Nervous about c.diff

I'm worried that if you take the Flagyl before doing a stool test for c.diff, then you won't get accurate results. Is there any way you can call and talk to your doc? Maybe you should just do a round of Flagyl and see if you get better. I'm sorry....the bleeding would worry me too!

Gumby, I should be able to talk to (and probably see) my GI tomorrow... luckily, she's one of the most accessible doctors I have. I have my next Remicade infusion Friday, but I don't want to wait until then. I'm going to hold off on the Flagyl until I talk to her. No problems yet this morning except some low-grade pain and cramping.

I'm not very good at taking probiotics, but I do eat yogurt as much as possible and started taking Vitamineral Green again (which has six strains totaling 5M+ per serving) this week.

I'm just feeling a bit down right now because after last year, I was hoping to be at least a little better this year, but with the Lyme issues on top of everything else, it's been rough going. I had to cancel a work trip yesterday because of my concerns related to c.diff. Last night, I told my husband I need to be more accepting of the fact that I can't do as much as I'd like career-wise right now, which is going to be tough.

I just wanted to post a quick update.

My GI has been on vacation so I ended up seeing the other doc in the practice. He is very different in his approach from my GI. He didn't seem concerned about c.diff (so I haven't tested for it) but he immediately gave me a list of meds & things to do, including writing a prescription for Entocort (my GI avoids steroids as much as possible), having me start a stronger probiotic and asking me to cut out lactose.

I had Remicade last Friday and have been on the Entocort and the probiotic for about a week, but am doing no better. I started taking the doxycycline again after developing an abscess in my mouth. I just had it x-rayed today and am on amoxicillin as well to treat it. (So many antibiotics!) I will likely need to have the tooth extracted (I've already had a root canal & apicoectomy in the last two years on it).

I'm certainly frustrated with the lack of progress and the piling on of issues, but I'm at a loss for what to do at the moment than wait and keep taking my meds.

Thanks gumby. :)

My GI is back in the office on Tuesday, so I'm going to call and talk to her. While I really appreciated how concerned the other doc was for my poor health, she is the one who has been treating me for years. She's signed off on stool cultures in the past, so I can't imagine she wouldn't this time.