GMC 0 Posted April 28, 2010 Ive been banded almost a month. About 2 days ago my port incision started bleeding out of nowhere and its now pussing. I was scheduled for my first fill today and when I went in to see my Dr. she said I have an infection. She put me on an antibiotic for 7 days . I'll see her again in a week. I am sooo upset by this. Does this mean my band will have to come out? Has anyone experienced anything like this? I'm really depressed right now and can only think of the worst. :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mimilou2004 13 Posted April 28, 2010 No, it doesn't mean your band is infected. It is probably just a localized reaction/infection where the port is. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Mimi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vlp1968 83 Posted April 28, 2010 I had an infection- but not at the port site. It was do to a stich he had left hanging out just a little. Try not to worry too much, I am sure you will be fine. Make sure to finish all the antibiotics. Best wishes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michael watkins 0 Posted April 28, 2010 i had an infection around my port also! it took awile for it to clear up,but it will go away and you will get your fill and everything will be fine!! i go in for my first fill tomorrow.hope it goes away soon for you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMC 0 Posted April 29, 2010 Thanks guys. I am trying to think positive but its so hard. I'm in a lot of pain. It's bleeding a lot of there is so much green puss! EEWW sorry!! There is a hole in my incision that keeps leaking. I've read that people had to have their ports replaced and I'm praying this isn't the case. Michael is this what your infection was like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMC 0 Posted May 3, 2010 Well turns out I have MRSA! My dr said it's nothing to worry about and i will be fine. No clue how I got it. I will be on the antibiotic for another week so 2 weeks total. So be careful everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bella71 0 Posted May 3, 2010 Feel better, Gina. Take your antibiotics, and you should be better soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michael watkins 0 Posted May 4, 2010 whats MRSA? no my infection didn't bleed it was just real red around it and little red bumps!! im glad you found out what it was and it will be over soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMC 0 Posted May 4, 2010 From the mayo Clinic website.... MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — often called "staph." MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It's a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. MRSA can be fatal. Most MRSA infections occur in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. It's known as health care-associated MRSA, or HA-MRSA. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems are at most risk of HA-MRSA. More recently, another type of MRSA has occurred among otherwise healthy people in the wider community. This form, community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA, is responsible for serious skin and soft tissue infections and for a serious form of pneumonia Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also penetrate into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs MRSA is a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. Staph infections Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population. If you have staph on your skin or in your nose but aren't sick, you are said to be "colonized" but not infected. Healthy people can be colonized and have no ill effects. However, they can pass the germ to others. Staph bacteria are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or other wound, and even then they often cause only minor skin problems in healthy people. However, staph infections can cause serious illness. This most often happens in older adults and people who have weakened immune systems, usually in hospitals and long term care facilities. But in the past several years, serious infections have been occurring in otherwise healthy people in the community, for example athletes who share equipment or personal items. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manda87 3 Posted May 4, 2010 MRSA is pretty much everywhere. It's even on your skin when you are healthy. I'm sure most people reading this has some MRSA on them, but not an infection of MRSA. You'll be ok. :thumbdown: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manda87 3 Posted May 4, 2010 Also! Wash your hands. You could have been poking at it, and you had MRSA on your hands. Hand washing is the best way to prevent infections! :thumbdown: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites