Thank God for you people
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:51 am
I haven't contributed to this site, but I've read nearly everything I can get my eyes on. I guess that's what happens when you're stuck at home for nearly two weeks. Hello everyone, I guess I am one of the latest victims - oh, how the mighty have fallen. I am a 37 y/o female, up until recently, healthy as a horse. I decided to have a C02 fractional laser done, and my Dermatologist gave me a ten day course of Clindamycin to prevent infection. I am happy to report it worked, my post laser face didn't get infected, but unhappy to report my colon did! Hindsight is 20/20, and now that I think about it, my wrinkles weren't that bad - and certainly not worth this!
My laser procedure was done on the 19th, and I finished my abx on the 29th. Two days later, I had D, but it only lasted a weekend. My significant other and I both thought we had a bug, as we both had it. He got better, I did not. That next week, I kept using the bathroom. I wasn't experiencing D, but was still going way more than I thought was normal. I thought "maybe the antibiotics upset my stomach some," well - I was half right I suppose. Last weekend I went back to Minnesota to visit family (I currently work in Iowa) Friday/Saturday I felt awful, and by my drive home Sunday, I was stopping every 30 minutes. At that point, I drove myself into the hospital.
I checked in and explained my symptoms. They did some blood work, looked at me via ultrasound, and sent me on my way with the "flu." I had mentioned that I'd been on abx. I went home after some IV fluid, and went to sleep. The next day, I was going nearly non-stop. I was trying so hard to remain hydrated, and thankfully was halfway successful. I am blessed that one of my good friends is a pediatric GI doc, and she text me to check in. I told her I wasn't feeling well, and she said "go back in, this is C Diff." I had never even heard of this! I went back in, explained to the doctor what my friend told me, was tested/confirmed that night.
As of now, I am taking Flagyl and Florastor. The doctors never mentioned probiotics to me, another one of my GI friend's suggestions. Flagyl has not been fun - this coming from a girl that's taken Accutane. Flagyl is worse! My last pill is Wednesday night, and from there I'll closely watch myself over the next few weeks. My doctor sure seems at a loss here, so I called Mayo (those of us close to the Mayo are blessed) and they have MANY doctors that specialize in this. I explained the meds I was on, but should a relapse happen, I'd like to be seen there and they agreed. Amen. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. But, like every other facet of my life - hope for the best, but always be prepared! Until then, I'll continue dousing down my bathroom in Clorox Healthcare, wash my hands (seriously, my skin looks like leather on my hands) and keep the probiotics flowing!
Again, thank you so much to everyone that's contributed to this site. It gives so much comfort and peace of mind to the newbies like me, that find ourselves ferociously googling some weird illness we'd never heard of.
My laser procedure was done on the 19th, and I finished my abx on the 29th. Two days later, I had D, but it only lasted a weekend. My significant other and I both thought we had a bug, as we both had it. He got better, I did not. That next week, I kept using the bathroom. I wasn't experiencing D, but was still going way more than I thought was normal. I thought "maybe the antibiotics upset my stomach some," well - I was half right I suppose. Last weekend I went back to Minnesota to visit family (I currently work in Iowa) Friday/Saturday I felt awful, and by my drive home Sunday, I was stopping every 30 minutes. At that point, I drove myself into the hospital.
I checked in and explained my symptoms. They did some blood work, looked at me via ultrasound, and sent me on my way with the "flu." I had mentioned that I'd been on abx. I went home after some IV fluid, and went to sleep. The next day, I was going nearly non-stop. I was trying so hard to remain hydrated, and thankfully was halfway successful. I am blessed that one of my good friends is a pediatric GI doc, and she text me to check in. I told her I wasn't feeling well, and she said "go back in, this is C Diff." I had never even heard of this! I went back in, explained to the doctor what my friend told me, was tested/confirmed that night.
As of now, I am taking Flagyl and Florastor. The doctors never mentioned probiotics to me, another one of my GI friend's suggestions. Flagyl has not been fun - this coming from a girl that's taken Accutane. Flagyl is worse! My last pill is Wednesday night, and from there I'll closely watch myself over the next few weeks. My doctor sure seems at a loss here, so I called Mayo (those of us close to the Mayo are blessed) and they have MANY doctors that specialize in this. I explained the meds I was on, but should a relapse happen, I'd like to be seen there and they agreed. Amen. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. But, like every other facet of my life - hope for the best, but always be prepared! Until then, I'll continue dousing down my bathroom in Clorox Healthcare, wash my hands (seriously, my skin looks like leather on my hands) and keep the probiotics flowing!
Again, thank you so much to everyone that's contributed to this site. It gives so much comfort and peace of mind to the newbies like me, that find ourselves ferociously googling some weird illness we'd never heard of.