DOCBUCS

Nurse 20, Thanks for your input. I like i said am recovering slowly and am determined to beat this. I have many a marathons to run and many competative races to cycle. Nevertheless have decided to give up on caring for others and pursue my career elsewhere. When it gets to the point that there is a question whether a company will cover a claim that nearly took my life then I know that NO JOB IS WORTH THIS CRAP!!!! I AM DONE WITH PATIENT CARE...I Plan as stated before to utilize my experience in acute care to sell medical devices. My first Interview is on thursday and have 3 More friday. I had No idea the world was begging for nurses outside of patient care. Guess what.... that door has been shut and locked . I will enter College again and finish another program before returning to patient care!!! DOCBUCS

Ive most recently been diagnosed with MRSA. Started out with a nice size boil located inside my Left nare. Was treated with antibiotics and went quickly away but was cultured and showed MRSA. I am an ICU RN by profession. Despite following strict precautions with handwashing and Isolation of patients with MRSA I seem to have contracted it anyway. Prior to this I was a completely healthy 31 year old who ran marathons and competitively cycled. Shortly after the Nare boil healed I developed multiple boils despite antibiotic treatment upon my lower extremeties leading to surgical intervention. Today, 4 weeks after the start of this ordeal, i am still recovering from surgery for removal of multiple abcesses and if i tried running or cycling would fall directly on my face due to general weakness and fatigue. I since have been off of work for a month now and have a professonal headhunter searching for a sales job outside of the hospital setting. The CDC and NIH need to put emphasis on a cure. Its not only killing patients in the hospitals its erradicating the nurses also and if anyone hasn't noticed there are no extra nurses standing in line for jobs! Whats it gonna take for the CDC to put emphasis on finding a cure....We thought AIDS was gonna be the next Holocaust; I beg to differ. Someone recently asked me if I had persued any Legal actions against the hospital. DO I have a case? Workmans Comp? If there is anyone out there with information please help Docbucs