 [ Symptoms ] i am a competitive gymnast with osgood sclatters disease – it is spreading [ Disease ] i am sorry to hear what you went through mrsa can be a very nasty bug indeed as you probably know but for the benefit of others reading this response mrsa stands for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureas this bacterium is resistant to treatment by many antibiotics thankfully vancomycin still works to kill it i understand your concern about the infection coming back you are not being paranoid in thinking this way usually the iv vancomycin treatment completely eradicates the bug but not always here are things you should watch for fever over 101 3f localized heat in any joint but especially on the finger or hand where the mrsa originally was colonized localized swelling especially on the originally affected hand swollen hot angry red tissue    especially on the originally affected hand any of those signs should send you quickly back to your treating physician while i noted you should mainly focus your attention on the hand that was originally infected do not ignore other limbs basically if you get any weird symptoms    whether around your knee or in the opposite arm or whatever    you should check back with your healthcare provider also if your physician agrees it would not hurt to have your sed sedimentation rate monitored for awhile this blood test basically measures inflammation in your body people with a serious infection like mrsa have an elevated sed rate in some people who have had mrsa the sed rate remains elevated for a long time and it is nothing to worry about but it is a test infectious disease professionals routinely look at in people who have or had mrsa chances are you will never have a problem with mrsa again but you are wise to stay vigilant for awhile and if you ever decide to have joint replacement surgery pacemaker implantation or any surgery that puts hardware into your body be sure to mention your mrsa history to your surgeon wishing you well