Trying to recover from a c. diff infection (Clostridium difficile)

@lindac61 You're lucky you could get in with a gastro within two weeks. I had to wait for two months to get in to see my gastroenterologist. I did get to see his NP after one month. At that time I was having my 3rd relapse and doing the Vanco taper. After I saw the gastroenterologist, we decided that I would do fidaxamicin (Dificid) if I relapsed again. It's an expensive drug. Over $4,000 for 20 pills. My insurance wouldn't pay their share until I had tried vancomycin. Anxious to hear what you find out tomorrow. Wishing you well.

Thank you! Yes, I had gone 3 weeks before going to Dr and finding out I had C-diff. I actually went to a walk in clinic after 4 days and they just said it was a reaction to something I ate!! Told me to do BRAT diet. I could not go to Gastro for over two weeks so I guess I must have a pretty strong case of it.
I know what you mean about dry hands! Washing them all the time in hot water does dry the skin for sure.
When I see the dr this week I will definitely request the Dificid!

@lindac61 I had never even heard of Cdiff before I got it. At first, I thought I had the flu. And then the Ecoli was going around from romaine lettuce. And I always use romaine so I thought for sure it was Ecoli. I waited about 10 days before I ever went to the doctor. By then, the Cdiff really had taken over my body. The 10 days on Flagyl didn't even faze it. And then 10 days on Vancomycin and it came right back. And then 6 weeks on the Vanco pulse and taper. And finally Dificid (fidaxamicin) which I asked my GI to prescribe. If that didn't work, I was ready to do the FMT. I'm amazed now when I hear how many people have had it. And all ages. We have friends whose daughter got it from taking meds for a UTI that turned in to a bladder infection. She a senior in high school. Be sure to bleach and wipe down your bathroom area. The Cdiff spores can live for months. My hands were so dry from hand washing and cleaning products. I'm sorry you have to wait until Monday to get on something. And hopefully, Dificid will work for you.

So glad it seems like you may have solved it! Wishing you the best. After reading the posts this morning I did go purchase S. Boulardi and will start taking that to help. I had no idea there were so manh of us suffering this way!!

Thank you!

@linda61 There are alot of people who have this and recurring bouts I've never had it but worked with those who did in nursing Back then they used Diflucan I don't know if they do now or not also new operation about fecal transplant it was a post on here Good luck

So glad it seems like you may have solved it! Wishing you the best. After reading the posts this morning I did go purchase S. Boulardi and will start taking that to help. I had no idea there were so manh of us suffering this way!!

@lindac61 I'm so sorry to hear you ended up with Cdiff after taking Clindamycin. That's the same thing that happened to me when I took it for a sinus infection. I took vancomycin for 10 days and within 5 days, Cdiff returned. I then did the vanco pulse and taper for 6 weeks. But after 3 weeks, Cdiff came back. I then did 10 days of Dificid (fidaxamicin) and that was last October. It's a pricey med, but it worked for me. I also take S. Boulardii (Florastor) every day which my GI suggested. I'm in hopes, by now, that my good bacteria has returned the flora in my gut to normal. But I still worry at the least little change in BM's. If I relapse again, I want to do the capsule form FMT. I read the info on the Open Biome web site. Although, I haven't discussed it with my GI. I just thank the good Lord that Dificid seems to have killed the Cdiff spores. It's the one drug that doesn't also kill your good bacteria at the same time.