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Question: Does anyone have info about this disease: Clostridium difficile colitis? Or usually it's called 'C. diff'. There's info on the Mayo Clinic site @ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/c-diffi… ; ...
... I think my 80-yr old Aunt is dying of it. Are there any survivors?
Answer: Here's an article discussing a survivor:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/st…
Here's a piece from a medical journal:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/86334…
Question: Does anyone here have info on C-diff? That's Clostridium difficile colitis? Or usually it's called 'C. diff'. There's info on the Mayo Clinic site @ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/c-diffi… ; ...
... I think my 80-yr old Aunt is dying of it. Are there any survivors?
I also Posted this Q in the 'Infectuous' section, but they don't seem to be interested.
Answer: I am a survivor of C diff. I was in the hospital suffering from cellulitis. I was antibiotics which made me a sitting duck to get the condition. I am taking pills to prevent a reoccurence. I left the hospital after a three stay only to go back in and be put in isolation with C diff for a week. Its very dangerous and draining. The problem is the very old, people with weakened immunity and those that are taking chemo are at risk of getting C diff. I am so sorry about your aunt. But I survived it.
