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Hi Matt,

Your explianation is absolutely spot on! In all my thr surgeries I always ask for Diflucan to be given at the first onset of IV antibiotics given during surgery. Diflucan prevents the yeast from taking over the gut while stopping oral thrush & yeast infections.

I'm sorry this happened to you. More doctors should be aware of this and this is quite common. Very hard to have to suffer the consequences when a Diflucan could have prevented the whole issue. Also for a year or two after thr any dental appts antiobiotics is necessary and I always insist on a script for Diflucan. 

Peace and healing.

Matthew - Isn't that interesting, something that I have always done is hit the yoghurt as soon as I can after surgery, have always done this since appendix surgery in my 30's, am now 66, so many years since a Dr told me to do exactly that, I didn't even like yoghurt, and told him so, his reply was do it unless you want an infection.  Have since had surgery for endometrial cancer, breast cancer (very early), and both hips replaced, knee coming up which I am not looking forward to, and I have learned to like yoghurt the ones with all the good bacteria, because I believe that Dr was correct, unfortunately as you have found out, and not all Dr's seem to tell their patients, maybe I just got lucky.

Oh i just believe you had to go thru that again! Do you go to a rehab after? Do you have a Pic line? I was using Vancomycin for an antibiotic thry iv. Two years aho i got CDiff because my antibiotics erte killing the good bacteris ad well. The hosp put me on probiotics but i have been taking them faithfully since i had the CDiff. I wish you well.

I do eat a good amount of yogurt guys probably 4 or 5 days a week. So maybe that's not what happened. But I find it funny not one doctor at this hospital has mentioned probiotics or yogurt yet. In Amy of these discussions grrrrrr

I'm starting a 30 day paleo meal plan when I get discharged. Ordering as healthy as I can while I'm here and you can be sure yogurt coming with every meal.  Other things in life like work and being in my brothers wedding are going to have to take a back seat I guess. Thought I was doing everything right but must not have been good enough. Got to keep trying I don't have any other options. Thanks for the encouragement guys 

Hi Matthew, I was on antibiotics for 10 days post operation. They always upset my stomach and give rise to those opportunistic infections. So as soon as I start with the antibiotics, I increase my probiotics intake via live yogurt culture, cut sugar and breads all together and eat lots of veggies, fermented foods , garlic, ginger and hot spices. No pop, no juices full of sugar, homemade cranberry juice and slowly everything goes back to normal. I did catch an infection during one of my hip surgeries but not for a replacement and had to get a pic line and antibiotics for 6 months. I was so worried with the hip replacement that I was eating lots of garlic pro surgery toll they told me to stop because it affects coagulation. After I finished the heparin, I went back to it and will continue since it has many benefits, specially to increase white blood cells. Best of luck.

Finally had reimplantation done yesterday. Leaving the hospital tomorow. It’s been a long year April 28th last year I went to the hospital with infection. Just praying nothing goes wrong with my pt. I’m on partial weight bearing for 4 weeks at least because it’s been so long with me not putting weight on the left leg. Woohoo tho. Felt like I might never get my hip back. I had 3 different antibiotic spacers this past year. 

I had my hip done 9 mos ago then got an infection at 6 wks. Had I & D twice. My cement spacer put me in wheelchair for 3 1/2 mos. I cannot imagine having 3! I am now 10 weeks post op. I feel wonderful but every time i feel ill i worry that i am getting another infection. Good luck to you. Now comes the easy part.