i got a boil and went to the doctor and he said i had something called staph infection.?

Question: he gave me some medicine called sulfur and then some higher priced kind i think called levaquin which helped but didnt get rid of it. now the boils are covered on the back of my head. and since i had it i developed this chronic cough and my phlegm is dark and thick and it leaves a nasty taste in my mouth. i was wondering can anybody tell me what to do and how can i get rid of this. i had it going on 2 years now. i just now got insurance so now i can go to the doctor more often but i still want to know what people think about the situation. i cant even get my hair cut at a barber shop and im tired of going to sleep and waking up to a pillowcase covered in blood! so please help me out there America

Answers:
You probably have what is a resistant strain of staph infection. You may even be getting it in your lungs which is dangerous. Can become staph pneumonia. You need to go to the doctor if you have trouble breathing, green or bloody mucous, and fever, any of these symptoms. To treat the boils, you have to contain the drainage. Lysol everything, bleach the sheets, cover the boils until they heal, wash your hands every time you change the bandages or come into contact with the drainage, and buy some Hibiclens at the pharmacy to bathe with and clean the wounds with. Also, use some type of antibacterial hand soap or the hibiclens when you wash your hands. If you can get it, you need some gentamycin ointment for the wounds and a different antibiotic. Hope you can get this resolved. Very contagious and you can keep getting it if you aren't meticulous with getting rid of the bandages and keeping it covered , etc.

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Say to hell with your previous doctor and go to a new one, one that is on your insurance plan. Most infections of the skin are staph infections, but proper antibiotics can clear them up. You need proper treatment from a doctor that gives a damn.

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