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Category Archives: depression

Pyoderma, IVig

About 5 weeks after the ostomy surgery, I started having an inflammatory reaction to the dissolving stitches.  I also couldn’t get a bag not to leak, so there was some speculation that it was being caused by feces.  I had various ostomy nurses offer me different advice.  Then the raised pimple like bumps went down, [...]

Nothing’s Working

Well, the fecal transfusion failed to keep my CRP down.  Last time I checked, a week ago, it was 16.   And things are worse now, so I’m sure it’s even higher.  I don’t blame the fecal transfusions, since before, when I tried to come off antibiotics, I only made it 5 days without it descending [...]

So Discouraged

So I’m at a crossroads. I’ve been using hookworms since Dec. 2007, with up and down results. I first tried 10 hookworms and was very sick; had an extreme reaction (fever, diarrhea, edema, arthritis) but that went away and I was so much better by month 4 it was a miracle. But I redosed in [...]

Worm Haitus

Since I have to go on antibiotics for at least a month or more (Cipro and Flagyl, the worst offenders)  I’m going to log off on this blog.  It’s been an interesting 3 year ride.  What I’ve learned: Dose as infrequently as possible.  All of my doses *may* have led to an increased immunity to [...]

Misery X 2

The last few weeks have been really hard.  Living with 3 small rectal abscesses, fevering for 10 days, night sweats, diarrhea.  I’m having major electrolyte issues; had to go into the infusion center 2 days ago for IV fluids and magnesium which helped the heart palpitations, but they started right up again yesterday, all day.  [...]