Three years ago I had a boil lanced under my right arm by my dermatologist early one Friday morning. I went home at noon after feeling sick and don't remember anything until my sister found me Monday morning with a full blown case of MRSA in that same area. She got me to my doctor's office who immediately called an ambulance to take me to the hospital. I was unconscious for the next two weeks - had a stroke one week in. During that time I had two huge surgeries on the inside of my right armpit and upper arm. When I woke up, I was unable to speak or move anything on my right side. I was on IV Vancomycin for 4 months and then was put on oral Xyvox. I had a Wound-Vac on my wound area for 5 months until that finally healed. I have never felt so weak in my life! Luckily I had a great doctor who diagnosed what was happening. I still walk with a cane due to my stroke but am so much better after 3 years - however, ANY time I get a cut or anything, I have to see my doctor immediately to be put on antibiotics. MRSA is deadly and I am glad to be alive. My father had MRSA for 20 years living on metal plates in his back. He did not find out what was causing his excruciating pain all that time. Vancomycin did the trick for him but many, many months of it. I was told I picked up the MRSA from him.

A pre-op nasal swab tested positive for MRSA. I have no symptoms at all.

I've had a sore throat for over a month now. My husband had bronchitis and I'd heard there was something bad going around so I went to the clinic when my throat started to hurt. The nurse said it was strep, gave me Augmentin, and sent me home with a few days off work. The antibiotics didn't work, and while on Christmas vacation, my throat started hurting much worse. After a week, I went back to the clinic and they did a culture. I got a call from them today to tell me that I have MRSA in my throat, which I am told is very rare. I'm a little nervous about it.

I have had MRSA in my nose in the past. I had sores. I began having runny nose with sores in and outside of my nose.

I'm scheduled to have a total hip replacement. I learned three days ago that I have MRSA in my nose and am very distressed. I am using an antibiotic ointment in my nose for five days. Then I will be re-tested to see if it has cleared and the hip surgery can go forward as scheduled. I had no symptoms, other than a dry and irritated nose, which I have had many times in the past with seasonal allergies. I recently visited a friend in the hospital who has MRSA. I also had an abscesses tooth extracted last month. I'm not sure which of these events exposed me to this hideous infection. I'm hopeful that this course of ointment will clear the infection and I can proceed with my much needed hip replacement.

I developed MRSA a month ago. The physician said it was cellulitis. The sores on my right leg were pretty bad. I was on IV antibiotics. I had been on pain medication for fibromyalgia and other problems. Pain medication does not even begin to touch this stuff.

I had a small boil in my arm pit which I tried to doctor myself. After a small amount of drainage, it healed. About two weeks later another larger painful boil appeared beside the other side. I went to my doctor who lanced the boil and did a culture. It was MRSA! I am now taking an antibiotic for 60 days. I go to the gym and also had two nursing homes I visited every week. I don't know where I got this infection and always wash my hands.

I was diagnosed with MRSA after taking CIPRO for intestinal infection and sinus infection. After taking about three pills, my eyes started swelling and turning red. It was the worst pain ever. I went to allergist. He did a nose culture and found I have MRSA. I have had no sores. They said I could have gotten anywhere; at the gym, or in a nursing home, where my grandmother is. Who knows? I feel like a leper. I am so grateful I went to my allergist.