[Stephi Rae]

That is a great (in a sense...) article... it explains the situation well... I was very lucky that my infection spread slower in relation to the kids mentioned in the article. I was put on three different antibiotics, but it continued to get worse. They then put me on the vancomycin that was mentioned in the article as well, which I will be on through an at home IV program for at least another week. The problem is that the vancomycin itself is dangerous. Serious side affects include both severe kidney and neurological damage. It was alarming to read about the CA-MRSA (which is the type that I had) spreading to the lungs. A few hours after my surgery, I went into respiratory arrest. After that was under control, I was in a coma for a couple of hours. I had to be on oxygen for a few days after coming out of the coma. I am still having some minor breathing problems, and have breathing exercises that I am supposed to be doing. As far as I know, the doctors never even suspected the possibility of it having spread. I will definitely be keeping a closer eye on how my lungs are feeling for the next few weeks.

I have also been warned by my doctors that it is very hard to shake this disease. That it can just show up anywhere now that I've had it once, without ever getting cut or anything. I am going to have to be extremely cautious from here on out.

Thank you again for the article, and for the highlight as well. More information is appreciated, as I am still learning about this myself. I was only released from the hospital saturday afternoon.