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Jackie07 · 11-04-2009, 01:07 AM

It's been almost two years since I had my last Herceptin treatment. My digestive tract started having some problems since at least January this year. I thought it was caused by eating some very old beef jerky. My family doctor gave me some kind of medicine to control 'irritable bowel'. I took it for two days, didn't like it and quit (especially after reading the description of the drug - something that messes with my Central Nervous System.)

Finally I saw a specialist yesterday. Dr. Erickson is the head of the GI Department at the hospital/clinic. He said that because of the many antibiotics I had taken (the latest one was in early September, according to the record he pulled out of the computer) the 'good' bacteria in the GI tract had been destroyed. Solution? Yogurt - to replenish the bacteria. Two weeks should fix it, he said.

He also said to take Citrucel to increase the 'bulk' (the sweet potato and other veggies were not 'enough', according to him.)

I'm so glad the solution is so simple and easy. Most importantly, he had reassured me about my recent scans. "They looked good," he said. The strangest thing is: I believed him! I've been having problems believing my family doctor and my oncologist. But this doctor who I'd just met had given me such confidence that I trusted him.

He had read my chart/medical record before he stepped into the room. The first thing he uttered from his mouth was: "I've read your chart. You have been through a lot!" After he checked my abdominal area and listened to my heart/lung, he declared: "everything looks good."
What a wonderful experience!

11-04-2009, 01:07 AM	#11
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Re: Something that seems to work for diarrhea It's been almost two years since I had my last Herceptin treatment. My digestive tract started having some problems since at least January this year. I thought it was caused by eating some very old beef jerky. My family doctor gave me some kind of medicine to control 'irritable bowel'. I took it for two days, didn't like it and quit (especially after reading the description of the drug - something that messes with my Central Nervous System.) Finally I saw a specialist yesterday. Dr. Erickson is the head of the GI Department at the hospital/clinic. He said that because of the many antibiotics I had taken (the latest one was in early September, according to the record he pulled out of the computer) the 'good' bacteria in the GI tract had been destroyed. Solution? Yogurt - to replenish the bacteria. Two weeks should fix it, he said. He also said to take Citrucel to increase the 'bulk' (the sweet potato and other veggies were not 'enough', according to him.) I'm so glad the solution is so simple and easy. Most importantly, he had reassured me about my recent scans. "They looked good," he said. The strangest thing is: I believed him! I've been having problems believing my family doctor and my oncologist. But this doctor who I'd just met had given me such confidence that I trusted him. He had read my chart/medical record before he stepped into the room. The first thing he uttered from his mouth was: "I've read your chart. You have been through a lot!" After he checked my abdominal area and listened to my heart/lung, he declared: "everything looks good." What a wonderful experience! __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 11-04-2009 at 01:16 AM..