Thursday, April 30, 2009

Latest update..

Not much really to update. Other than I still haven't scanned the pics of the twins. I am so behind. It turns out that the diarrhea that I was having was a bacterial infection with a really long name. Here is the definition from the internet of what it was:

"Campylobacter" bacteria are the second most frequently reported cause of foodborne illness. A comprehensive farm-to-table approach to food safety is necessary in order to reduce campylobacteriosis. Farmers, industry, food inspectors, retailers, food service workers, and consumers are each critical links in the food safety chain. This document answers common questions about the bacteria "Campylobacter," describes how the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is addressing the problems of "Campylobacter" contamination on meat and poultry products, and offers guidelines for safe food handling to prevent bacteria, such as "Campylobacter," from causing illness.

Nice huh? I got a call yesterday from the Fairfax County Health Dept telling me about this. I never heard from my GI doctor about this of course. So she was double checking that I didn't work in a restaurant where I could spread this to others. Apparently it can only be transferred from poop. Who knows.

So I called my OB just to make sure that it wouldn't have harmed the babies in any way. Dr. Allen had never heard of it, so she contacted the GI doc with what to do. Good thing she got to talk to someone there! They were supposed to put me on an antibiotic to fix it, but of course the GI doc has yet to call me. Whatever. Its time for another GI doc!

But the good thing is, it wouldn't harm the babies. Thank goodness. That's the latest here. Still no symptoms of being pg. Other than peeing a lot when I drink a lot, but thats normal! Oh and not being able to sleep on my tummy anymore. :( That was a very sad day. But thanks for my Snoggle pillow! :) It was well worth the $40.

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