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clevermanka) wrote2009-09-10 10:07 am
clevermanka) wrote2009-09-10 10:07 am
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Last night I talked to my (much beloved) doctor about the continuing G.I. problems. He agreed that whatever I've got is way out of his league and gave me a referral to a Dr. Hoffman. Dr. Burt said that Hoffman was the doc of choice if you wanted to learn about your body. He is "all about the education." He doesn't diagnose based on the experiences of other patients, and will listen to me and my experiences. Sounded good to me! I'm waiting to hear back from Hoffman's office about scheduling.
Since Dr. Hoffman's office is booked three to six weeks out, Dr. Burt gave me a prescription for another round of the Cipro/Diflucan cocktail. This will at least help alleviate the intestinal rumblings and bloat, perhaps making it possible for me to eat on site during faire weekends. Dr. Burt also said to either up my yogurt intake (can't eat too much, he says) or start taking extra probiotics. We confessed to each other our love of Brown Cow Yogurt and he admitted skimming the top cream off more than one container of the full-fat variety. I love me my Dr. Burt.
I think I have a cold. I thought it was allergies, but I'm coughing up stuff. Luckily, I have some Cipro coming my way. So if this is a bacterial infection, I'm all set.
Update: Picked up my prescription and whoa, Dr. Burt doubled the dose of the Cipro. This should be interesting. At least now I know how I react to the drug and can prepare for the side effects. Note to self #1: Think Before Speaking! You're probably bitchier than you think.
Since Dr. Hoffman's office is booked three to six weeks out, Dr. Burt gave me a prescription for another round of the Cipro/Diflucan cocktail. This will at least help alleviate the intestinal rumblings and bloat, perhaps making it possible for me to eat on site during faire weekends. Dr. Burt also said to either up my yogurt intake (can't eat too much, he says) or start taking extra probiotics. We confessed to each other our love of Brown Cow Yogurt and he admitted skimming the top cream off more than one container of the full-fat variety. I love me my Dr. Burt.
I think I have a cold. I thought it was allergies, but I'm coughing up stuff. Luckily, I have some Cipro coming my way. So if this is a bacterial infection, I'm all set.
Update: Picked up my prescription and whoa, Dr. Burt doubled the dose of the Cipro. This should be interesting. At least now I know how I react to the drug and can prepare for the side effects. Note to self #1: Think Before Speaking! You're probably bitchier than you think.
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And uh, thanks for the warning ;)
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I don't think I'll need them at this point. I have a bottle the size of my hand!!!
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...and apparently I need to try to find this Brown Cow yogurt...T. is always complaining that U.S. yogurt has too much crap in it, and the best I've found so far is Stonyfield Organic Cream Top...
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Have you tried making your own? I had great success with the crock-pot method (http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/10/you-can-make-yogurt-in-your-crockpot.html).
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::hugs:: to continuing yuck but Yay! to new doctor.
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I can't recommend it highly enough; we love it. I always get outstanding yogurt whether I go with the 'fast' yogurt or the slower, longer-processed, macrobiotic stuff. We (me and Jet, not Jim) eat a LOT of yogurt so being able to make it a 1/2 gallon at a time is total yay! :)
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ETA: I would have actually recommended this to you a long time ago but for some reason in my head I either thought or just assumed you were already regularly supplementing with a probiotic.
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:)
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Mmmmm. Yogurt.