Thursday, May 20, 2010
"Enquiring minds want to know" ~ Better now but...
Test results show increasing WBCs so still infection but did find out I've acquired another infection that sometimes happens when people take multiple antibiotics. It's a common bacteria (c-diff. for short) and is usually handled well but after antibiotics wipe out the good bacteria this can get out of control. It's kind of unusual for someone like me; common in the hospital with people having many IV drugs, etc. Treatment? More antibiotics - yep! Apparently they have to kill off the c-diff. to allow more good bacteria to grow. And the meds are the yucky ones I was on before (supposedly to take care of this) and they make everything I eat taste nasty and metallic. 10 days of fun! I should at least be able to lose a few if food tastes bad. Trouble is the other problem encourages soft, bland, starchy foods. At least I have a little more information now. I hate not knowing.
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I'm sorry! I hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteEat lots of yogurt for the probiotics while you're on the meds!
ReplyDeleteSounds awful! I'm sorry you've been so sick!
ReplyDeleteI hear probiotics is the way to go if you want to help your immune system. I look forward to trying them and seeing if they make a difference in my life. The link below is where I order my probiotics. They have made a huge difference in my sister in laws life, as well as her kids. Hope you feel better soon.
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I've been doing the probiotics too. I got some Kefir (it's in drink form) and I also added acidophilus. I hate antibiotics so I'd doing what I can to counter the effects. I think the docs are too anxious to prescribe and the original wrong diagnosis with treatment was not good! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check out the site.
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