January 29, 2011
January 22, 2011
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
I have spent the last week in the hospital. And my diagnosis is ....Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); which is mainly in my lower, left leg. I am now at home on some very strong antibotics and hoping I get better very soon. I do not like not being able to move around!
**************MORE INFORMATOIN**************************Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
Most MRSA infections occur in people who have been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
Symptoms:
Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also burrow deep into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs.
Causes:
There are different varieties of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, commonly called "staph." Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population. The bacteria are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or other wound, and even then they usually cause only minor skin problems in healthy people.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 percent of the population carries the type of staph bacteria known as MRSA.
Antibiotic resistance
MRSA is the result of decades of often unnecessary antibiotic use. For years, antibiotics have been prescribed for colds, flu and other viral infections that don't respond to these drugs. Even when antibiotics are used appropriately, they contribute to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria because they don't destroy every germ they target. Bacteria live on an evolutionary fast track, so germs that survive treatment with one antibiotic soon learn to resist others.
This information and more can be found at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735
January 16, 2011
The Stupid Evil Bastard Meme
Hosted by Judd Corizan__________________________________________________
1. What time did you get up this morning? 10:00am (after going to bed at 3:00am)
2. How do you like your steak? Medium Well
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Legend of the Guardians at the IMAX
4. What is your favorite TV show? Mike & Molly; the new Hawaii 5-0
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Ireland
6. What did you have for breakfast? Scrambled eggs, hash browns, toast and link sausage
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Mexican
8. What foods do you dislike? Spinach
9. Favorite Place to Eat? Applebees
10. Favorite dressing? Warm! hehe Ranch
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Jeep
12. What are your favorite clothes? Comfortable clothes
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Ireland
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 full
15. Where would you want to retire? Texas
16. Favorite time of day? Bedtime
17. Where were you born? In a hospital in Missouri
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football!!!! GO COWBOYS!
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? No idea
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? No idea
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Everyone
22. Bird watcher? Do the St. Louis Cardinals count?
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night person
24. Do you have any pets? Yes, two dogs.
25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? I got a Kindle for Christmas and I love it.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? Computer programmer
27. What is your best childhood memory? Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's
28. Are you a cat or dog person? Dog!!!
29. Are you married? Yes
30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes
31. Been in a car accident? Yes, several
32. Any pet peeves? Yes, a few
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Canadian Bacon and Mushrooms
34. Favorite Flower? Rose (and Lilac)
35. Favorite ice cream? Blue Bunny Bordeaux Cherry Chocolate
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Taco Bell
37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? LOL none
38. From whom did you get your last email? My friend, RoseAnn of The Social Frog
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Barnes and Noble
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Yes, today...purchased a really nice leather purse
41. Like your job? Sometimes...mostly too much stress to like it.
42. Broccoli? Yes please, with cheese.
43. What was your favorite vacation? Anywhere in the south that has a beach, preferably in Florida.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? My husband and son.
45. What are you listening to right now? The dogs whining because they want to go outside.
46. What is your favorite color? Blue
47. How many tattoos do you have? None, yet
48. How many times have you tagged someone to do a meme? Too many to count
49. What time did you finish this meme? 3:02 PM
50. Coffee Drinker? Blended Mocha or French Vanilla Cappuccino please.
2. How do you like your steak? Medium Well
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Legend of the Guardians at the IMAX
4. What is your favorite TV show? Mike & Molly; the new Hawaii 5-0
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Ireland
6. What did you have for breakfast? Scrambled eggs, hash browns, toast and link sausage
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Mexican
8. What foods do you dislike? Spinach
9. Favorite Place to Eat? Applebees
10. Favorite dressing? Warm! hehe Ranch
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Jeep
12. What are your favorite clothes? Comfortable clothes
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Ireland
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 full
15. Where would you want to retire? Texas
16. Favorite time of day? Bedtime
17. Where were you born? In a hospital in Missouri
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football!!!! GO COWBOYS!
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? No idea
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? No idea
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Everyone
22. Bird watcher? Do the St. Louis Cardinals count?
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night person
24. Do you have any pets? Yes, two dogs.
25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? I got a Kindle for Christmas and I love it.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? Computer programmer
27. What is your best childhood memory? Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's
28. Are you a cat or dog person? Dog!!!
29. Are you married? Yes
30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes
31. Been in a car accident? Yes, several
32. Any pet peeves? Yes, a few
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Canadian Bacon and Mushrooms
34. Favorite Flower? Rose (and Lilac)
35. Favorite ice cream? Blue Bunny Bordeaux Cherry Chocolate
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Taco Bell
37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? LOL none
38. From whom did you get your last email? My friend, RoseAnn of The Social Frog
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Barnes and Noble
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Yes, today...purchased a really nice leather purse
41. Like your job? Sometimes...mostly too much stress to like it.
42. Broccoli? Yes please, with cheese.
43. What was your favorite vacation? Anywhere in the south that has a beach, preferably in Florida.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? My husband and son.
45. What are you listening to right now? The dogs whining because they want to go outside.
46. What is your favorite color? Blue
47. How many tattoos do you have? None, yet
48. How many times have you tagged someone to do a meme? Too many to count
49. What time did you finish this meme? 3:02 PM
50. Coffee Drinker? Blended Mocha or French Vanilla Cappuccino please.
January 15, 2011
January 9, 2011
The First 2011 Alphabet Meme
Hosted by Judd Corizan__________________________________________________
A is for Age: 40
B is for Beer of choice: Corona
C is for Career: Human Resource Management
D is for favourite Drink: Diet Pepsi
E is for Essential item you use everyday: Desktop Computer
F is for Favourite song at the moment: Love The Way You Lie by Eminem and Rihanna
G is for favourite Game: World of Warcraft
H is for Home town: Annapolis
I is for Instruments you play: Organ
J is for favourite Juice: Orange
K is for Kids: Two, one boy and one girl
L is for Last kiss: Steve, last night
M is for marriage: Steve
N is for full Name: Shannon Gayle
O is for Overnight hospital stays: Too damn many
P is for phobias: Death, closed in places, being trapped, drowning, choking, burning.
Q is for quote: “You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?” Said by Bernadette Peters
R is for biggest Regret: Not having more time with my parents
S is for sports: Football!!!
T is for Time you wake up: 5:30AM
U is for colour of underwear: Purple
V is for Vegetable you love: Corn on the Cob
W is for Worst Habit: Scratching the psoriasis on my feet
X is for X-rays you've had: not sure...at least 10
Y is for Yummy food you make: peanut butter cookies
Z is for zodiac sign: Libra
B is for Beer of choice: Corona
C is for Career: Human Resource Management
D is for favourite Drink: Diet Pepsi
E is for Essential item you use everyday: Desktop Computer
F is for Favourite song at the moment: Love The Way You Lie by Eminem and Rihanna
G is for favourite Game: World of Warcraft
H is for Home town: Annapolis
I is for Instruments you play: Organ
J is for favourite Juice: Orange
K is for Kids: Two, one boy and one girl
L is for Last kiss: Steve, last night
M is for marriage: Steve
N is for full Name: Shannon Gayle
O is for Overnight hospital stays: Too damn many
P is for phobias: Death, closed in places, being trapped, drowning, choking, burning.
Q is for quote: “You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?” Said by Bernadette Peters
R is for biggest Regret: Not having more time with my parents
S is for sports: Football!!!
T is for Time you wake up: 5:30AM
U is for colour of underwear: Purple
V is for Vegetable you love: Corn on the Cob
W is for Worst Habit: Scratching the psoriasis on my feet
X is for X-rays you've had: not sure...at least 10
Y is for Yummy food you make: peanut butter cookies
Z is for zodiac sign: Libra
January 1, 2011
Happy New Year 2011
I hope that 2010 was a good year for each and everyone of you.
May year 2011 be full of love, joy, peace and happiness!
Best of luck in all that you do!
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“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.
A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.”
~*~Bill Vaughn~*~