Staph infection after birth? :(

[papie]

My cousin gave birth to twins last week on Wednesday. The babies are fine. She started running a fever on the Thursday and her incision hurt. They started her on IV antibiotics but she keep getting worse. Then last weekend her incision broke open and it was awfully infected. Yesterday they got her back in surgery and she is still running a fever. I am so worried. She is in Athens Greece at an OB clinic. They should transfer her to the hospital soon.
Thoughts and prayers would be nice. Do you know anyone who had that happen? Is she going to be ok? I know check your crystal ball...

[snipsnsnails]

I'm sorry, P. I'll say a prayer for her and the family.

[snickers]

I'm sorry, that sounds scary. Healthy vibes to her!

[Deleted]

I'm so sorry. I don't know anyone who went through that, but she's in my T&Ps.

[lilafowler]

Ugh I'm so sorry-I hope they can get her on the mend ASAP. How scary 

[anlo]

Thoughts and prayers for your cousin, and hugs for you. 

[balletofangels]

My friend's niece was very ill with a staph infection after her first DD. She was in icu on antibiotics for about a week I think. She is now perfectly fine and has had two more kids without complication. T&Ps your cousin had just as good of an outcome. I'm sure she'll be on the mend soon.

[margarita]

I'm sorry. That does sound scary. Since they've caught it and are treating it, I am sure she will be on the mend soon. Thinking of you and your family.

[mrsjuleshs]

Fingers crossed they can get it under control and she gets better soon.

[julez]

Oh, wow. I hope that she heals quickly. How scary!

[janiejones]

sending her some good thoughts!

[polka]

Thoughts and prayers for her. I hope she's okay!

[orangeblossom]

She should be fine. It can be very scary, but not uncommon. 36% of the population as staph on their skin and are fine. Generally, it's just there, but can cause issues from time to time. About 6% have MRSA on their skin.

Her treatment depends on if it's resistant or not, but even if it's resistant, there are drugs to treat it, they just may not use the lesser potent drugs. They can tell the resistance/sensitivity by doing a swab of the wound and/or blood test.

It could have happened in the hospital or it may not have, but the where isn't as important as treating it right now.

ETA: I hope she improves quickly and without lasting issues and can get home to her babies soon.

[karmasabiotch]

It happened to me after my c/s. it was caught early so I didn't need surgery.

It also happened to me after my tummy tuck and wasn't caught early. I needed emergency surgery, was in ICU, and you probably remember the rest. It was really bad but I'm still here.

I'll keep her in my thoughts. It isn't uncommon and I'm sure with the surgery and antibiotics she will be fine!

[karmasabiotch]

I'm not sure it was a staph infection after my tummy tuck. Not sure what it was so I should have left that part out.

[Deleted]

T&Ps for your cousin. I hope they can treat it and that she recovers quickly.