Illness - HL 206 (1)

Health Risk:  Please read Jo’s incredible account.  Quite an amazing experience for Eric.

From Jo jo.jensen@live.com
Date: 05/03/2014 16:28 (GMT-08:00)
To Jo <jo.jensen@live.com>
Subject Eric's Story - MRSA Epidemic - Warn your friends!
Hi everyone

Re: MSSA - Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus - MRSA is the sister bacteria but instead of being sensitive to antibiotics it is resistant, hence MRSA. 

Eric was lucky he had MSSA, 3 months in hospital and best part of the year to recover has been no fun but at least he is alive. Praise God for that!

Since Eric having been taken ill with MSSA, I have met several people right here in Laguna Beach who have had the same thing, most were hospitalized, near death for 2 months but survived, others were not so lucky. One guy got it from a splinter in his foot, another 17 year old cause unknown, next street to us a guy got it doing the garden, Eric was most likely the garden too, A guy having fun on Dana Point beach died 5 days later. The hospital said people are coming into emergency with MSSA/MRSA all the time, 90% of these have had dental work in the last 2 weeks. This used to be something contained to hospitals but not anymore, it is breading on our beaches and in the ocean, it is contagious and is becoming an epidemic not just here but around the world. Officials advise to shower before going onto the beach and shower again coming off the beach, if you have any cuts STAY OFF THE BEACH!

These bacteria's live on our skin and in our mouths, if for some reason they get into our blood stream the body should fight it off but that is often not the case, this is not just a warning for immune compromised people but for fit young healthy people and children too. The key is if you have pain, mosquito bites or rashes associated with a mild temperature or chills go to the hospital immediately, they don't routinely check for MRSA so you need to tell them to do it, it could save your life!

Eric's Story

He woke up one morning with back pain, it was so bad he could hardly stand. At 9:30am I took him to the emergency room at the hospital, he was cold in the waiting room and asked for a blanket, by the time he was called he could not walk so they brought a wheelchair for him. They gave him pain killers, antibiotics, blood test and sent him home around 3.00pm telling him to take some Tylenol for the pain.

Over the next 3 days he got worse, the pain was unbearable and the temperature/chills were increasing. We called a chiropractor out who said he had a trapped nerve and gave him a laser treatment, we later discovered this was contra-indicated for fever and  multiplied the bacteria. Eric called a friend who lives in the same street, he is an emergency doctor at another hospital, he wasted no time and got Eric into Mission hospital immediately, they kept him overnight to take an MRI of his back the following day, later that day he went into cardiac arrest but fortunately the nurse was in the room when it happened and they acted quickly, they then suspected Sepsis (blood infection) they took samples of blood and found MSSA.

The next step is to put the blood in petro dishes and wait for the bacteria to grow, then treat it with different antibiotics to find which ones it responds best to, this took 5 days, in the meantime they gave him a cocktail of antibiotics but it was not working and during this 5 days he was on deaths door. Tests showed that the bacteria had gotten into the heart, lungs, kidney, liver, intestine, spine and brain. The bacteria is sticky, it protects itself with a film so the antibiotic can't get to it, when it gets into the heart which it usually does, pieces break off, they are called emboli, the heart then shoots these pieces all over the body.

The effects of this are critical, the treatment is usually surgery as the only way is to cut the infected pieces out, so this was our dilemma and the only solution was prayer.......

Miracle 1

The bacteria got into Eric's spine, they wanted to do surgery and cut out several vertebra and discs and replace them with artificial ones, this would have been a 2 day surgery and Eric was already on deaths door. The surgeon said if the bacteria moved just a tiny bit more Eric would become a paraplegic, they recommended emergency surgery but the surgeon said he wouldn't even get past the anesthetic and the bacteria would attack the surgery site, it was scary and futile. I felt like I would have been signing his death warrant so I refused the surgery and asked everyone to pray for a miracle.

Miracle 2

The bacteria formed a cluster in the aortic heart valve, it was shooting bacteria all over the body. The heart surgeon said he needed to replace the valve immediately or Eric would die, for the same reasons I said no and got everyone praying for another miracle.

Miracle 3

Later that day the bacteria had formed a clot in the intestine, the trauma surgeon said that they needed to do emergency surgery and cut this part of the intestine out or Eric would die, for the same reasons again I said no and prayed for another miracle.

 Miracle 4

The heart shot bacteria into the brain causing multiple mini strokes on both sides of the brain, there was a high risk of brain damage and further strokes, we prayed for a miracle and Eric's brain is 100%

Miracle 5

Once the bacteria was under control e.g. one month later, other complications had set in, Eric's body was filling up with fluid, especially his lungs, he could not breathe and had to go on a bipap breathing machine, things got worse over the next 3 days, once again he was on deaths door, the only way to save his life was to fly him to a specialist hospital for heart surgery. When they ran the test prior to surgery it looked like 3 out of the 4 valves needed replacing, the surgeon said it was a highly risky surgery for a fit young man let alone someone in Eric's condition, he prepared us for the worst. Once again we got everyone praying for a miracle. The outcome was that only one valve needed replacing and the surgery was a success.

Miracle 6

After 3 weeks Eric came back and went into a local nursing home for some recovery time. After a few days I noticed his legs filling with fluid, I asked the nurse to see the medication list and noticed they had discontinued his diuretic. At 11:30 that night Eric called me, he said he couldn't breathe, I jumped out of bed and went over there immediately (15 mins drive) the nurse said go home he is just having an anxiety attack, I said call 911 emergency right now, they were there in 5 mins, the hospital was just 10 mins drive, it turned out he was actually having heart failure. Thank God for wisdom from the Holy Spirit that overruled the nurse and insisted on calling 911, if we hadn't acted quickly he wouldn't be here today.  

Miracle 7

He was admitted back into hospital, a few days later they decided to do another MRI on his back, then came the bad news "the bacteria was back and worse than before" this was such a shock after everything he had been through, they said they would have to do the surgery or he would be paralyzed, the cardiologist said the surgery was too risky for his heart, now we are back to square one, between a rock and a hard place. The only answer was prayer, this time I asked everyone to pray every 4 hours - 8am, 12 noon, 4pm and 8pm this way we could all pray together. They took some biopsies to see what they were dealing with, we waited anxiously for 3 days while they developed in the petro dishes, at the end of the 3 days there was nothing, all the bacteria had gone. Praise God, another answer to prayer.

 Miracle 8

Eric lost the sight in his right eye, further examination showed that the bacteria had eaten multiple holes in the back of his eye and the retina had fallen off, once again he had emergency surgery, they didn't hold out much hope for the sight in this eye. We have been praying for his sight to be totally restored. We are now 6 weeks into the 10 week process and Eric is already regaining his sight, the surgeon is shocked and can't wait to see what the outcome will be. 

This bacteria is a killer, be aware of it and pass this onto you friends, it could save lives!

I have attached a web page below, just cut and paste it into your browser, it explains how serious this is, that a lot of Americans have already died from it and that we need an awareness campaign by the world health authorities to do something about it and save lives. Alternatively just Google MRSA on the beaches or whatever, there is plenty of info on the internet.

Thank you for your prayers, they saved Eric's life!

Love and every blessing

Eric and Jo xx  jo.jensen@live.com

URL: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+MRSA+Epidemic+--+A+Call+To+Action-a0324509328

 


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