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Hi, Have had MRSA x3 osteomyelitis x 2, first time was after I fell and fx my L shoulder about a week after the intial surgery,I spent about a month in and out of the hospital 4 surgies in 30 days awound vac , something left over the the concentration camps , so painfull it took 35 mg of IV morphine to change the the dressing every 2 days , it basically speeds up healing by debriding the wound with giant pieces of what you would use to scrub (scrubbies) your BBQ grill , it is hooked to a vaccumn that you drag with you .It is about the size of a toaster and weighs about ten lbs . I'd guess. second time was when I had elective surgery tarsal tunnel on my L foot . it took about 3 weeks before the MRSA showed up .vanco and a trip to the hospital , wound vac again . but then a few weeks later I got it again .this time surgery to clean the wound again osteomyelitis and vanco .that drug is awful makes you as sick as a dog .I was so sick to my stomach .question is does osteo weaken the bones?am concerned about my ankle since now I've develpoed neuropathy in my foot and can hardly feel my L foot am afraid I will step wrong and break my ankle.I live upstairs .though am careful things happen. Blu




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Hi, from what I understand from my doctors that the remaining bone that still remains after my surgery can regerate and heal. It can take several years for this to happen but on my last Gallium (sp?) bone scan it had showed major improvement in both the areas that have had bone graphing done to help stimulate growth and in the areas where no graphing has been done. So I am assuming that with the surgery it may have weakened the bone and you need to be more careful for some time, it is possible for it to heal.

I read that you also had a root canal and have pain in your jaw bone. Have you discovered if the osteomyelitis is the cause of this pain???

Thanks,
C

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I'm not aware of a Gallium bone scan being done though I did have bone scan with contrast at 3hrs and then 24 hrs . intervals ?. I went to see an ortho soc /surgeon he said that my foot is basically deformed , the bones are wrong ? I walk with my ankle leaning inward and am extremely flat footed , that the bones got the way they are over time from from the way I walk and that probably is why my foot is so numb , the nerve is being pinched ,and tendon is involved I believe , also the area where the tarsal tunnel was needs to be cleaned up am having mri next week. wsounds confusing to me . blu the surgeon said there was a good chance I could fx the ankle and would better off having it fixed before that happened since that would involve alot more than the original surgery he plans to do.Since we live upstairs that is always a concern due to the fact I can't feel my foot and am afraid I will step wrong and fall.any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. I still need to talk to infection controll doctor and see what his plans would be .
:angel: thanks
blufairy

I copied and posted this from osteomyelytis-mrsa, hope this is ok.