Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Let me introduce myself...

I am Kathy, and I realize I just sort of busted into your living room!! LOL! Anyway, longtime sufferer of IBS, D-type with SOME measure of control at this time because of meds, but always the threat of it "rearing" its ugly head. I have had 2 colonoscopies which essentially showed no problems which I guess is good, but you know, you want answers and you want a doctor to say "This is what we need to do and you will be cured". I'm a Christian, so I trust that this is in God's hands, however I also am a nurse so I realize that medicines are VERY important in controlling any sort of illness. I am married, have one daughter who you will hear LOTS about, and 2 lovely shih-tzus who are my lovey pups, and I have a cat and a grand-kitten. I play flute and have had frequent times of getting in front of the church congregation and playing, either solos or with a "praise team", or with the choir. So, I do try to live my life as unaffected by IBS as I can. I have suffered a great deal over the last year with it, which lead to a hospitalization last September... I had developed a bacterial infection of the bowel called CDiff, which is a toxin and poisons your system. I think I developed this due to taking antibiotics, rather than "catching" it from one of my patients. I much prefer to think that this is how I got it, and by all means, the CDiff is gone now, but it did spiral me downward, of course, because of having the IBS, it just irritated it further. A very understanding doctor who I worked with at the hospital became MY new doctor, as I called him the night I had had enough of feeling so bad and he admitted me and got me back on track. I started going to him as my GP, but now he's leaving... he's been THE BEST! So now I fear looking for a new doctor who will go along with taking the "over the top" meds I take... would constipate most any elephant, but NOT ME!!! Actually, for the time being, I can't complain much... because things are better... but just never know when it's going to hit. Can be fine one minute and not the next. You ALL understand, I can tell by reading your posts! I ran across this website sometime back, and just recently started really looking at it and hope to become part of the "family" of like-sufferers here so that I can "vent" with the rest of you who understand it all. I do have a very understanding husband about this, but it doesn't stop the misery. Thanks for checking me out... hope I sometime have something that helps you! Kathy

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