Finally. Hubby gets a real diagnosis.

[Liberal Veteran]

I've suspected it, but finally a doctor did a culture on hubby's skin and boil issue he has had 3 times in the past year.

MRSA.

Hopefully, the dermatologist will do a better job of than his GP has (GP never even lanced the boil to drain it).

Yeah, I know...yuck. It's not a hygiene issue and his weight is smack dab in the middle of ideal.

Even so, I feel like stocking up on alcohol wipes and lysol.

[hedgehog]

1. Good for you! When at first you don't succeed, get a second opinion!

[Warpy]

2. Stocking up on those can't hurt

Draining it should get rid of 99% of the bugs but he's still going to need antibiotics to kill the rest of them or it will recur.

[trotsky]

3. Good to hear a real treatment can begin.

Best of luck to him, and to you!

[Chemisse]

4. It's good that he is finally getting treated.

Those can be so persistent. My son had MRSA. He had it drained and treated three times over a period of perhaps 6 months before he was finally rid of it. And that was the community acquired, which is more apt to be responsive to antibiotics than that acquired in the hospital.