Good morning all. Sorry to change the subject but I feel this is very important to me but to all of your guy's on here. I just got my report back on my culture. I have a infection called Staphylococcus Epidermidis which is a UTI but this infection is different. It is dangerous because it does not respond well to antibiotics. Most of the common used ones. This bacterium species normally is not harmful but just like others it can become pathogenic. At risk are individuals with weakened immune systems. The vast majority of cases are observed in people with catheters and other devices including artificial heart valves. They usually contract the infection in a hospital setting. This infection can show up in different parts of the body. The infection is usually developed during the surgery but the patient may not experience any systems for up to a year. Besides fever and fatigue, systems also can have night sweats, unintented weight loss, chronic cough, shortness of breath, pale skin, blood in urine, and red spots on the skin. Well I have had all of theses at one point or another. If you guy's remember I had a heart monitor put in a couple of years ago. Also November of 2016 I had a 9 hour heart ablation. A week later I had Pneumonia, Last year in November I was in the hospital went in with cold sweats and could not breath. Heart was fine but kidneys shut down and my bladder was inflamed. Also been seeing red spots all over my body. Look like a pimple but no head. Also over the last year and a half lost 110 pounds. So when did I pick this up. When I had the monitor put in or when I had the ablation. My urologist is putting me one Bactrim 800/160 Don't know what else is in it. I will see when I pick it up. I am writing this because I want all you guys to be careful. I never new this could happen. You go in to get help and you can pick something up that can kill you if you don't catch it in time. Take care and God help us all. Ken
Sorry to hear this. Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.
Common bacteria found on skin. Does not hv to be treated with antibiotics unless you're symptomatic. You prob got it from Foley or CIC. I hv it too from time to time. I don't treat it unless symptomatic.
Jim
Hope that they care for you well and you make a good recovery. That was a heck of a lot of weight to lose.
Our UK patients are very prone to hospital acquired infections.
Ken, any bacteria can cause serious problems with a compromised immune system. Are they saying that staph epi was the cause of your symptons in November? Anything poss but unlikely.
Jim
Thank you Will do what I can Ken
My doctor wanted me to start the Bactrim first thing. 2 times a day for 10 days. Then will do another culture. Will see Thank Ken
I would just like to know when I got this. Over the last few years I have had many procedure and have been in 4 hospital In 2016 was in the hospital 9 time. Could have been from a IV Who knows Take care Ken
Yes that is what he said but who knows where I got this infection. I have to watch my kidneys only have 1 good one and the other is only half normal size Take care Ken
Jim maybe you know this. On my computer when you look on the e-mail you have the scroll bar on the right where you can view the email that are sent for some reason yesterday the whole right side is full and can't scroll up of down I can only view the ones on the screen I can't figure out what happen. ????
I also wish you a speedy and complete recovery
Godspeed, Ken
Listen to your doctor on this one and don't scare yourself. I'm surprised he's even treating you with antibiotics if your're not symptomatic.. The other point I didn't make is that Staph epi is often simply contamination, i.e. you may have contaminated the urine sample with bacteria from your hands or meatus, or whoever processed the sample may have. As to where you got the infection, I strongly suspect it's either: (1) From the Foley; (2) From CIC; (3) Contamination of sample. In all cases, the staph epi could either have come from you or from someone else, as I remember that you had someone else insert the catheter for CIC at least once.
Jim
Jim
Been there. Temperature of 103. Was in hospital for a week on IV anti biotics. 10 days of bactrum after I left hospital. I am now on the national infectious disease list. All it takes is one staff member to not follow proper procedures and a infection gets spread all over the hospital. I contacted a lawyer to sue for the medical bills I got because if it. Was $20,000. The hospital suddenly decided not to charge me and the lawyer dropped my case.
Thank you Ken
Who knew Thank you Ken
That was nice of them But don't know what hospital it was or what procedure. Just have to take the bactrum and see where it goes. Ken
I will never know where it came from. I did not pee for 15 hours. Saw blood on the tip a few times no feeling to go. So I did CIC. It went in the first try and when I say the color of the urine I crapped the cup and put it in right away. I made sure nothing touch anything. I told my doctor that. Was at the office within 30 minutes. Ken
What brower and which email? They all can work differently
Waff, Sorry to hear this. What bacteria are you talking about and what procedures did you have that may have transmitted it?
Jim