hi, i am 11 months post op, and although my scars healed well after surgery, 2 months ago i got a boil like lump over my port scar.

Then it started to puss, after swabbing it came back as mrsa positive, how gutted was i. After 2 lots of antibiotics it has not disapeared and at my wits end. It is now a deep hole of 8mm radius and 12mm deep.

Because my boobs rest on this also it is ver very painful, i am on strong pain killers but still in pain. Has anyone else been through this? i went with the hospital group and was wondering what the cost of port removal would be, as i think this is what my next option would be, or is it, i really don;t know what to expect.

please anyone can you help.

thanks shirley

_{Are you on iv antibiotics or oral?}

What a nightmare for you, mrsa is so hard to get rid of, is your doctor recommending taking the port out ?

Might be an idea to try and see where the infection came from .. i.e at home, or you or the hosptial, it will be hard to clear it up if u are still exposed to it. MRSA is rampant here in the UK, so i was swabbed down for samples on the pre-op visit before i got anywhere near being operated on. Make sure u shower using one of the anti-bacterial/anti-virus scrubs that they use in hospital. It should eventually be got rid of by dilligence and drugs. Speak to your doctor about whether the port will need to removed or moved etc. I wish you luck with it ...

I would think that removing port would be next option. Also, with MRSA re-currences are likely unfortunately. We all have staph on our body, but you don't want to become septic messing with it. Best of luck to you for a speedy recovery!

_{Are you on iv antibiotics or oral?}

oral

but would i have to pay for this, i paid private with hospital group, if so has anyone any idea how much this would cost x

well good news mrsa has cleared. but i still have a deep sinus above my port which could easily become infected again, i have an appointment with my surgeon on tues and i am nearly a year out, so just hoping he dont try to charge me for there mistakes. #As there is only 1 place i could of got this is from their fills. well fingers crossed.