My 17 year old son was diagnosed with MRSA after getting an injur...

My prayers are with your son and your family, I wish him a speedy recovery and good health. My teenage son might be in the same situation, we're going to the doctor tomorrow- God Bless both of our son's. My question is, is there an alternative medication that you know of that is safer. And most importantly how is your son doing.
All the best wishes for your family.

Thank you for providing some real-life information about this illness. I was diagnosed with MRSA 2 and 1/2 years ago. At the time, the doctors said that it was a simple, treatable staff infection of unknown origin. However, my infection entered my blood stream and caused organ damage for which there seems to be no cure. I can suggest that you continue to have your son tested on a regular basis. My MRSA was supposedly cured, only to come back with a vengence two months later. I still suffer after effects the like of which you report. Although my case does not seem to be life threatening, it is certainly debilitating and has prvented me from living a normal life. I have learned one thing about this whole ordeal. Keep pushing the doctors. They tend not to believe that there can be so many long term side effects and instead believe that it's just something that you have to fight with every day. I sincerely believe that your son has a much better chance to completely heal due mainly to his age. I was not stricken until my early 40s and suffered with minor health problems before the infection hit me. Good luck. Hopefully as doctors believe that it is a long term illness - not just a "flu" there will be more studying done on how to deal with the after effects.