Well, we didn't get to Quest Diagnostics yesterday, they were closed when we got there. The plan was to take Ashley to Quest early this morning but Ashley had other plans; she slept until 10:30 am. Ashley has never slept until 10:30 am unless of course she was up past midnight the night before but that was not the case. With Ashley sick, I let her sleep in.
We finally went to Quest about 11:30 am, and after that Ashley deserved McDonalds for lunch so after a quick trip through Macky D's drive thru we were home by 12:30. Of course, we didn't leave Quest without a stool sample kit, oh what fun. We still haven't received the results from the stool sample that was left with Ashley's pediatrician. Hopefully, we will hear about those results and the lab results later today. By the way, they are testing Ashley for C Diff. Just in case Ash has C Diff, I will keep her from school until we get all the test results back, as C Diff is contagious. Again, hopefully we will get test results later today or early tomorrow.
After reading about C Diff, it certainly sounds like it could be a possible diagnosis for Ashley. She was on an antibiotic the week of Thanksgiving and a few days last week. I stopped giving her the antibiotic because it was new to her daily regimen, maybe it caused the bleeding, the diarrhea, etc. She was put on the antibiotic for a sore throat but she has not complained of a sore throat for a week. I felt comfortable not giving her the antibiotic. Also, Ashley has diarrhea, she has blood in her stool, she "goes" more than 7 times a day, this has been a problem for two weeks. So my unofficial diagnosis is that Ashley has C Diff.
Let's wait and see if I am right. For now I am off to the labs to drop off yet another stool sample. I need a mask and gloves, I am not sure how much more MY stomach can take!
We finally went to Quest about 11:30 am, and after that Ashley deserved McDonalds for lunch so after a quick trip through Macky D's drive thru we were home by 12:30. Of course, we didn't leave Quest without a stool sample kit, oh what fun. We still haven't received the results from the stool sample that was left with Ashley's pediatrician. Hopefully, we will hear about those results and the lab results later today. By the way, they are testing Ashley for C Diff. Just in case Ash has C Diff, I will keep her from school until we get all the test results back, as C Diff is contagious. Again, hopefully we will get test results later today or early tomorrow.
After reading about C Diff, it certainly sounds like it could be a possible diagnosis for Ashley. She was on an antibiotic the week of Thanksgiving and a few days last week. I stopped giving her the antibiotic because it was new to her daily regimen, maybe it caused the bleeding, the diarrhea, etc. She was put on the antibiotic for a sore throat but she has not complained of a sore throat for a week. I felt comfortable not giving her the antibiotic. Also, Ashley has diarrhea, she has blood in her stool, she "goes" more than 7 times a day, this has been a problem for two weeks. So my unofficial diagnosis is that Ashley has C Diff.
Let's wait and see if I am right. For now I am off to the labs to drop off yet another stool sample. I need a mask and gloves, I am not sure how much more MY stomach can take!
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