my room he has been there for all my toe amputations said i had two Choices 1st Choice ray amputation of Half my Foot 2nd Choices Below The knee amputation of-my leg i had a one hr to decide I decided i said Just Cut my leg off This was 12yrs ago
well since then i have lost two half fingers tip of my thumb right hand /tip of finger tip of thumb left hand all mrsa The sad Part is mrsa is rampage in Hospitals and work out clubs of which i had gotten in both places
Mrsa is no Respecter of persons any one can get it and loose something or Die from it Sadly my cusins Dauter Got mrsa in her finger she was 25yrs old when i took over here body and killed her within two days
I have had over 6 pic lines in me and Vacomiasen the strongest stuff for intervenes therapy for mrsa
have been in 3 different nursing homes for several months at a time have had in home intervenes Hospital stays and intervenes visits Do you know you mrsa Builds a resistance to antibiotics they have to make stronger Stuff than Vacomiasen every 5 yrs all i can say is this stuff mrsa is bad news here is a link to learn more about mrsa and how to protect your self and loved ones.
http://diabetes.about.com/od/preventingcomplications/qt/mrsadiabetes.htm

Thank you for sharing your story. I am so sorry you have had to go thru all that…I can't imagine the physical and emotional pain you have been thru. This is the first time I have been on this board, the title of your post caught my attention--

I have 3 friends who have diabetes (that I know about). One is type 1 and has an insulin pump, she watches what she eats and takes very good care of herself. One (type 2) does insulin injections, but still eats quite a bit of sugar and carbs. And the third (type 2) is on metformin, but rarely takes it because she says her A1-C levels have been very good. She is actually a carrier of MRSA, not sure if that means she can spread it or whether she can get it herself or what. I think i will research that. Oh, and the 3rd one doesn't even take her blood sugars anymore because her glucometer doesn't work well. Just want to shake her sometimes and tell her that so many of her health problems could be preventable or treatable if she just took better care of herself and went to the doctor when problems arise. They are all good about wound care, which i am happy about, but still. They are not taking care of themselves (well the last two I mentioned)

Sorry to make this so long. I think I will share your story with them as a wake up call for what could happen to them if they don't get off their butts and take responsibility for their diseases. I know it's nothing to mess with. They seem to think they are invincible.

Again, thank you for sharing your story. I know you have been thru more than anyone can fathom, and i'm so sorry to hear of that. I guess I just wanted you to know that by sharing your story, you WILL help prevent this from happening to someone else. You will likely save a life.

God bless you,


Sunny13