New here, advice needed sorry it's long
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:25 pm
Hi everyone, my name is Kim. I am a 51 year old female. I am a nurse in a dialysis center. I will try to be brief.
Dec 2, 2017 began having D, thought just a virus. It continued to get worse, 15-20 times per day, severe pain, gas etc
December 13, couldn't take it anymore, went to ER and was admitted, white count 17.8. CT scan bowel filled with liquid and transverse colon thickened. I had thought c.diff before going to hospital, but as a nurse we are our own worst patients, besides who would care for my patients? Anyhow, was immediately started on flagyl IV. Continued with massive D and pain. After 3 days they tried oral flagyl, yeah no, didn't work. Started oral vanco, symptoms worsened. Put on dificid and be improved so on day 9 sent me home (dec 23).
Jan 2. My white count had normalized at end of 1st hospitalization, now white count back up to 15.5. Readmitted due to abdominal pain, and dehydration. During the next 4 days was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism- calcium levels as high as 12.5. And many other symptoms, foggy brain, feeling awful, depression, anxiety and insomnia, which are also symptoms of c. Diff. Also this week found gallstones, which also cause abdominal pain!
Jan 13. C. Diff symptoms return, readmitted with c diff relapse 10 days after completing the dificid. And was severely dehydrated at this point. Was restarted on dificid. Today I am on day 10 of dificid, will complete this course on Jan 29.
In between all of this, had an ultrasound on thyroid, and found a new extremely suspicious nodule. Surgeon came to see me and wants all this testing done before he does surgery, gonna do the parathyroids and gallbladder at same time, but now may need to do thyroid too. TODAY, I am on day 6 of NO POO. I am on restricted diet due to the c. Diff, gallstones, parathyroid, and newly diagnosed diabetes. I am feeling lost and out of control. Tried an enema, no go. Still have abdominal pain and gas, but is it due to constipation or gallstones? Surgeon won't do surgery til clear of c. Diff.
I feel like crap. I'm in pain and exhausted. I try to stay hydrated but it is so difficult. I'm trying to eat, but not hungry. I have been on lactinex (probiotic) since December 14. Eating yogurt with probiotics.
I am so worried about a recurrence of the c. Diff. I need to have this surgery. Plus worried that I have thyroid cancer (biopsy tomorrow).
Is 6 days too long without going poo? Should I have called GI? I don't have appointment til the 30th with GI.
I am so sorry this is so long, I should have put this under the "rant" area. Any suggestions eagerly welcome. No one is really following the c. Diff stuff, each time it's being dealt with by the GI at hospital where my GI doesn't go, and my GI sent me another time to their own hospital, but didn't come to see me at all. And last week it was ID that saw me!! Frustrating.
Dec 2, 2017 began having D, thought just a virus. It continued to get worse, 15-20 times per day, severe pain, gas etc
December 13, couldn't take it anymore, went to ER and was admitted, white count 17.8. CT scan bowel filled with liquid and transverse colon thickened. I had thought c.diff before going to hospital, but as a nurse we are our own worst patients, besides who would care for my patients? Anyhow, was immediately started on flagyl IV. Continued with massive D and pain. After 3 days they tried oral flagyl, yeah no, didn't work. Started oral vanco, symptoms worsened. Put on dificid and be improved so on day 9 sent me home (dec 23).
Jan 2. My white count had normalized at end of 1st hospitalization, now white count back up to 15.5. Readmitted due to abdominal pain, and dehydration. During the next 4 days was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism- calcium levels as high as 12.5. And many other symptoms, foggy brain, feeling awful, depression, anxiety and insomnia, which are also symptoms of c. Diff. Also this week found gallstones, which also cause abdominal pain!
Jan 13. C. Diff symptoms return, readmitted with c diff relapse 10 days after completing the dificid. And was severely dehydrated at this point. Was restarted on dificid. Today I am on day 10 of dificid, will complete this course on Jan 29.
In between all of this, had an ultrasound on thyroid, and found a new extremely suspicious nodule. Surgeon came to see me and wants all this testing done before he does surgery, gonna do the parathyroids and gallbladder at same time, but now may need to do thyroid too. TODAY, I am on day 6 of NO POO. I am on restricted diet due to the c. Diff, gallstones, parathyroid, and newly diagnosed diabetes. I am feeling lost and out of control. Tried an enema, no go. Still have abdominal pain and gas, but is it due to constipation or gallstones? Surgeon won't do surgery til clear of c. Diff.
I feel like crap. I'm in pain and exhausted. I try to stay hydrated but it is so difficult. I'm trying to eat, but not hungry. I have been on lactinex (probiotic) since December 14. Eating yogurt with probiotics.
I am so worried about a recurrence of the c. Diff. I need to have this surgery. Plus worried that I have thyroid cancer (biopsy tomorrow).
Is 6 days too long without going poo? Should I have called GI? I don't have appointment til the 30th with GI.
I am so sorry this is so long, I should have put this under the "rant" area. Any suggestions eagerly welcome. No one is really following the c. Diff stuff, each time it's being dealt with by the GI at hospital where my GI doesn't go, and my GI sent me another time to their own hospital, but didn't come to see me at all. And last week it was ID that saw me!! Frustrating.