C-Diff positive

Don't be afraid of FMT I was on it at my research hospital after 4 bouts of C_diff.
It was a life saver for me and have been clear for the past 2 years.
I recently was in Hospital for a Knee replacement and have not been bothered by catching anything.
I would go back on FMT in a flash if I had to.

Why aren't you trying the Vanco taper first anymore? You can still request Dificid first. It's a bit odd she isn't having you try that first.

I think she is worried about how long I have been sick(since August 18th). I have done three rounds of Vanco and both times I got off it I got really sick again after 24 hours as it was never actually killed. I don’t think this is recurrence. I think the Vanco calms it but it is still in me. Because of this I think she believes the only thing that will cure me is the FMT. So now I don’t know. On one hand if I am going to need FMT anyway I would rather go in and get it done. It would likely take 3-4 weeks to get me a scheduled one which is why she wants me to be admitted because then they have to treat me. On the other hand I am not that sick. I have only lost 5 lbs. on Vanco I don’t have D a lot mainly just morning. I am really fatigued and have stomach pain(feels like an alien in my stomach) and def still have the c-diff smell but I could deal with this if I had to. On the other hand I also read some have to have their colon removed and if by letting this go on and on that happens it would be devastating. I gave good insurance so not worried about the money. Also quitting my job in 5 weeks and would like to do this under this insurance vs my husbands. I wish someone had a crystal ball to tell me what to do.

Hopefully you are completely off the vanco now. I would think that antibiotics would destroy the good bacteria you would get from the FMT making it fail without having a chance to work.

I was still on vanco when I did the FMT. In fact, I just finished my last dose about a week ago. I was on a taper of the vanco after getting the FMT (125 four times daily for five days, then three times daily for 5 days, then two times daily for 5 days, then once daily for 5 days). It certainly seems counterintuitive to continue to be on an antibiotic after getting a fecal transplant, however it didn't seem to make anything worse, and I have been fine since stopping the vancomycin. The entire time, I have been taking probiotics as well. Not sure if they actually help since it's only three bacteria in the product I use, and the fecal transplant is thousands of bacteria, but it certainly didn't make anything worse.

I have to check myself in through the ER, they will do a stool sample to confirm c-diff, and then if they determine to do a FMT I will do prep in the hospital Sunday night and FMT on Monday. If I don’t do it this way I will have to wait for an opening on the schedule which could take 3-4 weeks. If you are inpatient they take you immediately. I hate this whole system and process. Second guessing if I should do Dificid first......

I don't want to sway your decision. I just heard how anxious and stressed you were over it. Your doctor probably knows best.

Yeah. That is a long time to be sick.

Jen ... I have no idea. Just seemed to make sense, but perhaps vanco is a very targeted antibiotic and won't kill off good bacteria. Swhitty said that they did just fine. Listen to the person who has experience , not me! Ask your doc when you check in to be sure,

I have seen many people on this site who have had great success with FMT. I definitely wouldn't be afraid to do it. You have suffered a long time .. this is likely the quickest way.

I have seen people here do FMT for their UC and it works great for that too!

I don't want to talk you into something, but you said before your doc is a good doc, she's just so busy. Sometimes we just have to trust docs

I am still home(it is only 8:20). I think I have to go.

In the ER, I told them I needed to provide stool sample, I held it in the morning and was able to. The nurses decided it was too formed to need to be tested!! The ER doc comes in and assess me and on his way out says he needs to run a stool sample. ***?? I am so angry about poop!! How am I suppose to poop now??? Good news is my GI did alert the GI team so hopefully everything else goes smoothly. I hate feeling helpless and at the mercy of the staff. Get ready for more ranting posts from me.

My hubby got me black coffee and I was able to poop!! Good news is already met with the admitting doc and they are starting paperwork to get me admitted. Everything looks in order and GI dept is expecting me. Should see GI once admitted to the hospital so I know timeline and hopefully start prep. Feeling optimistic and downloaded full season of the crown to watch on my iPad. Bonus of having c.diff is isolation and required a room to myself. Others in the ER not so lucky. There is always worse. Hubby left to go be with our kids. It will be a long 24 hours+ but hopefully I will finally be cured. Who knows maybe I can still walk the turkey trot. 😊