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I contracted MRSA infection during abdm hernia with medh implantation..

I had a Aortobifemoral Bypass done in May. Had poor aftercare . In Hospital for 2 wks after surgery. , had huge bulge in one of my groins which i thought was scar tissue. After my release the bulge in groin went down slightly. When I went to my 6 wks check up – my surgeon admitted me to the hospital again for the groin bulge being an infection. Testing showed Coag neg epidermidis infection and was told I would be having surgery again the day after admittance to get infection out.

I had an emergency flank hernia operation on March 6, 2012. Before leaving the hospital the hospital removed the drain they had put in me, near the area they had place biological mesh to repair the huge hernia I had. On May 11, 2012 I was readmitted to the hospital with a MRSA infection after having chills and fever for about two weeks. The doctors, after doing a CT scan finding an infection, put in another drain to drain out the MRSA infection. After being on antibiotics for 30 days and then another 10 days I noticed that the original drain had begun to fester and ooze out a yellow like puss. I went back to the hospital to have it looked at, but was told it was just a superficial wound and that it would clear up. They did not do a culture test of the fluid, but evaluated this as a result of my white blood count not being up which they said indicated no infection, plus the new CT scan they took did not show another puss bag (no kidding and no wonder! It was all running out of me) While there my wife had me ask them to look at my right ankle that was swollen. After an untrasound they said I had a Huge blood clot from my right groin to my knee and kept me in the hospital for another 3 days. I since went to an Infectionist Doctor for a second opinion since the wound has not stopped oozing out this yellow puss for over a month and a half. The doctor told me that he would suggest I go back to the hospital I had the surgery done at and get it checked by another doctor because he would suspect the mesh is infected and will require surgery to be removed so the infection can be gotten rid of since it could, in his opinion, would eventually close and the fluid would build up and cause me to become very ill and could cause even more serious problems. I am scheduled to go to the hospital tomorrow for another health problems followup visit and intend to get a referral from this trusted doctor to a doctor he would consider favorable to deal with this. Sure hope there will not be need of another painful and long recovery operation, but all that is in God’s hands, not mine. I can see, however, such infection occur. Particularly after being in hospitals and seeing how poorly they are cleaned and infection prevention maintained. Wishing all well and would accept any prayers you all might be able to offer.

I had an outpatient scope of my knee for torn meniscus, I was swabbed prior for MRSA which was neg. I also had a partial knee in same knee 4 years prior. # days post scope was readmitted for infection in knee which came back MRSA. The hospital has agreed to pay for all charges, deductables, copays meds. I have undergone 3 surgeries with an upcoming total knee replacement in a few weeks. I am a nurse at the hospital and think they should pay wage lost and cost of benefits, not to mention pain and suffering

My son (31 years old) contracted MRSA while in a hospital and passed away two weeks later. He had a feeding tube that wasn’t put in properly and passed away three days after of acute peritonitis.