The wonderful world of staphylococcus aureus (NSFW?)

Troubleshooter · 01-21-2006, 07:59 PM

This has been a really fun two week walk in the park. I'm on keflex and doxycycline and I'll probably get on bactroban tomorrow.

wolf · 01-22-2006, 12:16 AM

Wading in waste water again, TS?

Beestie · 01-22-2006, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Wading in waste water again, TS?

I was going to guess Hosting Alien Larvea (HAL for short) but suspect you are closer.

That looks really messed up. When I think about that image, I find myself choking down the idea of amputation and cauterization.

Troubleshooter · 01-22-2006, 07:47 AM

About two weeks before that I had spent the day repairing a ruptured sewer line but I don't believe the two are linked. One of the hazards of being hirsute is that I have a higher incidence of irritated hair follicles so I'm guessing it was just my lucky day or something.

And if you think the hole was nasty you should see what has come out of it over the last week.

Trilby · 01-22-2006, 08:52 AM

Well, thank your lucky stars it's not Methicillin Resistant S. A. (MRSA)
Dude!

Troubleshooter · 01-22-2006, 10:06 AM

Very true.

The old schoolers I know call it what it is; a boil.

Griff · 01-22-2006, 07:44 PM

Say, that's kinda icky.

wolf · 01-22-2006, 08:14 PM

Interestingly, I fear MRSA, but I don't know what an active infection looks like.

Troubleshooter · 01-22-2006, 09:01 PM

Next time I'll do a photo journal.

busterb · 01-23-2006, 10:17 AM

If it is in fact a boil, have you ever tried the black drawing salve? Last I found was named Ichthammol 20% ointment. Works for me. Just don't get it on sheets, what ever will stain.

Aliantha · 01-29-2006, 08:59 PM

Staff is a bacteria which lives on everyone's skin. It's amazing what disgusting little creatures we have living off us.

I had a staff infection in my foot last year. I thought it was just a normal cut which became slightly infected, but over the course of about six hours, my whole foot swelled so that I couldn't bend my ankle or any of my toes. I went to the local doc who jabbed me with penicillin and also something else (the name eludes me at the present moment). I had to go back for a jab every day for the next 4 days and take some nasty pills for a while too.

My sympthies are with you TS.

01-21-2006, 07:59 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	The wonderful world of staphylococcus aureus (NSFW?) This has been a really fun two week walk in the park. I'm on keflex and doxycycline and I'll probably get on bactroban tomorrow. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-22-2006, 12:16 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Wading in waste water again, TS? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-22-2006, 07:47 AM	#4
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	About two weeks before that I had spent the day repairing a ruptured sewer line but I don't believe the two are linked. One of the hazards of being hirsute is that I have a higher incidence of irritated hair follicles so I'm guessing it was just my lucky day or something. And if you think the hole was nasty you should see what has come out of it over the last week. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-22-2006, 08:52 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Well, thank your lucky stars it's not Methicillin Resistant S. A. (MRSA) Dude! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-22-2006, 10:06 AM	#6
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Very true. The old schoolers I know call it what it is; a boil. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-22-2006, 07:44 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Say, that's kinda icky. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-22-2006, 08:14 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Interestingly, I fear MRSA, but I don't know what an active infection looks like. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-22-2006, 09:01 PM	#9
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Next time I'll do a photo journal. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-23-2006, 10:17 AM	#10
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	If it is in fact a boil, have you ever tried the black drawing salve? Last I found was named Ichthammol 20% ointment. Works for me. Just don't get it on sheets, what ever will stain. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-29-2006, 08:59 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Staff is a bacteria which lives on everyone's skin. It's amazing what disgusting little creatures we have living off us. I had a staff infection in my foot last year. I thought it was just a normal cut which became slightly infected, but over the course of about six hours, my whole foot swelled so that I couldn't bend my ankle or any of my toes. I went to the local doc who jabbed me with penicillin and also something else (the name eludes me at the present moment). I had to go back for a jab every day for the next 4 days and take some nasty pills for a while too. My sympthies are with you TS. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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