Surgery after fmt
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Surgery after fmt
So i need to have a hysterectomy on 11/18 and am petrified of being given an antibiotic. I battled cdiff on and off for a year and had my fmt in late August. The fmt completely worked and even seems to have cured my ibs-d. My question is has anyone had surgery after fmt and what antibiotic is safe. I don't think i could handle another relapse. Thanks!
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Re: Surgery after fmt
I had two surgeries in the same year and was given antibiotics for neither. Normally, an antibiotic is given prophylactically, but when I told the surgeons about my c diff history (I had FMT too), they agreed to do the surgery without it. One was a parathyroid surgery, where they cut open my neck/throat. The other was breast surgery - lumpectomy.
I don't know if for a hysterectomy antibiotics are required or if it can be done without. If you need one, check out the list in the CDI section for antibiotics that are less likely to cause c difficile.
I don't know if for a hysterectomy antibiotics are required or if it can be done without. If you need one, check out the list in the CDI section for antibiotics that are less likely to cause c difficile.
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Re: Surgery after fmt
Thanks Beth22 i will go look at that.
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Re: Surgery after fmt
Definitely let your surgeon know you have cdiff and see what they suggest. I would also let your GI doc know as well as they are more familar with cdiff. Perhaps they can give you vanco orally as well if you do need IV antibiotics.
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