Tag: crohns disease
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The Hospital Diaries Day 6 & 7 – Saturday/Sunday
Weekends in hospital are generally the worst. Unless there is a plan in place to go home, nothing much happens unless there is an emergency. Stanley Stoma seems to have woken up which is good so they are pretty satisfied that the CT which showed no kinks or blockages along my small intestine was correct.…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 4 & 5 – Thursday/Friday
So apologies for not having caught you all up yesterday but it’s not been a great couple of days and I’m sure you understand. The pain and nausea/vomiting have become pretty relentless and even the medication isn’t relieving my symptoms to the point of comfortable at the moment for the most part. Update So far…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 3 – Wednesday
Today wasn’t a good day for me, my pain and nausea/vomiting certainly ramped up. Doctors Rounds I didn’t see my normal consultant as she isn’t on the ward this week but the doctor I saw today was lovely. He was worried as my ostomy output is extremely slow and my abdomen is very distended so…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 2 – Tuesday
I managed a pretty decent night’s sleep last night to be fair, which is good for me in hospital! Food Diary Breakfast was the only meal I photographed today as I then had to go nil by mouth for my camera tests and then only had a sandwich for tea so not very interesting! I…
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January Challenge
Good morning and happy new year! Who else is so ready for 2019? I am definitely hoping for lots more positive and happy experiences this year and am ready to get working for them. December Challenge I am pleased to say I completed my Instagram photo challenge last month and am rather pleased with my…
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An Interview With… Marnix Lawrence
I recently responded to a tweet asking for people with IBD to help with some research looking at the perception of exercise among sufferers. This led to me being interviewed over Skype by the lovely Marnix, who himself has Crohns Disease. I answered the questions he needed for his research and it was great to…
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Super Smoothies?
I’ve been trying to up my fruit and vegetable intake recently. Anyone with Crohns/an ileostomy will know this can be tricky as many are off limits for different reasons – too much fibre, skins have to be removed, blockage causers – the list goes on. One way I have started to get more of the…
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BlogMas Day Nine – Spoonie Christmas Challenge
WHAT ILLNESSES DO YOU SUFFER WITH? I have rheumatoid arthritis, Crohns disease, an ileostomy, ostopenia, high blood pressure and iritis WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST ‘CURE’ SOMEONE HAS EVER OFFERED YOU? Well according to one GP I saw (yes a doctor), I shouldn’t need a bone scan because I am too young to suffer from these issues!…
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The Spoonie Mummy 