C.Diff...SAY WHAT?
Each setback I face always yields more clarity and perspective. I am learning and growing as a person each and every day. I was just diagnosed with C.Diff - which is a bacterial infection in your colon. It feels as glorious as it sounds...NOT! C.Diff can occur after prolonged antibiotic use or it can be contracted from someone who has it. Kind of ironic that I was on anti-tubercular antibiotics for 9 months and never got C.Diff. Also ironic that I most definitely caught it from a clinic appointment at the hospital... THE SAME PLACE THAT I LIKELY CAUGHT TUBERCULOSIS. God the irony kills me! But anyway, s uch a horrible infection with unrelenting symptoms showed me the true importance of advocating for your health ALWAYS. My GI issues are a large part of my POTS and my daily life - but about 3 weeks ago I started to feel really sick with new symptoms. Right away these symptoms didn’t sit well with me - this was NOT my normal. I had just finished a round of follow-up appointm
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