MY son w/ Downs syndrome was diagnosed w/ VRE. Both my father and I were taking care of his Supra pubic catheter needs at the time. We asked the health care "professionals" at the time if we too were at risk and were told BY several we had nothing to worry about. But I Suddenly had to see a DR for hypersensitivity to the sun which eventually covered my entire body and started to look like folliculitis which I was then diagnosed w/ this was followed by conjectivitis, gum infection, urinary tract infection.more folliculitis,colds,sore throats, ear infection and the flu all this over 1 1/2 years. Prior to this I was always healthy. then in an early spring after all of the above I was diagnosed with "sudden severe seasonal allergies" which seems to never ease up except for a few months in summer and winter. when I am suffering I also experience, and this is documented all but fatal anaphilatic shock. itchy crawly skin, hives wheals folliculitis, blisters asthma-like attacks,Erythema Multiform,nausea, vomiting, chronic diarrhea,abdominal cramps, severe muscle weakness,mental confusion, lumps under skin that are not like hives, tingling sensations near these areas in forearms and calves, blurred vision and just over all burning, itching and stinging skin. I have asked many DR'S if this all could be related to a VRE/VISA, MRSA, or Sepsis because my son was septic. I was told no and they refused to culture any body fluids even though antibiotics did seem to make me better the few times they wre prescribed during the worst allergy attacks because those DR'S were at loss of what to do because the up to 8 diferent allergy meds would not work. at other times I would have to takeup to 7-8 10 mg tabs of steroids a day to get some relief. My son died of renal failure and the company he was insured w/ refused to pay burial expences because he was positive for VRE. My Father had an awful infection on his hand that took almost 2 yrs to heal W/out medical treatment. My mother who also helped to care for him started to have fibromyalgia like symtoms but medical tests wre negative for this. I am at a total loss as what to do.