Hi, I am writing on behalf of my mother, she has suffered for over six months now with a horrible c-diff infection. The biggest struggle has been getting proper treatment. They have done every test imaginable and she has been on several rounds of Vancomycin which seems to be the only thing that helps but as soon as she finishes a round ( last one was thirty days at 6 a day) she relapses within a week or two. She is now down to 107 lbs., extremely weak with pronounced shortness of breath with no exertion, she has these symptoms every time she finishes her Vanco and now the Doctor is sending her for even more test. My Dad has recently lost his job and his insurance coverage, they are paying for Cobra but it is running out. My mom is 67 but they say she doesn't have enough work hour credits for Medicare so they are struggling. Please point us in some direction for help we are at our wit's end. We did manage to get an article written in the New York Times about C-Diff but no medical answers as of yet.
Thank you, Lisa Snow