MRSA!! You have got to be F***ing kidding me!

MamaHollywood27

So we rarely, I mean rarely, ever take the kids to the playland at McDonald's, but with the insane cold and the littles going stir crazy we have taken them 3x this last month...

weeeeellll I just found out from a friend that frequents one if the ones we went to, it was closed due to a MRSA outbreak! So fuckity fuck fuckfuck. Now what am I supposed to do!? Watch for?

My dd who is 2 now that I did a full inspection has what looked like a spider bite like and inch below her belly button! Cue the freaking out! My friend said that when her son had it they just had to drain it and keep it drained and covered and it went away, that MOST doctors do the same (her sister is an RN and told her this)!

Do I watch it? Prove to my pedi I'm "that mom"'that thinks her kids catch everything out there, they already give me special treatment after I was adimant that I shouldn't be sitting in a lobby full of sick people w a newborn (started w my 3rd) so they bring me back right away and let me sit in a room.

We have an apt Friday for this LO 2 month check and DS3 is 5 so he needs immunizations (save your flames) can I wait til Friday? Or should we get in ASAP?

queeniecrayon

Tragically MRSA is everywhere anymore and to catch it you'd need an open area first. I personally would watch it (I'm an RN, on a very dirty med-surge floor). If it's still there without change it can wait until Friday. If it gets bigger, redness spreads, she says it hurts, spikes a fever call sooner.

MamaHollywood27

Ok thank you, her sister the RN I talked to didn't say anything about needing an open wound? But she did say that everyone has mrsa on there skin?! Um eww! But my dd did have a lil diaper rash but not by her belly botton, we tried a new brand of pull ups (attempting potty training) and she got a rash

queeniecrayon

The bug needs a way in I'd watch it closely, maybe throw some triple antibiotic cream on it (our awesome infectious disease doc says that if it doesn't clear up with triple antibiotic then worry about it). And believe me, anytime I get an ingrown hair I worry about MRSA.

MamaHollywood27

sms_518 said:

The bug needs a way in I'd watch it closely, maybe throw some triple antibiotic cream on it (our awesome infectious disease doc says that if it doesn't clear up with triple antibiotic then worry about it). And believe me, anytime I get an ingrown hair I worry about MRSA.

Ill try that, having DH stop at the stop to get that and bandages... And if it is mrsa, what do I do? W LO? I keep seeing conflicting things, some say in a healthy person it's not life threatening and and can be treated by draining and or antibodics. and others say seek medical attention ASAP?!!!

queeniecrayon

If it is, they just treat with antibiotics and drain it if needed. Make sure to wash your hands after touching the spot and before touching LO just to be safe. And yeah, healthy individuals it's routinely not life threatening. (Some nights at work 7 out of 8 of my patients will have MRSA, like I said it's everywhere anymore)

MamaHollywood27

sms_518 said:

If it is, they just treat with antibiotics and drain it if needed. Make sure to wash your hands after touching the spot and before touching LO just to be safe. And yeah, healthy individuals it's routinely not life threatening. (Some nights at work 7 out of 8 of my patients will have MRSA, like I said it's everywhere anymore)

Ok thank you ... Just not something u expect to hear, well me at least, "oh yea, remember the other day when we went to McDonalds playland? It's closed for cleaning due to mrsa!"
Yikes! Thanks again for your help

slwprincess

Welcome to the club. If it's bizarre or weird or rare, my kids will catch it! In fact, I need to wash my hands after reading this post or one if us will catch it ;-). My pedi has basically moved us into the "don't take chances" category b/c my kids catch some weird sh!t.

karich

I'd be in big trouble if I had to worry every time I came in contact with MRSA. It's practically a daily occurance in my line of work. I'd be willing to bet that the majority of nurses and doctors that work in hospitals are colonized.
I'd keep an eye on the spot and if it doesn't start to heal, or starts to look nasty, take her in.
Community acquired MRSA comes in the form of skin infections. It's if you are immuno-compromised that we start getting concerned about pneumonias and other infections (and these infections are usually hospital acquired).

MamaHollywood27

karich said:

I'd be in big trouble if I had to worry every time I came in contact with MRSA. It's practically a daily occurance in my line of work. I'd be willing to bet that the majority of nurses and doctors that work in hospitals are colonized.
I'd keep an eye on the spot and if it doesn't start to heal, or starts to look nasty, take her in.
Community acquired MRSA comes in the form of skin infections. It's if you are immuno-compromised that we start getting concerned about pneumonias and other infections (and these infections are usually hospital acquired).

So basically this is a fact of life? I called a nurse hotline last night and she told me to clean the spot w hibicleanse. And if I was really worried I could use it as a wash for my 5 and 2 year old til the spot clears up. My DS now has a spot on his knee which looks like a spider bite also. I hate to get worked up over nothing, but thought it was serious with what I read online and the fact they closed the playland(although I think they should do that weekly) but no fevers or anything so that's good.

dunvilles

You would be amazed at what you are exposed to on a daily basis... If you sent a sample off of the bottom of your shoe you would be shocked what you bring into your house.

MamaHollywood27

dunvilles said:

You would be amazed at what you are exposed to on a daily basis... If you sent a sample off of the bottom of your shoe you would be shocked what you bring into your house.

I'm going to pretend I didn't read that! Lol although I'm making DH read that to prove I'm not anal for making everyone take there shoes off before walking in my house! Don't care which season!

dunvilles

@mamahollywood27 we take our shoes off at the front door as well. After seeing a documentary on germs and how they spreadso easily... lol creeps me out!

karich

MamaHollywood27 said:

karich said:

I'd be in big trouble if I had to worry every time I came in contact with MRSA. It's practically a daily occurance in my line of work. I'd be willing to bet that the majority of nurses and doctors that work in hospitals are colonized.
I'd keep an eye on the spot and if it doesn't start to heal, or starts to look nasty, take her in.
Community acquired MRSA comes in the form of skin infections. It's if you are immuno-compromised that we start getting concerned about pneumonias and other infections (and these infections are usually hospital acquired).

So basically this is a fact of life? I called a nurse hotline last night and she told me to clean the spot w hibicleanse. And if I was really worried I could use it as a wash for my 5 and 2 year old til the spot clears up. My DS now has a spot on his knee which looks like a spider bite also. I hate to get worked up over nothing, but thought it was serious with what I read online and the fact they closed the playland(although I think they should do that weekly) but no fevers or anything so that's good.

Unfortunately, MRSA is becoming part of life. A friend of mine caught her MRSA skin infection at the gym.
It's resistant to antibiotics, but still treatable.
As long as we continue to abuse antibiotics, these superbugs are going to continue to get more and more resistant. But that's a whole different topic all together