You go into football assuming certain risks, but not this. Of course I want him back on the field, but with something this serious I just want him out of the hospital.
They gave me intravenous antibiotics for a few days. After I left the hospital, I had to take oral antibiotics for a few weeks. One of the doctors that treated me told me that he felt that pathogens were becoming more and more resistant to drugs at a faster rate than new drugs were becoming available to treat them.
Much depends on the extent of tissue that is involved in the infection. The surgery must be to debride the infected area i.e. to remove sections that are poorly vascularized and remain infected. The worrisome part for this is the possibility that it affects the bone or what is called osteomyelitis. If the bone is part of the infection then the prognosis is much less good and recovery is certainly longer. Too little is known for anyone to comment further but long term antibiotic use is a certainty and if tissues other than soft tissue are involved, this will portend a less favorable outcome. I would not be surprised if someone told me that this might be career ending. Hope this helps.
he may have had a wound vac placed. Essentially a vacuum type surgical dressing that literally vacuums/sucks dead tissue/infected tissue. Also assuming he has had an irrigation as well. (that means taking a ton of saline/water and washing the wound under pressure)
infection. It took 2 1/2 and 3 more surgeries to clear it up. They cut away the areas they were infected and I was on antibiotics for a year. When the infection was active it was very painful. I know what he is going through and wish him the best of luck.
Does anyone know what the surgical procedures do? Are they basically cutting out the infected area?
Not a dumb question at all… here's my experience...
When I had my lower left breast boil infected with MRSA, it was debrided (infected breast tissue cut )by a surgeon. It had to be packed 2x a day with topical antibiotic bandages while I was hospitalized for 7 days with a line inserted for IV antibiotics. They even had to give me two separate antibiotics in my tube because the first one had begun to be overtaken by the infection, which is why I ended up being hospitalized for so long. I had to be given an injection of Percocet to deal with the excruciating pain each time the bandages were changed. When I was discharged home, they sent me home with oral doses of Percocet, which I used for about a week afterwards and the pain finally subsided. The area where the infection was is still somewhat sensitive but did eventually close completely.
Dan please catch this pass... throwing you best wishes and inclusion in my morning prayers for your speedy recovery. The first pass you catch post recover will let me know my prayers for you were answered..
Speedy recovery from the North Country.. Stay positive!
Since I asked my stupid question about this a couple of days ago so many have stepped forward with cogent explanations and terrible tales of their own experiences that I feel like Dunce of the Week. Terrible that this happens so often and is not well understood by the public at large. I am unspeakably sorry for Fells and what he has to undergo to combat this. I hope he recovers and makes it back.
about debridement and handling the infection. If it has gotten into the bone, that would require debridement of the affected area which means getting in and removing the infection. Hopefully that isn't the case. My son had that happen, but it was in his arm where there is a lot of bone. If it happens in the foot, some bones are so small, they'd probably have to be removed.
The hardest part of MRSA is fighting the infection and stopping it from progressing. That's why when they figure out what antibodies will work that people are put on a multi month regimen of medicine.
Giants tight end Daniel Fells remains hospitalized with MRSA, needs more surgery: Source - ( New Window )
No one should ever have to go through this. Friend of mine battled a similar situation last year, took awhile, but he's 100% better now.
Yeah, I had this in my right leg -- had to keep debriding the area to excise the dead tissue. This stuff is really no fun. Prayers for Fells.
Not a dumb question at all… here's my experience...
When I had my lower left breast boil infected with MRSA, it was debrided (infected breast tissue cut )by a surgeon. It had to be packed 2x a day with topical antibiotic bandages while I was hospitalized for 7 days with a line inserted for IV antibiotics. They even had to give me two separate antibiotics in my tube because the first one had begun to be overtaken by the infection, which is why I ended up being hospitalized for so long. I had to be given an injection of Percocet to deal with the excruciating pain each time the bandages were changed. When I was discharged home, they sent me home with oral doses of Percocet, which I used for about a week afterwards and the pain finally subsided. The area where the infection was is still somewhat sensitive but did eventually close completely.
Speedy recovery from the North Country.. Stay positive!
The hardest part of MRSA is fighting the infection and stopping it from progressing. That's why when they figure out what antibodies will work that people are put on a multi month regimen of medicine.