Going in for cataract surgery on Thursday, can't believe......

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8. Between my first knee replacement and second one they changed their procedures

And my replacements were only two months apart!

First one, they gave me some sponges with the anti-bacterial soap to scrub the leg where the surgery was going to be. Second one they swabbed my nose, tested for MRSA - which came back positive - and gave me bottles of anti-bacterial to wash my entire body with each day for four days before the surgery. I had to call in after the first shower - I itched all over so bad I was ready to rip my skin off so I took another shower to wash any residue off. I called and talked to the doctor's nurse and she told to stop using it.

The difference between the first and second surgery - a woman in Georgia had gotten MRSA and lost all her limbs to the infection (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/georgia-student-fighting-life-flesh-eating-infection/story?id=16311568). While it happened just before my first surgery the changes in procedures hit the hospitals in between. It turned out that my MRSA was a false positive but it got me a private room at the hospital at no extra charge.