Last week when I went for my pre-admission testing at NE Baptist I was screened for MRSA, they did this by using a q-tip and getting a culture in my nose, and sent me home with a prescription for Mupirocin 2% and I was told to only fill the prescription if they call me with a positive result. I got a call the next day that I was positive for MRSA and was to use the Mupirocin twice a day for 5 days. (The Mupirocin 2% comes in a tube and you need to apply in your nose with a q-tip).
At first I was a little nervous about this but after doing alot of research on the issue and talking with my Dr today at my last appointment before surgery I feel alot better about it. My Dr said that the only thing that it really changes is the antibiotic that they will give me during surgery.
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Oct 2005- Repurtured L4/L5 & L5/S1
Oct 2006 -Discogram
Hybrid Surgery Feb. 21, 2007 at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston
Charite ADR at L4/L5 and Fusion at L5/S1
Workers Comp paid 100%
Feeling Great!!
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