Pain. It’s all relative. It was last Spring and I had just started on a new pain relief medication, after a stint in A&E. I was already on Amitriptyline and now we were adding Gabapentin into the mix. I had been living with my rectal…
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This is Not My First Choice
Monday. This morning I ordered my stoma supplies with my delivery company and my prescription with my GP. By next week I’ll be organising and putting away another months worth of supplies to get me through August. August. My stoma was created three years ago…
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Life Lately | Surgical & IBD Update
Let’s catch up, shall we? I haven’t done a ‘Life Lately‘ posts since I was having my wound dressed each day. That feels like forever ago but it has only been a matter on weeks. So, let’s catch up on everything medical that’s happened since my…
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High and Low Symptom Days
One of the worse things about IBD is having unexpected flare ups. You could be perfectly find and then out of nowhere, a deep burning pain starts to build. It’s uncomfortable, unpredictable and can last anywhere from minutes to hours. The best we can do…
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Reflecting on 2019 – The Six Month Update
Okay. So how did we get to the end of June already? We are half way through 2019 already. Already! I haven’t really had a chance to reflect on the goals I set myself back in January. You might be wondering, why reflect after only six…
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REVIEW: Pelican Platinum with Vitamin E Barrier Range
Why am I using them? Back in late February, I went through a phase where my barrier product wasn’t giving me the protection and security I’d been used to. I started to experience more itching under my baseplate – a sure sign of an impending…
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How do I do Things for Myself when I’m Unwell?
Reality check: I sometimes I push myself. Too hard. I do things beyond what my pain level will allow me. I end up in more agony because I do things that I shouldn’t, or should just leave well alone. But I don’t listen, silly me.…
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Guest Post: MyTherapy
IBD: TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR DISEASE Living with IBD can be difficult sometimes with unpredictable episodes and regular hospital visits that disrupts normal daily activities. However, if the symptoms are well managed, people diagnosed with IBD can live normally with the condition. IBD has been…
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World IBD Day 2019
“We know It Takes Guts to talk about Crohn’s and Colitis. This World IBD Day, we are supporting people to start conversations that really matter. Crohn’s and Colitis are invisible illnesses and because of the stigma that surrounds them, thousands of people are suffering…