Tag: medication
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A New Diagnosis – Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
Please note: I am not a medical professional and this post is based on my experience. Contact a medical professional if you have any concerns about your own health. Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! If you follow me on social media you will have seen that earlier…
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Setting Up The Emergency Contact Information on Your I-Phone
So at the beginning of the year I went to the dark side – I ditched my trusty Samsung’s and upgraded to an I-Phone! I am pretty terrible with all forms of technology and am still now getting used to it, but Tom recently showed me this nifty little hack and I think it is…
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Prescription Charges In The UK
In the UK we are really lucky to have the NHS and access to free healthcare. One thing a lot of people do have to pay for is prescriptions, and I have recently seen people in support groups I am a member of, talking about the rising cost of this. I was shocked to read…
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The Mental Health Tag
Good morning and happy new week. Today is officially known as Blue Monday – apparently the most depressing day of the year. Chronic Illness and Depression/Anxiety Many people don’t realise that along with being diagnosed with a chronic illness, people are usually also struggling with their mental health. Having a condition which can mean you…
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A Day In The Life – Starting A New Biologic Medication
Yesterday I started my new biologic medication. It is called Stelara (Ustekinimab) and we are hoping it will sort out my Arthritis flare and also keep my Crohns Disease under control. I have had to wait for a few weeks from my rheumatologist deciding this was the next step to take. First she had to…
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BlogMas Day 2 – 12 Days Of Christmas Chronic Illness Style
On the 12th day of Christmas, chronic illness gave to me 12 breakfast tablets, 11 early nights, 10 pred rages, 9 fill your faces, 8 doctor visits, 7 bouts of brain fog, 6 non-alcoholic cocktails, 5 swollen joints, 4 heat pads, 3 bag leaks, 2 stool samples, and a blockage cuz I ate nuts!
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When Do You Know You Are ‘Done’?
So I’ve decided to write about something that has been playing on my mind lately. Truth be told I’m incredibly broody. Me and Ste have four children between us but none together. We haven’t really spoken about whether or not we want anymore but it’s a conversation, like any couple, we will need to have…
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An Update…
Good evening! Thought I would do a post to update you all on things that have been happening lately, rather than do lots of little posts about everything. My health has been pretty up and down but I’m still trying to keep a smile on my face as always. Firstly some of you would have…
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The Spoonie Mummy 