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long time no see my fellow SI brothers and sisters!!anyway, on with my post,anyone here may or may not be familiar with staphylococcus,normally a pretty harmless bacteria that takes up home in our nostrils, where they live out their life just hanging around , people go their whole lives not even knowing they have this..the lucky ones that is.As recently as last year, i have been on and off antibiotics due to this nasty little organism.For the most part, an infection of this type will start out as a pea sized, painful to the touch red spot, which can grow to the size of a silver dollar, and more if not treated.The doctor has told me to avoid public restrooms,wash hands frequently, all the cautions one would take anyway, staph or not.I have performed many self surgeries if you will, relieving the pressure and pain these infections cause.My favorite gym may or may not have been the source for many of my outbreaks, and i am leaning to a yes because in my 3 months away from the gym, not 1 outbreak of staph at all, whereas when i would frequent my gym, at least 1 a month was not uncommon.Left untreated, staph may enter your bloodstream, the worst case scenario you could ask for.Staph can and will hamper your workouts, the most painful sights are glutes, armpit and chest imo.I have decided to put my home gym back together to try to avoid any further infections. my post may sound disgusting, but it is a very real bio-hazard!remember , look for redness, hot to the touch swellings.do not screw around with these things, get to your doctor ASAP, a lot more may be at stake besides your workout.