Bummed...I think I have MRSA

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I developed a nasty abcess last Friday and had an I&D on Saturday. The Dr was pretty sure it's MRSA but I haven't been able to find out about the culture yet. Since it was done in a clinic on saturday, their stuff doesn't get sent out until Monday afternoon. It should have been back today but nobody called me back. I was told I can work since the abcess was in the groin and to just do good hand hygiene. I've been obsessive about washing, sanitizing, bleaching all my clothes (have probably done 20 loads of laundry since then!) But today in the shower I found a small abcess on my left groin (the first was on the right.) I'm keeping an eye on it and doing heat packs. I'm taking Bactrim and using bactroban in the nares and on the wound so I started using it on the new abcess as well. I'm trying to come to grips with the fact I'm going to have to have another I&D done, probably tomorrow.

I'm just not sure what to do. I know that the actually site of the infection is covered and not being exposed to anybody, but I feel like I'm spreading infection everywhere I go and I should be yelling "unclean! unclean!" And I hate the thought that I could accidentally pass this to a patient. Anybody's experiences or advice? I started crying in the shower this morning when I found the second abcess and hate the thought of continually having these!

I have found that a combination of Zinc and Turmeric (yes the spice) clears abscesses right up, you can either get the capsules of Turmeric or put a couple teaspoons in a glass of water, usually works in a couple days.......Hope this helps.......
Turmeric is absolutely amazing, they've used it in South Asia for centuries...I barely eat anything without it, haha.

I'm just a nursing student and I didn't recognize the term MRSA at first, but I just read a bit from the Mayo clinic that says it can be treated with vancomycin. I was getting the impression from the way people on here were talking about it that it's some kind of permanent condition - but from the article it sounded like you just had to use particularly special drugs to get rid of it.

in the event you get MRSA you take off work and get treated and its gone, right? or am I missing something?

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