Alaskantkdkid
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I just got back from the doctor and found out I have a staph infection. I am curious; how long I should be taking off from grappling after it goes away?
I just got back from the doctor and found out I have a staph infection. I am curious; how long I should be taking off from grappling after it goes away?
Given the information I plan to take off at a minimum all of this week. Will see on Monday of next week how I feel and how far along I have come.
Here's my general rule of thumb: stay OFF the mat until the infection is completely healed. This means no open sore or wound and fully healed skin.
I've been off the mat for 33 days now because of a staph infection. The doctor prescribed 10 days of ceflax for it, which didn't fully clear it. within a week, it came back with a vengeance and I'm now on a 14-day cycle of a stronger antibiotic combined with penicillin-like drug. It's finally clearing up.
Hopefully you won't have to be off the mat for as long as me, but don't put your teammates and yourself at risk by going back before it is 100% healed. It's disrespectful to your team.
Bad hygiene is a sign of a bad grappler.
When I see guys walking barefoot to the can, I know they are going to get their ass beat on the mats.
Lay offs from training suck. I sprained my knee when my friend fell on me