scrappygirl8
Week 6 Update
Jun 14, 2011
I realize that it has been awhile since I updated, but around week 4, after my 3rd visit to the hospital, the doctors realized that I had C.Diff. I am being treated for this horrible disease now that I got while I was in the hospital!!!! It basically something that attacks your colon/intestines and kills off all the good bacteria in there and leaving only the bad bacteria to wreak havock, and by havock I mean I had diarrhea every half an hour, even into the night, painful rolling stomach aches, horrible nausea, dehydration (which I found out will diminish your potasium levels) and dry heaves for me (I say dry heaves because I cannot vomit after surgery). For a light weight I lost 44 lbs in a month, which is a lot. The only thing that kills this horrible disease is Bleach, and it is spread by ingesting it. It can live on surfaces for up to 2 years. It can spread person to person and through spores. Proper handwashing is vital. Luckily we have 3 bathrooms at our house, so I have been given my own bathroom, to help to not spread it to my other family members. 40% of people who get this will not get rid of it the first time and will have it back with-in 8 weeks. Once you have had it you are more likely to get it again. I am constantly cleaning my kitchen bathrooms and laundry rooms with Bleach, and praying that the medication I am on will get rid of it the first time for me. In the hospital they were constantly giving me potassium, because I was so dehydrated from this disease. I have never been so sick in all my life. The thing is, I contributed it all to the surgery. I thought I was at fault. I was constantly angry with myself for becoming dehydrated. If you have any of these symptoms. Get a stool sample tested ASAP!! Okay now that I have vented. My total weight loss for 6 weeks is 47lbs!! I am 3 pounds away from a 50lb loss! I have not lost much in the last 2 weeks because I think my body is still collecting nutrients from my being so ill, the doctor told me it would happen because I was sooo dehydrated from having C.Diff. I am still very thrilled with my weight loss! I honestly thought I was not going to lose weight very fast, because I never ate a ton of food to begin with. I have exercized very little so far because I have been so sick, but hopefully I can kick this C. Diff to the curb and start exercizing. I know I need to up my metabolism, because I get very little exercise in my life. I am 36.4 lbs from my doctors goal! I would personally like to be smaller, but I am reluctant right now to set another goal. I will see about setting another one when I reach the first one, because honestly if I can make it to 150lbs, I will be ecstatic!
