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TLDR; had a super painful lump on my foot that's been identified as mrsa, cut up and is finally healing. Op has been in in super pain.
So this was the first day of my foot. I noticed a bit of pain Monday after Mother's Day, and shrugged it off. All there was was this slight bruise all week. Friday night there was an excruciating throbbing pain, so I went to the docs on that Saturday morning, and they diagnosed it with Plantar fasciitis.
The Sunday morning, this little black dot came up. I wasn't too concerned, but by that night (day 3 with no sleep) I decided to head back to see a different doctor the next morning.
The next morning, it had come up a lot. I went to see a doctor, who thought it might have been something in the foot, so she sent me for an X-ray and Ultrasound on the foot. The ultrasound felt like a pizza cutter being dragged across my foot, it was very uncomfortable.
The results came back with nothing in the foot, so she put me on antibiotics and Voltaren and told me if it got any worse that I would have to visit the Emergency room
The next morning, it was much worse. It had swollen to double its size, and it was very tender.
This was taken just one hour before I went to the docs for a check up.
WARNING - IF YOU'RE GROSSED OUT EASILY PLEASE DO NOT LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING IMAGES.
The doctor looked at it and advised me to go to the emergency room to get whatever it was drained as she believed it was some form of cyst at this stage.
I went to the emergency room, and they didn't give me any form of anaesthetic for my foot because they believed it would have hurt more than just hacking at it. They took the top off (as seen in below picture) and as far as I was told, there was quite a bit of muck.
The following photos are healing progress of my foot - until 2 days ago. I repeat again- the squirmish shouldn't continue.
Friday post hospital
The Saturday night- grossest part of this whole time. The red swelling and fever were getting worse
Sent back to the hospital and finally told what I have - MRSA. A highly contagious strain of staphylococcus infection.
Here they gave me laughing gas and scrubbed my foot with a sponge not unlike a scourer. I didn't feel a thing, it was great.
They also prescribed me the proper antibiotics, Bactrim.
Day after the hospital
At its deepest point - close to 1 cm deep
Cut off a part of the dead skin
The dead skin at this point was only collecting gunk, so they decided to take it off
Skin off the foot
This was only 2 days ago. I'm on the mend and walking, but all of this has been within the space of a month really.
I urge you that if anyone you know has a cut that swells up abnormally, is warm to the touch and has fevers get them to a hospital as soon as you can. Because even though I was lucky, this disease can so very easily claim lives if not treated or treated incorrectly.
Keep yourselves safe, I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Also if anyone else has had this bug I'd be interested to talk.
Roqinn
You're lucky to have not lost the foot or died. The infection could have spread really fast.
Funkychickenman
hey I had MRSA too. Looked like green snot coming out of my body before being treated. Glad to hear you're doing better.
Leinad199
Tell you what, baby smooth feet at the end of this tho
instantbeetle
Never had MRSA but I've had similar, undiagnosed lesions in my armpits, butt cheeks and scrotum. Yes you read that right.
v3rmilion
Yeah i had some of these on my leg. Was out with a friend when one burst. Was like I pissed myself with blood and pus
davidattenbruva
I had golden staph in my elbow. Started off as a massive lump, doc found nothing abnormal about, the next day it was getting drained in ER.
Redwall1937
I got MRSA on my forehead from an infected pimple, needless to say it was caught much earlier than OP's
RoryBlack1
I same thing goes for fingers. If it hurts for a long time and swells, get it checked. Lost the tip of my thumb from infection. Not cut 1/2
RoryBlack1
Off, eaten away.
howsarcasmbecameme
Post more
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
When it's fully healed I'll be posting a summary
jrgowe126
My bro had mrsa and ended up having a hole like this on his butt cheek it was gross!
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
The butt would suck. Not walking is one thing but not sitting? Yikes
mrhobbybob
Holy shit dude that must have hurt
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
More than you can imagine. I was begging to die at one point
IOnlyUseHashtagsSarcastically
OP, I hope you heal swiftly. Thanks for the interesting post.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
You're welcome
OMEGA1202
L3M0NSHARK
Where did you get this? Geographically and in which type of place? (Like a gym or locker room)
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
No idea. Didn't do anything that I can punpoi
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
Just read the geographically part sorry, I'm in Australia
berryballs
haysomf
This scared the shit out of me, ever picture I looked at through squinting eyes, thanks @op
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
I'm sorry ????
Showhermyoface
I thought I could take it, but then I felt that feeling in the back of my throat.... you know the one.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
Sorry!
nipplepanties
so...no cardio for a while huh?
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
Nope :c all I want to do is go for a jog
nipplepanties
Not the same, but I hurt my back when training for a race. Went stir crazy not being on my feet for so long. STAY STRONG OP!
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
Thankyou
Teneighteen
I've had numerous MRSA infections, so many I've lost count actually, sucks. Never on my foot though. My eyelid scared the shite out of me..
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
Oh sod that. The heel isn't nice because it's a struggle to walk or do anything much
Teneighteen
Once you get it into your blood stream, you are always acceptable to an infection, be really careful, especially if you get anymore tattoos.
Teneighteen
I can give you advice tattoo wise if you're going to get more. Let me know.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
I have one planned for a couple weeks. Pm me please
Saffron89
....ever the nurse, I giggles when I saw the distinct pattern of mepitel wound barrier on your heel.
Rip42
Didn't notice on first viewing. Went back and checked for the dots.
Saffron89
It's such a bad habit, I almost always notice them!
DingleberryJam
Can you describe how it smelled?
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
I didn't notice a smell tbh, but then again I was in a lot of pain so smell wasn't on my mind
nozerohero
I wouldn't be ablw to describe it but my father was a surgeon and he says generally staph infections are the worst thing he has ever smelled
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
I didn't notice a smell but then again it was on my foot
celtic1
When I was 13 I had mrsa about 7 times in 2 years
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
That's no good :/
celtic1
spread between me and my mother for about 4 years
BlakeTortilla
You probably only had it once and it just never got fully gone.
celtic1
more than likely.It wasn't fun started on my foot and went hogwild from there
ThereIsAJifForThat
Awesome, now you have a secret coin pocket!!!
JCBeastie
That's crazy how it starts so minor!
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
It was that minor for almost a week too
EaNasirsExcellentHighGradeCopper
Well I'm glad I clicked this, the one day where i have weird pain in my heel.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
I'm sorry! At least you'll know what it is if it's this
aoimori
MRSA infection on the foot is, hand on heart, what killed my grandfather. Entire foot was purple. Glad you caught it in time; it's not fun.
Cypheri
There are a ton of things that can cause discoloration of the foot/feet, though. MRSA is one, but definitely not the most common in elderly.
aoimori
True, but that was the cause of death on the certificate.
carpebass
are you also a diabetic?
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
No I'm not
VerdantApollo
Fun fact: MRSA isn't even the worst version of staph out there. New evolutions are gaining resistance to vancomycin as well, we gon' die.
MVPHingleMcCringleBerry
Just don't let it get in your blood. They you're royally fucked
hippocampus
Bone infection is worse. Takes weeks of i.v. antibiotics.
SEGSan
Sepsis is potentially lethal.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
Yep, I was just lucky mine was an easier to treat strain
SEGSan
It's not exceptionally contagious though. It's basically a normal staphylococcus aureus, but with resistance against certain antibiotics.
Nuttsy
Actually, that might be the nice part about them! If they work too well, it's hard for them to spread! :D
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
Yes, but think of all the money industrial farming companies made feeding antibiotics to their livestock!
birdloverlovesbirds
Username checks
BarfTittiesGalore
I braved scrolling through the post to put my man here
decorativemooseknuckle
holyflea
I'm marking my point as a brave soul as well
mrhobbybob
Me too!!!
l009
BrokenMegaman
Just jump to comments!!!!
brettmarkley1
Hey Crabman.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
I appreciate your bravery
upvotehypnotoad
"Load 7 more images" :Grabs vomit bag: - "Im going in..."
BarfTittiesGalore
Phew. Glad it's over and whoever that was that posted this gnarly fucking foot, I hope you have a better day than I'm going to now.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
It's been a tough ride, thanks man
igniteice
Jesus fucking christ, what the hell kind of Lego did you step on?
syndraconis
Satan's Lego
WeatherWiz
The MRSA variety
sahdad
It was a normal lego but the Viet Cong pooped on it.
karatechicken1
Hah yay, best comment
PoetDesmond
A Lego d4.
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
MyNameisAngelaHeyHello
All of them. No actually there was no visible wound that this could have gotten in whatsoever
Corrodias
My mother got something like this on her leg. Similarly, no entry wound, just spontaneous infection.
equityforpunks
Have you walked bare feet outside? It's easy to get small founds at heel, bc it feels so little. BTDT, cut mine in half on a dog bone 1/2
equityforpunks
2/2 I didn't notice it until I realized I was leaving bloody footsteps behind me. And it never hurt actually, just bled like a drain.
OriginalAngryJoe
I got two of these near the family jewels a few years ago. Luckily I found a dermatologist quickly. Not a pleasant experience.
OriginalAngryJoe
TBH. Foot seems a lot worse than thighs for this
necrontyr525
man. jewels. *Nothing* like this should ever be near them. ever.