One of the tattoo shops where I've had some work uses a meat packing thing.

You when you open a package of ground beef, in between the bottom of the meat and the foam tray there is a liner of sorts?

They use those, but clean, unused ones of course.

They work pretty good for tattoos at least. I have one on my thigh where I was having problems with denim rubbing when I walked. I got some of those meat packing pads and used an ace bandage.

Seems to me they would work fairly well for RR too. You can get a few from the butcher or likely buy them (probably in bulk) as well. Don't know what they are called exactly.

Ditto me - the FDA just approved "Medical Honey" - I'm suffering with MRSA, but they are trying to keep me out of the hospital, and use Zyvox

2 drugs are going through the FDA approval process that in clinical trials, killed the MRSA virus in 95% of the patients treated!!!!

Hang on for about a year and it should be on the market!!!!!!

Hang on another year? Sigh - MRSA HURTS - when my wound starts to really hurt, that's when I know I'm seriously infected - again.
I have a feeling they are going to put me in the doc shop tomorrow - the stupid insurance company wants pre-approval for the Zyvox, and have been dragging their feet for 5 days now - and my leg keeps getting worse. MD said if my leg wasn't better by tomorrow WITH the zyvox, I was going into the hospital - well, the insurance company hasn't approved the prescription - they don't want to pay the $2800 - so they are going to end up paying 30K+ for me to go in-patient, and have it given IV

See if you can get home infusion- have you checked into that?

Call a company like Coram, ask them to work with your doc to either come to the home or go to one of their infusion suites.

Sometimes insurance companies will pay for home infusion as a less costly alternative to admitting you. Or the home infusion company will work something out with you and the drug maker that costs less if out of pocket.

Hope you feel better,kc.....

I was on the oral Zyvox before (Feb if I remember right) - they will probably get around to approving me, but if it's not soon, they are going to be too late

The last time I priced it, it was $2800 for the 28 pills