MRSA is the acronym for Methicillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus, which is an antibiotic resistant form of the very common S. aureus bacteria. We have found there to be a huge lack of information on MRSA patients and their experiences and we also feel strongly that the medical community and the media are not divulging nearly enough information about this deadly bacteria and how important it is to protect yourself from it, and so we are here to tell our story in the hopes that it will help someone who might read it. This is also a story about diabetes, and some of the awful results, if kept unchecked.
My husband, Marshall Jones, was hospitalized on October 13, 2004 with an MRSA blood infection and was released 33 days later. Marshall’s infection began at the end of August, 2004, when after a haircut and a neck shave (at home), he got an ingrown hair on the back of his neck. I plucked the hair out with tweezers on about day 2, but the wound just kept growing. It was about the size of a quarter and was a very nasty looking wound when he went to the doctor, about 4 days later.
The doctor took a culture of it, drained it, and sent him home with Bactrim (an antibiotic used for skin infections) and a diagnosis of a spider bite. After about another week or so, he went back to the doctor because the wound was just not healing. Dr. Daftarian opened it up deeper this time because she said there were pockets of infection underneath where she had drained it the first time. She gave him instructions (for me-since obviously he would need help with a wound on the back of his neck!) on how to pack the wound so it would keep draining, and gave him Levaquin antibiotic. The wound finally healed after we nursed it daily for a week or two. It healed up beautifully, and other than a pretty good scar, we thought we were finished with it. Boy were we wrong!
My plan is to go back to my detailed notes from our experience and enter them into this blog as they happened. Therefore, the whole story will unfold as it really did in our lives. Once you have read this first entry, if you are interested in the rest of the story, you can use the archives tab above to go to the first entry (which is October 8, 2004), or use the category listings, and began reading the story from there. We also invite you to join us at MRSA Resources and find current MRSA information, along with many interactive features, and share with everyone the things you have discovered when fighting MRSA.
If you, or anyone you know, has this infection, it is our hope that you will find some information here that will help you through this horrible infection. I believe that God has urged me to tell our story, and it is one that without his help, would have had a much, much sadder ending. I urge you to arm yourself with information, pay close attention to what is happening around you, be strong, keep a positive support network around you always, and most importantly, pray OFTEN for strength and healing. Come to think of it, these are good rules for LIFE!
Sincerely,
Christina Jones
An interesting a well written account. However, as a microbiologist who has worked extensively with MRSA and with patients with MRSA, I can officially tell you that there is no ‘cover up’ here. This IS a bug that mankind’s overuse of antibiotics has created, true. But that’s where the story ends. No conspiracy here.
Sadly, people die of bacterial infections every day. But MRSA, despite what you might imagine, is small fry compared to the millions who die of TB worldwide each year. I realise that this issue is close to your heart – not literally, I hope, as bacterial endocarditis can be really nasty – but concentrate on caring for the patient, not looking for people to blame.
Blame is not our interest here at all. I am sorry you got that impression–we have been nothing less than thrilled with our doctors and our medical care, regardless of where the MRSA originated. Our interest is completely in passing on information to other people suffering from MRSA, as it is very hard to come by–especially stories like ours, I think, not because of a "cover up," as you say, but because so many cases of MRSA septicemia are fatal. Thanks for reading, I would love for you to contribute to the rest of our site!
I think it’s great you’re offering your personal story for everyone to learn from. Certainly, more people die every year of violence, natural disasters, starvation, etc., but that doesn’t make every single death no matter the cause any less meaningful.
Stories like Marshall’s are hard to find. Statistics say that of those that are as sick as he was- with MRSA septicemia- there is a death rate of 60%. He is so lucky, and I felt it was very important to let others going through the same illness know that there is hope, and give them the information that we learned the hard way. Thanks for the feature, Lei, we appreciate it so much!
Flo – What are you talking about? Maybe you should re-read the story!
Christina – It’s obvious that you and the doctors took great care of Marshall. Otherwise he wouldn’t be here! I sure don’t see you blaming anyone for what happened to your husband. I mean, trying to raise awareness about an emerging problem in our country is not the same thing as saying there’s a cover up going on! Besides, how can one person speak for so many? In my state, the cover-up about Legionnaire’s Disease being in the water at Columbia Presbyterian just came out recently. After a man died from it!
Thank God your husband survived! Your efforts will help many, I’m sure.
Yes, the doctors and nurses (for the most part) were nothing but angels with Marshall. I was so very happy with everything they did to help him. And by the way, Marshall DID have bacterial endocarditis, making it even closer to our hearts.
Christina,
Ireally need to talk with you about this. My husband is at the beginning of an MRSA infection.We have already been through similar things with similar results.I am so frustrated with the medical profession and their lack of urgency.We have been through augmentin due an incorrect diagnosis,then bactrim and now levaquin.Ina and out of Dr. offices and ER with a spinal tap…THis is unbelievable…Why has someone not slapped him in the hospital and iv dripped vancomycin..or something.He now has a fever that won’t go away. 4 days and no one seems to call back or be concerned. HELP…any advice would help. Thank you, Tricia Johnson
Tricia, I sent you an email–if you don’t get it, get in touch at christina@mrsaresources.com. Take care!
Christina,
Thank you so much for all of your efforts in making MRSA a more public issue. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
I am so scared. My daughter has just been diagnosed with MRSA. She had a sore on her buttock about two weeks ago. Went to the doctor who said it was an infected hair. Two days later she called me, and it was so much worse. She went back to the doctor who then said it was a boil. They did not culture it or do blood work. By a day later it was the size of an ostrich egg, and she could barely walk. Back to the doctor, we had to tell them we wanted it cultured and blood work done. They said if we cultured everything that came in here that’s all we would do
We forced the issue. They called us last night to say it was MRSA. They have given her a stronger antibiotic to take, Sulfa Meth/Trim EthOprim. I am so scared for her. What do we do next.
I was told recently that a culture taken of what was thought to be a bite from brown recluse spider has come back as MRSA. My doctor has started me on 800mg of Bactrim 2x a day for ten days. I feel ok and the wound is healing though still hard and red but not nearly as painful as it once was. I guess what I am asking is what signs should I look for that the infection is not going away and that I should call my doctor. I called him out of concern and he said not to worry but when you read all of the information available it is hard not to worry. Just thought I would put it out there. Thanks in advance for information.
Dear Christina,
I read your story. Marshall’s is the same as mine. Mine is very long. But I spent the month of December 2006 on life support. I spent many months on zyvox and aquired
neuropathy. I’m about to scream. Did Marshalls go away?
I have an illizarov on my leg and I’m on crutches and it
really puts me insane stepping on one foot with the neuropathy. Please help.
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My husband John, has Mrsa in his bone marrow. Spinal taps, Mri, heart tests and blood tests (that tell you only how toxic the antibiotic is -nothing about levels of bacteria) operations on his spine, intravenous Vancomycin for over 2 months. Now he is back in the hospital with a growth on his kidney, and a blood clot in his arm.
I’m disillusioned to say the least about the way mrsa isn’t given the attention it should be. If everyone got a nose culture when they came into the ER or if everyone washed there hands…
Only one other antibiotic is available…
Why is it the doctors won’t even consider Bio-phage therapy.
It’s almost the same as when penicillin was introduced-no one wanted that either-”Oh no we’ll just keep our leaches if you please. We like it.”
MRSA is the same as the black plague-and if we don’t stop using antibiotics for every little ailment-that creepy bacteria is going to wipe us out.
Excuse me for rambling, I’m scared and so is he. He looks like he has given up. He thinks if the MRSA doesn’t kill him the doctors will.
I have thankful I found this site tonight. I have read everything I could on MRSA. WHY, you say? Well I had an ulcer that wouldn’t heal. It seemed like an eternity later,
they told me I would have to have 1/2 of my toe removed.
I did in Nov. 2004. I went home same day as the surgery. It was done as an outpatient. I was ordered home feet up and no weight on it. It was hard preparing my foot, mostly lived on peanut butter, cheese, bread and crackers (similiar to Ritz but off brand), water, milk and 1 or 2 pepsis a day. I kept a cooler next to my bed.
That’s another story but I was bound to stay off it.
I used a wheel chair to get to bathroom door and walked mainly on other foot and heel of that one. A few days later I was burning up with fever. and I truly believe my soul was leaving my body, it felt like it was hovering above me.
I talked to God and begged him to let me live and to finish work I had started (disposing of my belongings) and to see my great-grandson, Noah. He was born Sept 6, 2003, I had only seen him once when he was 1 month old. I rambled on and on and I was talkiing to Noah, of course, he was over 500 miles away in Arkansas and couldn’t hear me but telling him things he had to know about the family. I am a genalogist and no one seemed to care. And all the stories and things I would love to do and show him.
Well my fever broke, I was sweating. I was told to come to their other office on Monday. They told me I may have to go to the hospital. So took things just in case. They took one look ordered a culture and it was MRSA and was put in the hospital. I was isolated and the ones came in had to wear clothes. I didn’t know what MRSA and my family doctor gave me a sheet of paper printed off from the internet. Didn’t really tell me much. That it used to be only thought you could get it from a hospital from the infection (non sterile). They said that was no longer the case, they were sure I got it from the open wound so long and no fault of the doctors or hospitals.
I still don’t know and will probably never know. I had a met this man who became a good friend. We were getting serious all though there are several years difference in our ages. Then he suddenly changed. I missed that but he is still my friend but only from a distance. He is scared that by even touching or holding hands he could get it.
And I am terribly mad at the hospital and doctors. I feel like if the bad wound I had and for so long, They know and knew about MRSA and WHY? didn’t they do a culture much sooner.
I still have not learned much. Till I read the 3 stories in this website tonight. Now I wonder if what is wrong with my legs may be the cause of the MRSA. Oh yes, I had to have a toe removed Aug. 2005. They say the MRSA didn’t appear in the culture. But never showed me or give me a copy of that test like they said they were going to do.
I really don’t think they did it on purpose but neglected and not thinking as clearly as they should have.
I had lots of antibodics during those 2 years from infections, colds, fever. Up and down. I was limited to what I could do.
Now I have another place on the same foot. I went to the doctor almost 2 weeks ago. He and his assistant, cut it open let it drain better and doctored it. The same medicine I was using for about a week before I saw him. He is only in his office on Thurs. morning. They told me to be very careful no weight on that foot. If any changes to call him right away. Well last night there looked like a couple of more blisters had come up and busted, after I took my shower. It has me scared. They say if I get the MRSA again this time it can be much more serious.
Back to the legs and feet. Back in Feb. or March, I lost my footing because I have been scared since had operation last Aug. 2005 that there was pus (infection) under the skin and if I walked on it IT would bust open and start all over again. They asked me why I wouldn’t walk on it and I told them I was told not to, till I felt like it was well and that if busted again I might not be so lucky the next time.. Well only about 2 or 3 weeks after the operation they told me I could walk on it. It is now a year later, and I still walk on the side or heal of it and use my wheel chair alot. They asked me who told me that and I told they the specialist wound dr. they sent me to. At first she didn’t believe it and said I could walk on it. I kept complaining about the soreness, pain, and the swelling of the bottom of my foot that felt like something in it, fluid or pus. She admitted finally that she could feel it and the other dr. and I was right and she owed us an apology and not to walk on it till I felt like it was o.k.
I still don’t feel like it is o.k. But like I said in Feb. or March I was walking and lost my balance and twisted both feet but especially the other foot that hadn’t been operated on. I kept telling them about it and they ran they fingers along foot and told me they thought I had a sprain tendon. Well it kept getting worse, discoloration, so painful and losing feeling in it, like it was drawing up and even a space on my top of my foot became discolored (reddish) the legs were red and purple. Ugly.
THey were so swollen that might socks were cutting deep roots in my leg. both got this way. but the left more so than the right. Well they tried to say it was my diabetics. Well it was in the 85 to 100 range for several years since 2003 or longer. They said it was from neuropathy. I said why is it just now turning soon as I twisted my leg and foot and not before. Then they said it was arthritis then varicose veins. Again I told them I had all those probably 20 to 30 years before this happened WHY NOT IT IN ANY OF THIS TIME. That my vericose veins was always ugly big knots on my legs and now couldn’t see except rarely a little. When I took it upon myself to take an extra water pill. Sometimes my blood sugar would get low but only higher if ate after 10 or had an infection, cold or some other sickness, which is normal too do.
I am so allergic to medicine that not much I can take.
I refuse to be a zombie (drug addict) not knowing where I am or who I am (I live alone and no close relatives).
When I take most medicine I think of killing myself and turn from a Dr. Jekyl to a Mr. Hyde personality. I have even tried to tie myself down to keep from harming myself. and boy do I PRAY! and PRAY!
Well it seems like now it is all about to start over again.
I am scared. I know I am saved and if I die, my soul will immediately go to HEAVEN, and there will be no more pain, lonliness or anything, Nothing but happines and lots of light and be with my Savior and Friend, JESUS CHRIST.
Most people are scared to get close to me. or touch me
scared I will give it to them. All the drs. tell me that is silly and only way they can get it is from body fluids
I didn’t think about blood if someone touched it IT would enter their skin and probably get it right away.
Till I had the 2nd operation and they went to take some blood before the operation and I told the nurse you know I have MRSA, but they tell me it is in remission. She was so thankful for me telling her and she told me if a drop of blood got on her she would get MRSA and it would be probalby worse than I had it. She couldn’t thank me enough and then she stopped and put gloves on.
They tell me I will probably always have it
and the 3rd time is usually the worse and fatal one.
There can never be a closeness with a man.
I am scared if I ever see my great-grandson I
would want to hold him and kiss him on the cheek
and can’t because that might give him MRSA. And he will
be 3 the 6th of Sept.
I was only in the hospital from Monday to Friday
and then they sent me to a nursing home. Said they couldn’t keep me in the hospital any longer
and they wouldn’t pay for the medicine I had to have
at home. and they sent me to the nursing home
saying I had to be quartine and a private room
because of MRSA. Well it wasn’t private, wouldn’t change
my sheets from the drainage, I was in such a cramped situation with one side big garbage cans on the side.
Couldn’t take a shower, but finally got them to bring
me a pan of water so I could wash off. It was terrible
On Wed. I left that place I couldn’t stand to stay
there 21 days. I had my heart start worrying about
the people, visitors for the other lady in my room,
other patients walking in and out of my room, touching the bed. That they might get MRSA (the contagious, very contagious disease they told me I had). I still worry
about some of them and if they got it from me.
About the drs. office where they didn’t remove the paper
towels where our feet had been. most of the time. So many of the patients got MRSA I am told there from other patients.
WEll I am more worried about others more so now than ever.
Since I read tonight that you can have it on your skin
and not know it and someone else touch you and get it.
I miss my friend holding my hand or puttting his arms around me. He won’t let me cook for him any more. I miss
fixing him several meals a week. He won’t come in my apartment any more because of germs. We sit on my porch, him on one side and me on the other. He has a low immune system and now more than ever I can understand why.,
But why did the doctors tell me no one could get it from me but from body fluids!!!! ????
Are they trying to protect themselves?
I never thought about suing any one till recently
but now it is too late they say. Now I feel like they
are negligent and didn’t tell me everything.
I can never have a complete relationship. People say
why now at my age. Well I never wanted another relationship till I met this man. He is one of a kind,
patient, understanding, the perfect man for me but not for
most. But now we are still friends and always will be
but never no hope for a life or future together.
Now after reading your story about the swelling
and your feet COULD THAT be what is wrong with mine.
They seem to get worse not better.
When you have neuropathy, arthritis or/and diabetics
they don’t seem to want to look any further but
blame everything on one of these diseases.
DOCTORS wake up and be truthful to your patients
LET THEM make some of the decisions what can and may go
wrong. TEACH them to better understand this problem.
Don’t sweep it under the rug and pretend it is nothing.
Thanks again for opening my eyes and answering some of the questions I have been carrying around with me since Dec. 1, 2005. And the other lady talking about her daughters (so very young daughters) I wonder if my great-grandson who is about to have tubes put in his ears for the 2nd time.
Could he have MRSA???
Please pray for me. I hope someone can answer some of these fears, doubts and help me to understand it more.
If it is so highly contagious. Then why don’t they tell
you how it is highly contagious, how to prevent it.
Are we suppose to be hermits from now on???
IN CHRISTIAN LOVE,
BJS
It has been over a year since the last comment on this page. If anyone comes across this article late like me i would like to let everyone know DRS test for MRSA right away now. It has become more and more common. In October 2006 i had an MRSA infection in my nose. It started on a Saturday and by Tuesday i knew something was not right at all. At first i thought it was a zit inside my nose, harmless yet painful, but when the whole left side of my faced swelled up i knew it was no ordinary zit. I had gone about my Monday as i always do i went to school in the morning. I looked horrible my face was so swollen, then i went to group at night. I was feeling worse and worse. Tuesday i woke up at 6:30 and realized that i had to do something. I called in to my Dr’s office and there were no openings for the week. I am not the kind of person that will take no for an answer. Before i even knew i had MRSA i knew that an infection of the nose and face is very dangerous. I went into my local walk in clinic and right away the DR thought i had MRSA. she wasn’t sure but she did a test for it. She told me people are getting diagnosed with it more and more. I found out by Thursday that it was MRSA. after a week it was almost totally healed after everything drained. Now i am worried though, its 3 months later and i have some abscesses in my armpit. I am seeing the Dr in the morning (its 4:05am and i cant sleep) and i am worried that its a recurrence. My daughter also has a lump on her bottom in the diaper area. I am quite worried, mostly about her. I am going to tell my Dr in a few hours that i am pretty sure its MRSA and ask for the test. If you have an abscess or a wound that wont heal and it looks like an infection make sure you ask them to do a test. Don’t let anyone assume they know whats wrong. Get the proof!
I have a 4 year old boy with msra. He has it in his lungs, bladder and spine. They have just completed surgery on his bladder and spine tonight. The msra in his spine went from lower back to neck and they believe they got it all. My little boy sets in icu on a ventilator and tubes coming out every where. I am so scared, but must remain strong for his mother and him. We have been in icu for 6 nights with him so far and are afraid to leave for any extended amount of time. his mother hasn’t slept in two nights and rarley eats. msra must become more of a public issue….are there any support groups out there?
Thanks,
Please note n. 182 EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF 10 PPM SILVER FOR TREATMENT OF HUMAN AILMENTS for MRSA
http://lifesilver.com/testimonials.htm
7 February, 2006
I have been using ASAP for six months now as an alternative to anti-biotics. We use it to help battle my daughter’s MRSA infection. Since adding ASAP to our daily routine we thank God she has not had any MRSA outbreaks.
I keep a small spray bottle in the car, as well as in my purse – we use it on the slightest sign of infection as MRSA can enter the body thru a small cut, scratch or insect bite. We also use the Patis 30 disinfectant [spray] as a preventive to the spread of this dangerous bacteria methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
http://lifesilver.com/approvals.htm.
US PATENT Number 6,214,299
Description and Claims
Treatment of Humans with Colloidal Silver Composition
[1] The present application is a continuation-in-part of application 09/946,834, filed September 4, 2001, which is a continuation of application 09/323,310, filed June 1, 1999, now U. S. Patent No. 6,214, 299. To the extent permitted these applications are incorporated herein by reference. The present application claims priority to provisional application 60/475,657, filed June 3, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein.
[2] Area of the Art [3] The present invention generally relates to colloidal silver, and more particularly to a composition of colloidal silver and a method for using said composition as an agent against organisms harmful to TNE health of humans.
[4] Description of the Prior Art [5] It is well known that certain preparations of silver have germicidal properties. Silver was employed as a germicide and an antibiotic before modern antibiotics were developed. In previous centuries, users would shave silver particles into their drinking water, or submerge whole silver pieces in the drinking water, for the purpose of ingesting the silver by drinking the water. It seems likely that the practice of eating with silver utensils (i. e. silverware) resulted from a belief in the healthful properties of silver.
[6] There may be many reasons why administering silver suspended in solution would enhance an individual’s health. It is possible that such a solution operates to inhibit the growth of bacteria, viruses, and other unwanted organisms, as well as eradicating such existing bacteria, viruses, and other organisms. It is also possible that a solution of silver can have an anti- inflammatory effect, sufficient to reduce symptoms of asthma.
[7] The present invention describes the use of a silver composition in water to treat certain human ailments. An embodiment of the invention is a silver composition comprising small particles of silver which comprise an interior of metallic silver and an exterior of ionic silver which particles are suspended in water. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a silver composition comprising particles of silver wherein more than 50% of the number of particles are less than 0. 015 micrometers in size and the particles are colloidally suspended in water.
[8] Summary of the Invention [9] The present invention is generally directed to the use of silver, at a level of 5 to 40 ppm in water, to kill or to disable microorganisms which are hazardous to human beings. The present invention specifically is directed to compositions comprising silver particles, said particles comprising an interior of elemental silver and an exterior of ionic silver oxide, and water, wherein the silver particles are placed in colloidal suspension in the water at a level of 5-40 ppm total silver. An embodiment of the present invention comprises silver particles in water, at a concentration of 5-40 ppm, wherein more than 50% of the silver particles have a maximum dimension less than 0. 015 micrometers. The composition of silver in water of this invention is an effective antimicrobial agent. This invention is directed to silver compositions, of 5-40 ppm silver in water, which are effective antimicrobial agents, and to methods of using said silver compositions as antimicrobial agents.
[10] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to compositions of silver in water made using a modification of the device and methods described in U. S. Patent No. 6,214, 299, which is a parent of the instant application and is incorporated herein by reference.
[11] The device and process of Patent No. 6,214, 299 have been modified and improved to provide the silver composition of the present invention.
Essentially, the eight-silver/one common electrode device as disclosed in the patent has been modified and scaled to fit a 75-gallon water chamber. To start the process approximately 70 gallons of high purity water are placed in the chamber. To this is added approximately five gallons of silver composition produced in a prior production run. This is necessary because the high purity water is insufficiently conductive for the process to occur properly. The water chamber is equipped with an air input that allows a stream of air bubbles to be streamed through the liquid during the processing. It has been discovered that this approach gives improved mixing as compared to the impeller mixer described in the patent.
[12] The electrode device is operated at approximately ten thousand volts alternating current (with each silver electrode having an individual voltage supply) as described in the patent. It has been found that voltages significantly lower than this produce a composition with larger particles not having the optimal properties described herein. Voltages significantly higher tend to produce a solution with significant ionic silver dissolved therein. The present composition comprises in excess of 97% metallic silver with essentially no free ionic silver in solution.
[13] The silver concentration is determined according to the methods explained below. Essentially, the device is operated continuously and samples are analyzed until the desired silver concentration is attained. The 10 ppm composition requires approximately one and one half days of operation. The 22 ppm solution requires approximately three days, and the 32 ppm composition requires approximately six days. The rate of the process appears to slow as the higher concentrations are attained. Higher concentrations take a prohibitively long time with the ultimate highest concentration being about 50 ppm, at least within the current parameters.
[14] The compositions all have the size characteristics described below and unlike conventional silver compositions are completely colorless and stable to light and temperature changes without use of any additives. […]
Below are the results of the studies that were available at the time of the patent application and are included therein:
[174] EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF 10 PPM SILVER FOR TREATMENT OF HUMAN AILMENTS
[175] A. Purpose of Example
[176] The purpose of this example is to demonstrate the utility of silver- based composition embodiments of the present invention for treating a variety of human ailments. The studies in this section were performed in Ghana, West Africa, at the Air Force Station Hospital under the direction of Dr. Kwabiah, at the KORIE-BU Teaching Hospital under the direction of Sr. Sackey, and at the Justab Clinic/Maternity Hospital under the direction of Dr. Abraham. In total, fifty-eight (58) patients were treated using a composition of the present invention comprising 10 ppm silver. The composition was used both internally and externally as an alternative to traditional antibiotics. The ailments treated included malaria, upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, sinusitis, vaginal yeast infections, eye, nose and ear infections, cuts, fungal skin infections, and sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea.
[177] B. Treatment Methods and Outcomes
[178] Abdominal pain and Diarrhea. The method comprises the step of administering approximately 5-25 ML of silver composition, one to five times a day orally until there was a response. One patient was treated with about 10 ML (about two teaspoons) of a composition of the present invention three times in one day. The patient had a full recovery in one day.
[179] Bronchitis. The method comprises the step of administering ca. 2-25 ml of silver composition orally, one to five times a day until there was a response. Two patients were treated with about 5 ml (about one teaspoon) each of a composition of the present invention for two times a day for three days. The patients had a full recovery in three days.
[180] Vaginal Yeast (Candida). The method comprises the step of administering ca. 5-25 ml of silver composition, one to five times a day as vaginal douches until there was a response. Five patients were treated with about 10 mi (about two teaspoons) each of a composition of the present invention for two times per day. The patients showed a full recovery within six days.
[181] Conjunctivitis. The method comprises the step of administering ca. several drops of a silver composition, one to five times a day to the infected eye until there was a response. Two patients were treated with several drops of a composition of the present invention in each of the infected eyes for two times per day. The patients had a full recovery after one day.
[182] External cuts and infection (including Staphylococcus skin infections, septic ulcers and infected abscesses). The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day to the infected area until there was a response. Six patients were treated with about 5 ml (about one teaspoon) each of a composition of the present invention on the infected areas for two times per day. The patients showed a full recovery within three days.
[183] External Otitis. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day to the infected ear until there was a response. Six patients were treated with approximately two drops of a composition of the present invention into, the infected ears for three times per day. The patients showed a full recovery after about four days.
[184] Otitis Media. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day to the infected ear until there was a response. One patient was treated with approximately two drops of a composition of the present invention comprising into the infected ear three times per day. The patient showed a full recovery in four days.
[185] Fungal Skin Infection. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day topically to the infected area until there was a response. Two patients were treated with about ten ML (two teaspoons) each of a composition of the present invention three times per day.
The patients showed a full recovery within eight days.
[186] Gonorrhea. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition to the infected area until there was a response. Two patients were each treated with about ten ml (two teaspoons) of a composition of the present invention three times per day. The patients showed an absence of symptoms within six days.
[187] Malaria. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day orally to the patient until there was a response. Eleven patients were treated with about ten ML (two teaspoons) each of a composition of the present invention three times per day. The patients showed a resolution of symptoms within five days.
[188] Halitosis and Gingivitis. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day as a mouthwash until there was a response. Two patients were each treated with the composition as a mouthwash. There was a full resolution of symptoms within three days (gingivitis) and within one day (halitosis).
[189] Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. The method comprises the step of administering about 5-25 ml of silver composition, one to five times a day as a vaginal douche until there was a response. One patient was treated with about 5 ML (approximately one teaspoon) of a composition of the present invention two times per day. The patient’s symptoms resolved within five days.
[190] Pharyngitis. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day as a gargle until there was a response.
Four patients were each treated with about ten ml (two teaspoons) of a composition of the present invention three times per day. The patients showed full recovery within six days.
[191] Retrovirus Infection (HIV). The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, comprising 5 to 40 ppm silver one to five times a day orally area until there was a response. One patient exhibiting HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) was treated with about 5 ml (approximately one teaspoon) of a composition of the present invention two times per day.
The patient’s symptoms resolved within five days.
[192] Sinusitis and Rhinitis. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day to the nose until there was a response. Six patients with nasal infections (four with sinusitis and two with rhinitis) were each treated with approximately two drops of a composition of the present invention comprising in their nasal passages three times per day.
The patients showed full recovery within four days.
[193] Tonsillitis. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day as a gargle until there was a response.
One patient was treated with a composition of the present invention three times per day. The patient showed full recovery within seven days.
[194] Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day orally until there was a response. Two patients were each treated with about 5 ml (approximately one teaspoon) of a composition of the present invention three times per day. The patients showed full recovery within six days.
[195] Urinary Tract Infections. The method comprises the step of administering a silver composition, one to five times a day orally until there was a response. Three patients were each treated with about ten ml (two teaspoons) of a composition of the present invention two to three times per day. The patients showed full recovery within six days.
[196] C. Discussion [197] These results are consistent with the various in vitro tests reported herein. Essentially, the silver composition is extremely effective against a large number of microbes in vitro. However, the tests indicate that this effectiveness remains even in the presence of a large amount of organic material. The silver compositions are widely effective in vivo where the organic background is extremely high. Many other disinfecting agents are ineffective in the presence of a large amount of organic material and/or are too caustic or toxic to be used in vivo.’
[198] EVIDENCE OF EFFICACY OF 10 PPM SILVER AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS BACTERIA
[199] A. Purpose
[200] The purpose of this example is to demonstrate the efficacy of a silver composition of the present invention against the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. This example describes the procedures for evaluation of the present invention for tuberculocidal efficacy. The methodology is based on the Tuberculocidal Activity Test Method as accepted by the EPA on December 11, 1985. [Refer to United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1986. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. Data Call-In Notice for Tubercuolocidal Effectiveness Data for All Antimicrobial Pesticides with Tuberculocidal Claims. […]
EPA APPROVAL
On April 30th, 2003, American Biotech Labs announced that it had received it’s second EPA approval as a non-toxic hospital, medical, home and business disinfectant. The new disinfectant has been approved for use as a full range disinfectant against some of the deadliest pathogens known to man.
The new EPA approval states that the product can be used on hard surfaces including walls, tables, chairs, light fixtures, bathrooms and surfaces made of glass, porcelain, metal, glazed ceramic and also enameled and painted surfaces.
American Biotech Lab’s new product was approved under the name of ASAP-AGX-32 and was given an official EPA registration number of 73499-2. This product is currently contracted for sale to hospitals operated by the Veteran’s Administration and is being considered for bulk purchase by the US military. This new super disinfectant is currently undergoing testing for government approval against Anthrax, Bubonic plague and a number of viruses.
I stumbled across this site and it has really brought a lot to my attention. I was recently misdiagnosed also, was told I had Hidradenitis Suppurativa, which totally blew me away after doing research on that disease and I was terrified of what my life was to become. The doctor who would not incise and drain the abcess in my armpit who told me this, put me on Biaxin and directed me to return to the clinic in 3 days to follow up and see if it was ready to drain. At that time a different doctor did an I/D and is was unreal. The infection and depth of the abcess was more than first thought. A culture was taken and came back positive for MRSA, however my meds were never adjusted and I also contracted a case of cellulitis on my leg that kept me out of work for a week. Put on another antibiotic for the leg in addition to the Biaxin, that healed quickly. The abcess took over 14 days to heal and in fact is still a bit open now but not weeping any longer. They did another culture and it still came back positive and now there is yet another infection in addition to MRSA. Does this ever end???
my son was recentley diagnoised with MRSA. he is only 3 years old. i am very scared for him, not only for him but i have 3 other children one who has already have medical conditions. i do not know what to do. i feel hopeless evernthough i know that God is a healer. when my flesh thinks for me i can’t help but think about the what if’s. do anybody have any ideas please i can use some?
Marshall’s story is a very well documented story. I was had my bout with MRSA before they knew what to call it, 22 years ago, when I was 11 years old. They finally diagnosed it as osteomyelitis, a staph infection in my left forearm, after saying it was cancer in the bone and I had 6 weeks to live. I just to write a blog about the 5 surgeries and 3 years of dealing with it. It is being updated daily, based on my notes and doctor’s reports.
I hope to compare my story with Marshall’s after the whole story is done.
http://mrusainfectioon.wordpressn.com
There is truly not enough personal accounts of this infection.
Thank you for sharing your story Marshall.
Sorry the website was mistyped.
http://mrsainfection.wordpress.com
This is a rough story. We rely on doctors for so much and in critical times, but they are not able to be 100% right all the time. there are so many things that look like each other. Trial and error are the most tired and true method of dealing with all this.
Then again there is another consideration, and I have seen it again and again…there is more money in treatment than a cure. Sad, but true. There are things out there that can take care of this in one application, and no scaples. Staph has been around for a long time, but for some reason it is raising its ugly head and becoming a pain.
There is a university tested application for MRSA both preventative and at any stage of the infection…kills the bacteria 100%.
the press release is at http://www.alkavitahealth.com/Press.html
There is a texas clinic making 250K/mo on treatments…do we think they will give someone a spray and never see them again? dont think so. I am afraid that we have to understand that the power of economics are stronger than the desire to “cure”. No money in it.
Washing is not enough, and antibiotics are not needed and dangerous to the body. There are things that will kill MRSA including some oils, but there is no money in that eith for the mega pharmaceuticals. I know this sounds boutr skeptical…but if you look into it, google MRSA cures, and you will find a number of things that may work. There are many resolutions to the proble, and prevention. I know about the one in the press release and have read about others.
Hope this helps….
i also got MRSA, back in december 2006 i went into the hospital with a big infected sore on my lower back, they drained it that nite, and told my daughter if not drained i would have died, 2 days later i had to have it cut opened again they cut down to the spine with out hitting it to drain it. tests showed MRSA. healing took along time just when i started feeling better it came back on left side of my leg, that was treated with antibiotics. i was still weak, then in november 2007 i got an infection in my left hip above my buttocks surgery again, or i could have died, because of this i have lost everything. please get tested, have your nose swabed, it can make you sick quick. they thought mine started as a spider bite. and it was idile in my body, i still have it and antibiotics are only thing keeping me going. God Bless all who read this.
i have night sweats from time to time, that i wake up all wet,
and when i say wet
wet, my hair my clothes, my sheets my blanket
(drench)
i had mrsa, 3 years ago, i still have it
but its on my skin.
does anyone have sweats at night , since treatment
they are drenched
my thinking ,
the sweats fight the mrsa, from taking over my body
love to hear from others
Hi, I was researching the dreaded MRSA. My sister who is in her 40′s although overweight had gallbladder surgery in 2003. Surgery went well but went home with a open wound and drain. Home health came and gee she had a roaring fever and was hospitalized. There was so much swelling that her feet and legs looked like they were not really hers. Anti-biotics were given and she was really sick. Sent home with a suction machine the sponge was placed in the open wound and the machine sucked out the infection. This was also with home health who sent a nurse twice a day to do anti-biotic IV therapy. My sisters health has declined with several hospital stays and anti-biotics. Needless to say she has had to have cathaters, more IVs and it has been a nightmare. Last August she had become so ill she was going to the ER several times finally her friend took her to another hospital in a near by town. We recieved a call that she was on a ventilator having kidney failure and unresponsive. We were told upon arrival at the hospital that she had a infection most likely from a cathater in the past. My sister became responsive was so swollen and was put on dialysis. Weaned from the vent and her kidneys started working again. Presently she is living in a nursing home and cannot take care of herself. This is heartbreaking and she has really suffered. Finally someone told her she has MRSA after all of this time since 2003. All antibiotics have been used she has cellulitis to the point her side has a huge bulging area, her feet and legs are red and swollen that she has to wear mens large houseshoes and is in a wheel chair when she is able to get up. As of this past month she has been hospitalized again for six days, back to the ER for a pic line so more anti-biotics can go into her body. Yesterday when we talked by phone she told me she is now wearing a morphine patch and is also on loritab and anti-inflamatory for the pain and neurotin for her legs. My sister has rededicated her life to God and although her spirit is upbeat my feelings are that she is close to the end of the fight with MRSA. I and my family are greatful for this wonderful nursing home that is so compasionate and understanding of her needs. My opinion this MRSA was from the gallbladder surgery. Where it came from now is not the issue for her it is the road in which it has taken her down and the suffering which MRSA has inflicted upon her. I would welcome anyone to contact me and your input. My sister was crowned Valentine Queen at the nursing home this past Feb. 14th 2008 she is truly an inspiration to others.
Thank you,
Mary Treadway
mrstread@insightbb.com
I just lost my husband to MRSA/Septicemia on March 7,2008. I am still trying very hard to come to terms with this but as Christine and Marshall state above, I have been extremely pleased with the care my husband received right up to the end. I wish I had been told of the very real possibility of Septicemia but my husband’s doctors worked numerous miracles bringing my husband back from the brink of death (literally) 3 times over the past 6 months. Unfortunately the 4th and last time was too much for my husband’s system. As the microbiologist above states – This is a super bug created by overuse of antibiotics – As such I don’t believe in causing panic but I do believe in openess and a willingness for the non-medical & medical communities to work TOGETHER on this issue. If consumers did not clammor for the antibiotics, drug companies would not make them and doctors would not prescribe them… As you can see blame can get very nasty. I do not believe in pointing fingers because it gets us no where.I just do not want other families to go what I am going through now…I still expect my husband to walk back in the door any minute….
I am 33 years old, a healthy man that never had a broken bone, i recently back in January noticed my belly button was sticking out more than normal and i went to the
doctor and they said i have a hernia,
So i had a surgery to fix the problem, first real doctor visit i had and i was laid up for a couple of weeks not able to go to work.
and the end of februaury of 2008 i noticed a bump on my ankle it was not red at first
it kind of looked like a mosquito bite that was oblong in shape, it kind of itched and i think my boot was irritating it more and more a few days later it got bigger and redder
and i could not walk on it after standing for 8 hours or more on my shift at work.
by standing on it for a long period of time it acted like a sprain ankle and my whole ankle was getting swelled, i went to the emergency room after my wife looked at it
and the doctors of today said it was a “Spider Bite” in the winter time in iowa a brown recluse — i think they said–and i believed them because they are doctors
i stayed in the hospital on antibiotics for a couple of days and they took blood work and lanced the top layer of it off to get the puss out of it, i left the hospital and had to gauze it everyday with some antibiotic cream and by the end of march 2008 all that is left is a scab i thought i was done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nope
just recently 2weeks ago i get another bump on my stomach and it is like the one on my leg i thought i must have a nest of these fricken spiders in my house biting me while i sleep i got to my same doctor and said look at this spot on my stomach
he said it might be another spider bite i said i want a “CULTURE” DONE he kinda he hawed around and said fine we will do a culture and guess what the DOCTORS ARE WRONG it was MRSA all this time and now i am treating this boyle looking thing with an I.V. in my arm doing 2 bags of antibiotics a day for 2 weeks—i am 4 days into it and i am pssstttt—
THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON
THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO IF I KNOW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW
1. DON’T ALWAYS TRUST YOUR DOCTOR ASK QUESTIONS
2. DON’T RELY ON JUST BLOOD WORK ITS TELLING YOU ONLY IF IT REACHED YOUR BLOOD SYSTEM BUT MRSA CAN JUST BE ON YOUR SKIN
3. IMPORTANT GET A CULTURE DONE GUARANTEED DEMAND ONE
4. FIRST SIGN OF REDNESS GET TO THE HOSPITAL AND DEMAND A CULTURE
5. WASH HANDS AND BE A CLEAN FREAK EVERYDAY OF YOUR LIFE NOW THAT YOU GOT THIS
6. WHEN YOU THINK YOUR HEALED DEMAND 2 FORM OF CULTURES DONE A WOUND SWAB AND A NOSE SWAB—I THINK THIS MRSA CAN BE AIRBORN
I AM NOT TRYING TO SCARE ANYBODY BUT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF WE DON’T START DOING A STERILIZING PROTOCOL IN OUR HOSPITALS,NURSING HOMES, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THIS COULD BE 5-10 YEARS FROM NOW THE FURTURE BUBONIC PLAGUE IF OUR ANTIBIOTICS CAN’T KILL THIS SUPERBUG—GIVE ME A CALL 641-583-1538
I had surgery in March 2006 and was released from the hospital 3 weeks later. I was readmitted 4 days later with the dreadful MRSA. I had 3 more surgeries to clean the wound of MRSA. I am alive but have to walk with a brace on my leg for the rest of my life. I feel that my life has been shortened by 10 years due to this brace. I lose my balance all the time and one day I will not be able to catch myself. Now I may have problems with my neck and may have to have surgery again. Boy, that is very scary since it could hit me all over again. It is hard to trust doctors since my doctor released me from the hospital without informing me that I had MRSA. According to my medical records everyone in the hospital knew but me and my family. My husband had to take care of me for a year now what will happen next. We are starting a non profit organization to inform the public about MRSA. Our name is FIGHT STAPH INFECTIONS, INC. Ironically, the state filed our organization exactly 2 years to the date after my surgery, March 31, 2008. I feel that is a sign that our oganization will do good. If anyone wants to talk to me, please let me know.
My husband has just been diagnosed just this week with MRSA in his blood, and today he had to have surgery on his knee because the infection has settled in the joint of his knee. He is a diabetic,with liver cirrhosis and with the health problems he already has he is not doing well at at all. He is very confused and doesn’t know us all the time. My family and I are really scared right now. He has already been in the hospital 30 days so far. I have been searching the internet for information and found your story.There is very little that I can find about MRSA in the blood.
I am happy that your story turned out well.
I just found out my 35 year old step son was being treated at a clinic and was receiving free drugs for a skin infection. He has lost all teeth, has horrible cough, has bruises and boils on his skin. I know he is a meth addit but he won’t admit it. He has been this way for five years and lives in the house with my husband and myself. Are my grandkids at risk to be around him?
I had MRSA about 3.5 years ago and the doctors thought it was a spider bite. Luckily my doctor acted quickly and found out it was a staph infection, then actually prescribed me the wrong antibiotics because she didn’t realize it was MRSA! She ended up actually looking up my home address and coming over to give me the newer prescriptions (she wasn’t getting through by phone) because she knew how serious a staph infection could be. If only all doctors could be so conscientious!
After a few weeks I was better, just had to shower with Hibiclens and couldn’t shave my legs for 6 months (the staph infection was on my thigh). But I’m all better now! It’s terrifying to read what I could have gone through, and all because hospital workers weren’t careful enough and brought staph into the outside world.
Thank you so much for posting your story online! I hope Marshall continues to be healthy and happy!
If you have MRSA and are looking at options check out our web site http://www.miraclays.com 7193754082 call if you have questions
Dee i hope you got on the show. I know you posted the mrsa clay
article before. Here is the newest one an email for all in you group
to read—– Forwarded Message —-
From: Shelley Haydel <
To: Mike Douglas
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:24:23 AM
Subject: Re: Golden clay
Hope that you are feeling better.
Since the first batch of clay has characteristics that we are
interested in studying, we are going to cover the costs of testing the
subsequent batch. I’m just not sure when we will get around to
testing it – hopefully within a few weeks.
Healing clays” hold promise in fight against MRSA superbug infections
and disease
NEW ORLEANS — Mud may be coming to a medicine cabinet or pharmacy near
you. Scientists from Arizona State University report that minerals
from clay promise could provide inexpensive, highly-effective
antimicrobials to fight methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) infections that are moving out of health care settings and into
the community. These “superbugs” are increasingly resistant to
multiple antibiotics and cause thousands of deaths each year.
Clay
Minerals from clay could provide a source of powerful antimicrobials
for fighting deadly MRSA infections and other diseases.
Photo courtesy of Arizona State University, John C. Phillips
Unlike conventional antibiotics routinely administered by injection or
pills, the so-called “healing clays” could be applied as rub-on creams
or ointments to keep MRSA infections from spreading, according to a
research duo from ASU’s Biodesign Institute and College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences. The clays also show promise against a wide range of
other harmful bacteria, including those that cause skin infections and
food poisoning, they add. Their study, one of the first to explore the
antimicrobial activity of natural clays in detail, was presented at
the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the
world’s largest scientific society.
Clays have been used for thousands of years as a remedy for infected
wounds, indigestion, and other health problems, either by applying
clay to the skin or eating it. Cleopatra’s famed beauty has been
credited to her use of clay facials. Today, clays are still commonly
used at health spas in the form of facials and mud baths. However,
armed with new investigative tools, researchers Shelley Haydel and
Lynda Williams are putting the clays to the test, scientifically.
“Clays are little chemical drug-stores in a packet,” says study
co-leader Williams, a geochemist in the School of Earth and Space
Exploration. “They contain literally hundreds of
In their latest study, funded by the National Institutes of Health,
Williams, Haydel and their colleagues collected more than 20 different
clay samples from around the world to investigate their antibacterial
activities. Study co-leader Haydel, a microbiologist in ASU’s School
of Life Sciences and a researcher in ASU’s Biodesign Institute, tested
each of the clays against bacteria known to cause human diseases.
These bacteria include MRSA, Mycobacterium ulcerans (a microbe related
to the tuberculosis bacterium that causes a flesh-eating disease known
as Buruli ulcer), as well as E. coli and Salmonella (which cause food
poisoning).
The researchers identified at least two clays from the United States
that kill or significantly reduce the growth of these bacteria, in
addition to the one French green clay that launched their research in
2005. The antibacterial effect of the French clay was documented this
year in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, with co-author
Christine Remenih.
Identifying what specific compounds make these clays effective
antibacterial agents presents a challenge, researchers say, but they
credit their combined perspectives, coming as they do from two very
different scientific disciplines, for their successes. Haydel and
Williams note too that tools like electron and ion microscopy might
also reveal how these antibacterial clays may interact with the cell
membranes or cellular physiology of the bacteria to kill.
Williams and Haydel continue to test new clay samples from around the
world to determine their germ-fighting potential. They hope that the
more promising clays will be developed into a skin ointment or pill to
fight a variety of bacterial infections or possibly as an agricultural
wash to prevent food poisoning. Several companies have expressed
interest in forming partnerships to develop the clays as antimicrobial
agents, the scientists say.
But ordinary mud can contain dangerous bacteria as well as toxic
minerals like arsenic and mercury, the researchers point out. Until
healing clays are developed that are scientifically proven, which
could take several years, they say that hand washing and other proper
hygiene techniques may be the best bet for keeping MRSA and other
harmful bacteria at bay.
Sources:
Lynda Williams
Associate Research Professor
School of Earth and Space Exploration
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Shelley Haydel
Assistant Professor
School of Life Sciences and Biodesign Institute’s Center for
Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Shelley.Haydel
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