Good decision, for a start and depending upon what you eat during the week. I'm a "hard noser" and my difficult personality side comes out with family when I want them to do what might be hard and not easy. Easy in the long run comes back to bite us. However, we all have to have a cheat once in a while. Absolutely.
So glad to have read your thinking, I DESERVE to live a long life. Yes, we also want to do right by ourselves for many, many reasons.!
My thinking is that Candida is a coating and the thicker the coating gets, builds up, the worse it is on the system and can make it hard to swallow if it grows. Does that make sense?
Interesting, most of the regular medical doctors say there is not a test for Candida. Wonder what test the Functional doctor did, do you know?
Unrelenting stress, stress that is in ones life day after day for long periods is what I believe for me, is one of the big factors that allowed my system to be weakened and vulnerable to this health problem. Sometimes we take on too much when we should find a way to lessen the burden, stress. Not always easy.
If you still have the yeast problem, does your IDD doctor believe or know that you have Candida? I would mention that to the Mayo Doctor and see what their thoughts are about the starting the antibiotics and the Candida, if you still have Candida.
Remember we know our bodies and routines better than the ones who only see us occasionally and doesn't live with us to know our life and routines. There is also the problem of facts lost in translation that make it difficult for both doctor and patient.
Hope some of this is food for thought for you and so hope you find your way to all the answers to your questions and thoughts.
Barbara