I went to MEPS and picked up a staph infection...lucky me.
I noticed the infection 2 days after MEPS, assumed it was just a bit of razor burn on my knee and decided to keep an eye on it. 2 days later I went to my doctor to get an antibiotic and was sent to the ER. The ER lances it and sends me home with bactrim and Keflex, after 24hrs on the antibiotics the infection is clearly spreading. From the middle of my shin to to the middle of my thigh. Back to the ER I go, I get IV antibiotics, and morphine. I spend 8 days in the hospital on 4 different IV meds, one which I had an allergic reaction to. After those 8 days I have to have a surgery and spend 2 more recovering. I spent a month packing the wound and now it is finally healed up. Scariest part is it was just plain old vanilla Staph, not even MRSA.
3 days after surgery when I was finally allowed home.
3 months later and all healed
I noticed the infection 2 days after MEPS, assumed it was just a bit of razor burn on my knee and decided to keep an eye on it. 2 days later I went to my doctor to get an antibiotic and was sent to the ER. The ER lances it and sends me home with bactrim and Keflex, after 24hrs on the antibiotics the infection is clearly spreading. From the middle of my shin to to the middle of my thigh. Back to the ER I go, I get IV antibiotics, and morphine. I spend 8 days in the hospital on 4 different IV meds, one which I had an allergic reaction to. After those 8 days I have to have a surgery and spend 2 more recovering. I spent a month packing the wound and now it is finally healed up. Scariest part is it was just plain old vanilla Staph, not even MRSA.
3 days after surgery when I was finally allowed home.
3 months later and all healed