Update on my Bathroom (TMI) post this morning after ER trip

My diarrhea and abdominal cramps are much more than liquids in, liquids out.  I have a very serious infection called c. diff.   It occurs in rare cases due to the antibiotics in surgery wiping out all the good bacteria in your body and then the c. diff goes crazy.  I have been going #2 every twenty minutes today/yesterday and it's gotten a little bloody.  I have also developed a rash on my side.

I don't mean to scare anyone (I'm scared myself) but want prayers where I can get them.  I am getting antibiotics within the hour and if I can't stay hydrated on my own (very hard even for someone with this bug who didn't just have surgery) then I will be admitted to the hospital.  I don't want that.

The moral of the story is that I just didn't feel right and kept pestering my doctor until it came to this.  Listen to your gut (no pun intended) and get the care you need regardless of whether or not it's sleeve related.

Thanks for listening.  I just want to feel better.

Oh no! I'm sending thoughts and prayers your way!

I've had a bout with this before surgery and can agree with you that it blows...literally!  Keep in mind that once you have this, it is very easy to get again later.  Stay hydrated and get better soon!

Oh no sorry to hear that. My sister in law had C diff when she delivered her baby from all the antibotics. She was hospitalized but she is doing fabulous. Prayers your way!
Gina

I hope you feel better soon.  I'm glad you advocated for yourself and persisted with getting medical treatment.

Praying for you!  Best wishes!!

Thanks for your post.  You never know who you're helping on down the line.  Sending you healing vibes and wishing you a speedy recovery!  (((hugs)))

Thank God you pestered your doctor and they found this in time. This is an extremely dangerous infection.  My otherwise healthy grandmother died from C-Diff last fall.  We think she got it from my grandfather's nursing home. She had been having diarrhea for about a month, and her Dr. kept giving her different antibiotics, but none of them ever helped. Eventually she ended up getting septic, then slipped into a coma.  I'm not trying to scare you, either, but I just implore you to stay on top of this. PLEASE take care of yourself, and if your doctor doesn't help you beat this soon, find a new doctor. I will pray for a speedy return to good health for you!  Wishing you all the best. 

I was hoping that it wasn't, but it is increasingly common - we discuss it often in my wife's DS support group (now my VSG support group). Once past the antibiotics, probiotics seem to have some benefit in helping to keep it at bay (it is apparently one of those buggers in our gut that can flourish after the other bacteria have been knocked off by antibiotics - the probiotics can help get your gut repopulated with the good bugs that will keep the c.diff from going crazy.)

I just read recently that c.diff is now the most common hospital aquired infection, surpassing MRSA (so at least you're not alone.)  We're all pulling for you.

I'm glad you caught it and are taking care of yourself. We are all thinking of you. Get well soon!