As if it wasn't bad enough to get flesh eating disease once this year, i have it again! WTF?? I have these huge swollen red patches on my leg and they are tender and sore. Since i recognized the symptoms from last time i went to the hospital right away and caught it soon enough to avoid IV, or worse, leg amputation! But now im on another batch of anti-biotics that make me sick. So is this common? Has anyone else ever had this or am i just "special"?

OMFG CHANGE YOUR CREEPY AVATAR AND THEN WE'LL TALK

You kidding right??

What's the medical name for this disease?

uncommon...

You kidding right??

What's the medical name for this disease?

well i can't really spell it but i will try = stapholococcus?

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Originally posted by wienerschnitzel well i can't really spell it but i will try = stapholococcus?

On google it gives something like this, so I guess you spelled it right

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Dear Doctor, I have had a recurring folliculitis on my forearms and underarms for the past year. I was prescribed a short course of a single oral antibiotic last year (four times) which did not get rid of it. So my doctor added rifampin (600 mg a day for ten days). This cleared it up but then it came back.He thought it would not recur after this. I work out regularly at the gym and wearing long sleeves and using a towel does not help. I use an antibacterial soap but nothing seems to work. I do not carry the staph in my nose as I had it tested. My last viral load was 17,000 and my t-cells were above 500. I am not on any therapy. This has been really frustrating as the bumps can get really itchy and sometimes appear as large raised deeply red or purple lesions studded with pus-filled bumps. Is there anything topical or another drug I can try to keep this from recurring? Many thanks for such a wonderful site and resource for information. JCH

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Mhuhahahahahaha !!!!

you are special and unique... celebrate the fact that no one else on TA has a flesh eating bacteria except you...


heh, on a more serious note...

hopefully it doesn't get too bad... just keep taking those pills until it hopefully goes away... cuz losing a leg... man that would suck a lot

btw, is it just you that gets these bacteria or does anyone else in your family have a history of getting that?

it's just me so far! i don't know what the hell is wrong with me this year, i have gotten alot of infections, a really bad viral infection that took 3 months to get over was probably the worst. I also found out last week that i am now lactose intolerant which is also odd for my family. I am also partially colour blind which DOES run in our family but is very rare in women. Maybe my body just hates me this year?

oh- moncster, i changed my avatar, didn't want to give you nightmares!

Sucks to be you right now.

If it makes you feel any better, my body's all messed up too. I need surgery on my stomach, my knees have no cartiledge, I have back problems... who knows what else I inherited from my horrible health family?

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Originally posted by moncster OMFG CHANGE YOUR CREEPY AVATAR AND THEN WE'LL TALK

wiener's avatar is awsome


anyway, a staph skin infection? that is very rary. staph normally attacks your throat and leads to a strep throat.
you said you were having quite a few health problems lately? you could have a very low white blood cell count. i would get a blood test done right away and have them check your levels.