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Health Tracking – My IBD Care

25-11-2019 in Places and Products
Disclaimer: Occasionally, I am asked to review particular products and services. I work with those who I believe have IBD and ostomy patients’ best interests at heart. In light of this, all views and experiences shared on this blog are mine and of my own honest opinion, and do not reflect...
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Life Lately | Catching My Breath

15-11-2019 in Crohns
Oh hey there, hello again. It’s been a while since I did a ‘me and my health’ update. Last time, I spoke about the final stages of my perianal wound healing and a quick GI update. Well, since then, I’ve had my wound close fully – celebrations all around! Only took...
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I do this alone.

06-11-2019 in Crohns, Ramblings & Musings
I do all of *this* alone. IBD, it’s very isolating. Let’s face facts: it focuses on your digestive system, about what it produces. You endure tests and investigations for answers for everything – from your diagnosis, all the way through to getting treatment and management plans sorted – alone. You don’t have anyone...
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November Goals

01-11-2019 in Monthly Goals, Weeklies & Monthlies
How did October’s goals go? Here is what I set myself for the month of October: GOALS: To not overcommit myself. Be more organised with completing my to do lists. Rest and recover. TASKS: Plan daily content for IG on both accounts ahead of time. Take on a daily mindful challenge to spend...
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Travelling with IBD and a Stoma

31-10-2019 in Crohns, IBD Explained, Ostomy, Ostomy Explained
Let’s get out there! For the majority of people who live with IBD, they have to travel. Either commuting to and from their jobs or taking trips; some will rely on the public transport network – trains, buses and coaches – to do this. While I have been a commuter in my...
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October 2019

31-10-2019 in Month in Review, Weeklies & Monthlies
Another Month… Stoma wise; IBD wise; Advocacy wise;  Life wise;   Here is what I wrote about in October: Until next time,
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I love sharing my experiences and stories of living life with Crohn's disease and a permeant ileostomy.

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The many faces of my IBD. 
Who’d have thunk that behind these photos there is a chronic illness?

Sometimes it’s hard not to identify and characterised yourself by your illness, especially if the hard times keeping barrelling themselves towards you. But know this, you are more because of what you grow though 💜
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Instagram post 2186290038513252659_185308845 WAY BACK WEDNESDAY⁠
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A holiday with IBD used to strike fear and panic in me. ⁠
A holiday with a stoma was a welcomed change. No worries about being unable to find a toilet, watching what I ate and drank, or worrying about a flare up hitting me. ⁠
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A stoma might not be the perfect solution to IBD but it's allowed me to relax and overcome alot of my anxieties. ⁠
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Short answer: HECK YES.⁠
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There is *nothing* I can't do with my stoma. Some of the things I used to do I just have to adapt to - much like life with a stoma in general. ⁠
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Tips for a massage:⁠
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1. Make your therapist aware. Partly for politeness but mostly because they can adapt your massage around your stoma ie lie on your side as they would do for those who are pregnant.
2. Make sure you empty before hand. Always a good thing, you don't want to leak. ⁠
3. In addition to that, I tend to book my appointments for mid morning so that I've been able to have breakfast but there is little to nothing in my bag by then.⁠
4. Take a spare bag with you - depends on the type of massage you have but oils can interfere with the baseplate and adhesive. ⁠
5. Enjoy yourself! Easier said that done but once you do it, you'll wonder why you ever worried. It is something to get used to but it's all about adapting and being prepared. ⁠
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Lying on your front might make you nervous but unless your stoma is active and painful, you hardly notice. ⁠
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Let's Talk About... Health Tracking⁠
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This week's post looks at how and why health tracking can be a positive aspect of life with chronic illness. With IBD, @myibdcare is a great example of the impact a digital application can have with a long term health condition. ⁠
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For me, being able to monitor and record my symptoms has not only helped me feel more in control but it's also shown me patterns I wasn't aware were happening. And more often than not, I have my phone with me; this app makes it easy and simple to do. ⁠
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Instagram post 2181563281242601184_185308845 Been revising this evening ahead of next week’s first AAT exam AND tomorrow’s mock exam. 
So far, so good. Let’s see 🤓
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Anyone else wake up like this? 🙊
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Life Lately | Catching My Breath⁠
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It's been TOO long since there was a full and complete update on my health. ⁠
Today I am feeling more human and less like a cold monster, so here is all that's been happening since September. ⁠
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Talk of: wounds, surgery, mental health, therapy, employment, medication and abscess! ⁠
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A look into the different sort of supporting products you can use when you have a stoma.  Supporting products used to be called 'accessories' but that is very ambiguous and doesn't explain why these products can be essential for some and not others.⁠
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This one focuses on POWDER - a intermittent product which can help absorb moisture on broken and sore, moist skin caused by output making contact with the peristomal skin.
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It is a non-medicated powder which absorbs moisture from the skin it touches. It should only be used when you have broken or sore skin, never as just part of your normal routine.⁠⠀
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Application of this can be tricky - as it needs to be placed on the skin where it is needed. Most bottles come with added air so you can pump the powder directly to the affected area. Otherwise, you can use a finger to dap some on to the area. ⁠

A word to the wise; it's best applied when the stoma is inactive so that output doesn't get mixed into the powder! ⁠You can also set the powder in place with barrier spray.

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Instagram post 2174928186041915865_185308845 Trying my best, failed.⁠
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I am eight days out from my Vedolizumab infusion and have to get bloods done on Wednesday. HOPING and PRAYING that my WBC aren't off the charts so that my medication goes ahead. ⁠
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Instagram post 2172519354925613347_185308845 Smiling while in hospital? ⁠
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I think some of joy seen on my face is because I was in a place where I could actually be helped.⁠
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I think I was trying to put on a brave face for myself. ⁠
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I think I was relieved.⁠
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I know now that I was gradually getting sick and tired of being sick. I know now that that period was just another part of the ongoing Summer of Shite it later would be referenced as. I know now that I would smile again through the rougher times to come. ⁠
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For me, a smile deflects alot of my own pain. This one looks - and probably felt - genuine at the time, but my insides were slowing dying. This admission wouldn't give me a clear cut diagnosis, it only added more. ⁠
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I got through it, and you will too.⁠
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We're full of surprising strength 💙⁠
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"I do all of this alone."⁠
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"I've had to ask for what I need when I need it because it is down to me. It is all down to me. I want to take control because my disease leaves me feeling out of control. I have no say over when or where my disease will flare up, even with my medication"⁠
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A personal and reflective look at some of the thoughts around how IBD can sometimes be isolating. ⁠
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