Guest guest Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Well, I have a new thing going on... I'd been on enbril and mtx and at least I was holding my own pretty well .. no bad flares. Then I started getting what my primary doc thought was psoriasis.. I have an appt. to see a dermatologist on that... but during the period when my mother was going through all kinds of misery and infections and stuff I must have rubbed on my elbows (which were cracked and sore) as I managed to get a confirmed staph infection in my left elbow. Not in the bone but in the bursa. I was on 2 kinds of antibiotic, aughmentin and biaxcin (?) ... anyway it's exactly the same thing as Septra, which I have had mild allergic reactions to in the past. The sulfa drug was the specific for the type of staph I have and I was able to take a weeks worth but then I got a rash all over and had to stop.. :-( My rheumy thinks one week is better than none.. I'm seeing her Thursday-- we've been on a wait and see. Of course I had to stop all my R.A. meds, sigh, and yes, I'm having a mild flare. The thing is.. the elbow hasn't swollen and the redness hasn't spread again but it hasn't gone away either and I'm terrified of walking around with a staph infection in my elbow for who knows how long.. ... Has anyone else dealt with this sort of thing? I'm already retired, so I don't have to worry about what I'll live on .. and fortunately I have medical coverage (thank heavens x l00000).. but at 60 I don't want to lose my ability to function-- I have too much yet to do. thanks, Carla in Rhode Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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