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blackspade

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Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #13)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 10:20 PM

Jul 2015

She seems to be recovering, finally.
But she has lost so much bone in her shoulder that they had to replace it with a concrete spacer.
She will have to be MRSA free for a year before they will even consider a full replacement.

It makes me furious because it never should have gotten out of control.

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Things to Know About MRSA [View all] LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 OP

Nonsense... Callmecrazy Jul 2015 #1

I can't post links with my Kindle, LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #8

I'm not surprised to learn that the Gulf is very toxic. ananda Jul 2015 #2

There's a lot of nasty shit out there, LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #10

That's some scary shit, MRSA. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #3

We live 30 miles east of Binghamton NY donnasgirl Jul 2015 #4

I didn't know it could be passed that way. LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #11

We didnt either donnasgirl Jul 2015 #14

The gulf has been the septic tank for the coast and the Mississippi river cities for a long time. LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #5

We have sewage leaks down here sometimes, LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #12

MRSA also showing up in surfers/scuba divers on California coast Divernan Jul 2015 #6

Roughly 1 to 2 % of population is colonized with MRSA. madamvlb Jul 2015 #7

My mother is going on a year with a MRSA infection... blackspade Jul 2015 #9

Sorry to hear that. LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #13

Thanks blackspade Jul 2015 #18

Four years ago MurrayDelph Jul 2015 #15

More worried about fecal coliform in the Gulf, MRSA isn't a big problem swimming pediatricmedic Jul 2015 #16

Check on your local hospitals to see their MRSA infection rates. Divernan Jul 2015 #17

K & R for the whole thread. Duppers Jul 2015 #19

MSSA can be pretty devastating too Kali Jul 2015 #20