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Im so nervous already from everything that could go wrong and then my buddy mentioned MRSA (Staph) Am I at risk for this? Do people get this infection often? What can I do to protect myself?

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Im so nervous already from everything that could go wrong and then my buddy mentioned MRSA (Staph) Am I at risk for this? Do people get this infection often? What can I do to protect myself?

Goodness gracious tell your buddy to shush!! lol. Jk - I'm sure your best interest was in mind. But to be totally honest, MRSA is always of some concern when you're in the hospital, for whatever procedure. You're more prone to it if you have a weak immune system, I think. My mom has had MRSA twice, but she didn't get it from the hospital. It was not fun at all. Hospitals go through a lot of precautions to prevent the spread of MRSA - I'm confident that you won't contract it. Talk to your surgeon about it, I'm sure he/she will calm your fears.

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Oh, but remember this -- once you lose weight, it may reduce your risk of heart attack, injury, etc., that would put you back in the hospital and worrying about MRSA.

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Wash your hands and make sure that people who have to touch you wash theirs.

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IF you are really concerned about it and have not had your surgery yet, one thing you can do that may help is to wash your entire abdomen with a special antibiotic cleanser. It is called Hibicleanse (I think I spelled that right). You can get it at the pharmacy, it is on the shelf but you may want to ask them where it is. This is hospital grade stuff so It is pretty strong, and it will stain your washcloth pink...LOL. I am a MRSA carrier in my nose and I used the Hibicleanse and then had ointment for my nose prior to surgery.

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