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Tag Archives: c diff
The Start Of A New Year
Today was an odd day. It was the first day back to work in about two weeks now, which in itself was a lot of fun, given what we have on our plate. Prior to that though I had to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health
Tagged c diff, clostridium difficile, Cooking, Health, hospital, Recipes
2 Comments
The Splenda Experiment
As I mentioned a few days ago, I decided to try giving up Splenda to see if that helps my stomach out at all. Splenda is a sugar substitute (technically called Sucralose), and it’s chemically similar to sugar, although it … Continue reading
Changing My Diet A Bit
With regards to my post from yesterday regarding c. diff. First, I want to thank my mom for the eighty or so phone calls and emails she’s sent me regarding the subject since that blog entry went up: thanks for … Continue reading
Two Years After C. Diff.
Almost two years ago, I was at work one day, banging on the keys and writing some code. Suddenly, I felt cold, and realized that my hands and my fingers were shaking. I tried to stay at work as long … Continue reading
C. Diff, A Year Later
About a year ago, I was admitted to St. Paul’s hospital for what would later turn out to be a rather severe pneumonia. I don’t really get sick very often, so for me to suddenly be bed ridden after only … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged bacteria, c diff, clostridium difficile, hospital, lactose intolerance
8 Comments
Score A Big Zero For Canadian Medical
Here comes another rant: As most of you know, back in November I was in the hospital with pneumonia. While there, I picked up a hospital acquired infection known as c. diff. It’s unfortunately rather common these days mainly due … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged antibiotics, broken, c diff, canadian-medical-system, fail
19 Comments
Wow, Maybe I’m Not That Weak After All – Adenovirus 14
I stumbled upon this article about killer viruses this morning, and it pretty much echos exactly everything that happened to me. I had a nap a few months ago, only to wake up with severe fever and chills. I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged adenovirus, c diff, flu, Health, hospital, icu, pacific northwest, pneumonia, virus
2 Comments
Clostridium Difficile Infection
I finally got a hold of my doctor back in Vancouver today to try to figure out what’s wrong with me and what I can do about it. It turns out that I have a fairly serious infection caused by … Continue reading
Back From The Dead
Last night I was released from St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver to continue the healing process at home. I won’t make this a long entry becuase frankly, I find it physically rather hard to type and concentate for writing emails … Continue reading
Good Vibes For Duane
Hi Duaniacs, Rebecca here. I seriously hope I don’t mess anything up but I just remembered that Duane gave me a login for his site a while back when I did a guest post. Since it’s been two days I … Continue reading
Posted in Friends and Family, Guest Writers
Tagged c diff, duane, flu, friends, Health, hospital, miss604, rebecca-bollwitt, sick, st pauls
7 Comments