RNinPGH

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1. RN with relapsing cdiff

   RNinPGH replied to RNinPGH's topic in Disease

   Thanks for the tips. More nurses need to be aware that its not just 'watery diarrhea', this is so painful, and it stays with you for a LONG LONG time. I had a horrible bout of otitis media and was on two heavy antibiotics within two weeks, that is w...

2. RN with relapsing cdiff

   RNinPGH replied to RNinPGH's topic in Disease

   I thought it was known that IV vanc doesn't cross into the gut, thats why its primarily INEFFECTIVE against cdiff? That is what ALL the literature I have read to date has stated. The PO vanc (which I have been on intermittently since July) doesn't ...

3. RN with relapsing cdiff

   RNinPGH replied to RNinPGH's topic in Disease

   Supposedly one round of flagyl was supposed to cure me...but 5 days into the flagyl treatment, I became violently ill and required hospitalization. I went on vancomycin for a month, 250mg QID, test negative for cdiff x 3 stools but still had symptoms...

4. RN with relapsing cdiff

   RNinPGH posted a topic in Disease

   Despite my best handwashing efforts, gowning and gloving, I got cdiff. Three months ago. I just relapsed. It has been a complete nightmare. I can't return to work. I can't eat. I'm in pain, I have fatigue, etc. Now I have three more months to...