Posted 7/1/2017 4:47 PM (GMT -5)
I was diagnosed with UC in 2006. about a month ago I became violently ill with what I thought was just the worst flare of my life. I finally ended up in the emergency room because I was severely dehydrated, and the pain was horrible. I was pumped full of fluids, drugs, and steroids. On day three in the hospital, my c diff test came back positive. Prior to that it had been inconclusive. I was put on flagyl and sent home. The gastro said they wanted me to deal with the c diff first before addressing the UC. Things seemed to be getting slightly better for a few days, but it didn't last long.
about a week later I ended up back in the ER with dehydration, and my heart rate was steadily between 120 and 140 bpm. They gave me fluids and just told me to keep taking flagyl.
Fast forward to day... four weeks since initial ER visit. I've lost about 35 pounds. I'm in pain all the time. I can't eat anything. I am nauseous. I have a pounding headache. There is a lot of blood every time I use the restroom which is at least twenty times a day. I've also started vomiting once every few days. I'm only 32, but I've genuinely felt as if I'm dying. I don't know what to do. I will call my gastro on Monday, but at what point is it time to really worry?
I had never even heard of c diff until I went into the hospital that day. I can't find many resources online besides warning pamphlets and general information mainly geared toward older folks. I can barely function. I don't leave my bedroom much less my house. I feel extremely isolated and frustrated and anxious and miserable. I'm really struggling.