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Hospital Exposure

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point

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I was just reading the Cepacia thread and I was reading Diane's comment about contracting cepacia after a sinus surgery..... just curious, how many of you picked up a new bug after a surgery/ non-iv hospital visit?

I may need my second sinus surgery within the next year and now I am a bit spooked by the concept. Thanks for your thoughts on the topic - -
 
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point

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I was just reading the Cepacia thread and I was reading Diane's comment about contracting cepacia after a sinus surgery..... just curious, how many of you picked up a new bug after a surgery/ non-iv hospital visit?

I may need my second sinus surgery within the next year and now I am a bit spooked by the concept. Thanks for your thoughts on the topic - -
 
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point

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I was just reading the Cepacia thread and I was reading Diane's comment about contracting cepacia after a sinus surgery..... just curious, how many of you picked up a new bug after a surgery/ non-iv hospital visit?

I may need my second sinus surgery within the next year and now I am a bit spooked by the concept. Thanks for your thoughts on the topic - -
 
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NoExcuses

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the reality is the hospitals have been and always will be highly concentrated locations of bacteria.

the plus is that bacteria are rarely airborne... unless someone is a few inches from your face and sneezes or coughs right up your nose.

touch is the majority of bacterial transmission - and you have control over that. make your docs gown up - if you don't have bad bacteria, chances are they've encountered a patient that day that has. wear gloves. use the gloves to grad door handles and pens. wear a mask so that when you cough you don't have to touch your hand to your mouth.

nothing is full proof, but there are measures you can take to protect yourself.
 
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NoExcuses

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the reality is the hospitals have been and always will be highly concentrated locations of bacteria.

the plus is that bacteria are rarely airborne... unless someone is a few inches from your face and sneezes or coughs right up your nose.

touch is the majority of bacterial transmission - and you have control over that. make your docs gown up - if you don't have bad bacteria, chances are they've encountered a patient that day that has. wear gloves. use the gloves to grad door handles and pens. wear a mask so that when you cough you don't have to touch your hand to your mouth.

nothing is full proof, but there are measures you can take to protect yourself.
 
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NoExcuses

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the reality is the hospitals have been and always will be highly concentrated locations of bacteria.

the plus is that bacteria are rarely airborne... unless someone is a few inches from your face and sneezes or coughs right up your nose.

touch is the majority of bacterial transmission - and you have control over that. make your docs gown up - if you don't have bad bacteria, chances are they've encountered a patient that day that has. wear gloves. use the gloves to grad door handles and pens. wear a mask so that when you cough you don't have to touch your hand to your mouth.

nothing is full proof, but there are measures you can take to protect yourself.
 
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Rokiss12

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def do what amy said if you worried, but im going on 7 sinus surgeries, and knock on wood, i havent ever picked up anything specifically from sugery... just so you know, there are people on the oposite end of the spectrum too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> good luck, if you find anythign interesting- please share <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Rokiss12

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def do what amy said if you worried, but im going on 7 sinus surgeries, and knock on wood, i havent ever picked up anything specifically from sugery... just so you know, there are people on the oposite end of the spectrum too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> good luck, if you find anythign interesting- please share <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Rokiss12

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def do what amy said if you worried, but im going on 7 sinus surgeries, and knock on wood, i havent ever picked up anything specifically from sugery... just so you know, there are people on the oposite end of the spectrum too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> good luck, if you find anythign interesting- please share <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Ratatosk

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DS picked up enterbactor cholae (Sp) when he was in the NICU recovering from intestinal surgery. It's a bug that is common in NICUs that has to do with fecal material and improper handwashing. He developed bronchitis at 2 months. He came home with a cough and boogery nose at 6 weeks, and would cough so hard he'd throw up his formula. When I called the local clinic and he was in for his routine vaccinations, the doctor told me his cough was normal -- cfers cough. Went to his CF appointment a few weeks later and that was when he culutured enterbacter cholae. He cultured pseudo A after his first local cf clinic appointment where they have a community waiting room and doctors you have to remind to wash hands.

In fact since we stopped going to the local clinic -- DS hasn't had as many sinus infections/upper respiratory infections. He'd always come down with something a few weeks after his CF appointment.
 
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Ratatosk

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DS picked up enterbactor cholae (Sp) when he was in the NICU recovering from intestinal surgery. It's a bug that is common in NICUs that has to do with fecal material and improper handwashing. He developed bronchitis at 2 months. He came home with a cough and boogery nose at 6 weeks, and would cough so hard he'd throw up his formula. When I called the local clinic and he was in for his routine vaccinations, the doctor told me his cough was normal -- cfers cough. Went to his CF appointment a few weeks later and that was when he culutured enterbacter cholae. He cultured pseudo A after his first local cf clinic appointment where they have a community waiting room and doctors you have to remind to wash hands.

In fact since we stopped going to the local clinic -- DS hasn't had as many sinus infections/upper respiratory infections. He'd always come down with something a few weeks after his CF appointment.
 
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Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
DS picked up enterbactor cholae (Sp) when he was in the NICU recovering from intestinal surgery. It's a bug that is common in NICUs that has to do with fecal material and improper handwashing. He developed bronchitis at 2 months. He came home with a cough and boogery nose at 6 weeks, and would cough so hard he'd throw up his formula. When I called the local clinic and he was in for his routine vaccinations, the doctor told me his cough was normal -- cfers cough. Went to his CF appointment a few weeks later and that was when he culutured enterbacter cholae. He cultured pseudo A after his first local cf clinic appointment where they have a community waiting room and doctors you have to remind to wash hands.

In fact since we stopped going to the local clinic -- DS hasn't had as many sinus infections/upper respiratory infections. He'd always come down with something a few weeks after his CF appointment.
 
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