Glimpses of Me

Today we finished week 2 of the prep diet.  I wish I could say I’d found more really delicious recipes, but this week was a lot of “Meh”.  We have two more weeks of our high fiber diet to go (Ashley will continue from here out) while the infusions take place. Today, Ashley did a […]

So I thought I’d write a post about the foods we’ve been eating for the last week, in case anyone was curious or needed ideas.  We are 1 week into our 2 weeks of preparation diet suggested by the CDD.  By “we” I mean Lee and Ashely, but the rest of us are pretty much […]

Today we had our final visit with our Naturopath, Dr. Stephanie.  The goal was to go through a list of questions we had for her about our FMT process and to get the official leave of absence letter that Ashley will need for school and work.  It was an excellent visit, as always. Here are […]

We’ve been patiently waiting for the right moment to present itself for our FMT.  I had fully intended to have it done in February or March, but life has gotten in the way. Ashley had an opportunity to “Fast Track” at her school.  She has to have 1800 hours of floor time to graduate and […]

Today our doctor called and let us know that Lee’s stool tests were back.  I am so happy (and relieved) to report that everything was perfect and we are cleared for FMT! Dr. Taylor-White has been so wonderful during this experience.  I’ve sent her all of the documentation we’ve been reading (studies and protocols) and […]

Our first round of donor tests came back today.  The blood and urine tests ordered by Dr. Taylor-White (which were outlined in the doc attached to the first post).  Happily everything came back perfect!  This next week we’ll be collecting stool samples and sending that in.  We expect the results to take 2-3 weeks. COSTS […]

While there might be a lot of doctors out there who would support the idea of trying a fecal transplant, the reality of today is that most of them work for a corporate entity of some sort, who will not authorize the doctor to support the procedure, let alone do the procedure.  In today’s world […]

Let’s talk about fecal transplant, also called FMT (Faecal Microbiota Transplantation) and HPI (Human Probiotic Infusion).  It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like.  It’s fun to make your friends squirm when describing it.  I usually just say “Poop, saline, blender, enema bag” and watch their eyes widen and jaws drop.  People cringe at the […]