57 F - diagnosed w c diff from Prilosec, not antibiotics, after 6 weeks of suffering, one round of Vanco which ended two weeks ago. Since then, stool lighter but solid, no stomach issues, appetite returned. Feel better than I have in months, but I’m worried it won’t last. Have read so much on here about recurrence. Can this really be over?
Forgot to add got bunch of test results on Monday. Blood work normal, C diff negative, stool culture negative for everything else, fecal calprotectin normal.
Recovery?
-
- Long Time Contributor
- Posts: 10859
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:23 pm
Re: Recovery?
The majority of people recover after one or two rounds of antibiotic treatment for c difficile - something like 80%, so the odds are in your favor.
-
- Regular Contributor
- Posts: 319
- Joined: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:34 pm
Re: Recovery?
Sounds like your doing well and hopefully in the clear. I’d assume that Prilosec didn’t obliterate your good guys as much as antibiotics would, which may explain why your not going through the pure hell after that many do. Seems like things are progressing nicely.
-
- New User
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:58 am
Re: Recovery?
D1dad wrote:
> Sounds like your doing well and hopefully in the clear. I’d assume that
> Prilosec didn’t obliterate your good guys as much as antibiotics would,
> which may explain why your not going through the pure hell after that many
> do. Seems like things are progressing nicely.
Oh fingers crossed it stays this way. One question though, I’m assuming people who are recovered at some poing get D again, for whatever reason, illness, eating something that disagreed etc. Do you worry when that happens, or at a certain point does the fear dissipate?
> Sounds like your doing well and hopefully in the clear. I’d assume that
> Prilosec didn’t obliterate your good guys as much as antibiotics would,
> which may explain why your not going through the pure hell after that many
> do. Seems like things are progressing nicely.
Oh fingers crossed it stays this way. One question though, I’m assuming people who are recovered at some poing get D again, for whatever reason, illness, eating something that disagreed etc. Do you worry when that happens, or at a certain point does the fear dissipate?
-
- Long Time Contributor
- Posts: 10859
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:23 pm
Re: Recovery?
After a time, the fear lessens. One day of D isn't too alarming, but when it continues, then the fear comes for me.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 34 guests