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Exploring the Emotional Complexity of IBD Surgery
Read MoreAs I come to the five year anniversary of my first IBD surgery, what exactly can I share with you, that isn’t already out there? What can I tell you…
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Hernias & Stomas
Read MoreI remember sitting in my hospital bed, after my first solo stoma bag change back in 2016 and my nurse said “you must always try and avoid a hernia. You…
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Having Major Surgery During a Pandemic
Read MoreI know almost all of us did not expect nor predict that 2020 would be how it has been thus far. It has been without a doubt the most challenging…
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Discharge Euphoria
Read More“You can go home today” The most joyful words that can be uttered during a morning ward round when you have been in hospital for anything more than a…
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Surgery Anniversary
Read MoreI’ve been thinking alot lately about surgery and it’s sometimes negative reputation and impact on the chronically ill. When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and we were…
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Post Operative Blues: The Emotional Highs & Lows after Discharge from Hospital
Read MoreIt has been six weeks since my surgery and officially met a huge scheduled landmark in recovery: “expect to feel recovered and back to almost ‘normal’ after six to eight…
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One Month Post Surgery
Read MoreFour weeks, twenty-eight days. Admittedly, I did write my last update – you can read it here – abit later than I’d originally planned but still, to think it’s been a…
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Two Weeks Post Surgery
Read MoreSeems like only yesterday I was counting backwards from four to be put under for my Proctectomy. But here we are, fourteen days post op and it’s been a weird…
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Why? My Proctectomy Explained
Read MoreBackground: In 2016 I underwent two operations for my Crohn’s Disease. The first was a Right Hemicolectomy in May, followed by a Subtotal Colectomy with Ileostomy in August. My first…
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How To Prepare for Surgery
Read MoreI am a week or so away from another surgery. A planned one for a change! It has been almost three years since my first surgery and things are different…
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Pre Operative Assessments: Stoma & General Surgery – 14.03.19
Read MoreI last had a pre op for major surgery back in May of 2016 ahead of my Right Hemicolectomy. Reading it back, everything is very much the same – not…
