Please HELP me...the past four months, I have been struggling with a chronic staph infection (now, MRSA). The people at our local hospital's clinic have preety much discounted whatever I had to say. I won't go into all of it here, but within 4 visits, I was given Septra DS ist, then when it didn't work, was given another script of same....on the 3rd visit, though I didn't have any lesions, I had ALOT of the early signs (I call them THREADS & BUMPS) and had begun having such intense pain in my hip that I couldn't walk...at all. I was accused of wanting narcotics, and denied that I had staph at all. I have been taking BENTONITE internally & putting it on ALL my sites, externally. They aren't concerned with my hip, which I believe to be osteomyelitis or septic arthritis. 1st I was given AUGMENTIN for 10 days, then they said to throw that out & gave me doxycycline for 12 days. I am thinking, after some very serious research , that I should be on a heavier, more potent anti-biotic therapy for at least 4 weeks...am I wrong? I am so ver sick. I'd really appreciate someones help!

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Female , Age: 45+

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When I was hospitalized last October with extensive necrotic tissue, they tried various IV anti-biotics, then I responde to Septra DS. When THIS flare-up first occured I was given Septra DS again, & when that did not work, Septra DS again. I have been using BENTONITE Clay, a detoxifying agent, both ext. & iint., now Iam on doxycycline for 12 days, with no acknowledgement of this severe disabling pain in my hip...with red, swollen outside, but no known abcess