His Battle with a Community Acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) Infection and Septicemia
Dr. Daftarian finally talked us into going to the pain doctor, Dr. Stonecipher. We actually liked him a lot. He knew just what Marshall’s problems were with his feet, and prescribed Gabapentin (Neurontin) for his neuropathy.
One of our biggest questions to him was whether the neuropathy was caused by the diabetes or by the MRSA infection, and he told us that most likely it was caused from the MRSA, as diabetic neuropathy generally takes a good bit longer to appear. This is good, there is some hope for improvement!
He also told us about some shoes, called Z-Coils, that were designed for people with diabetic foot neuropathy. We looked them up on the internet, and boy are they interesting looking things! We are going to Tennessee just as soon as school lets out for the summer, and there is a Z-Coil store in Gatlinburg, where we will be spending our first weekend in Tennessee. We are anxious to see how they feel!