” It’s now become more about the psychological warfare of not knowing what is causing me to feel like this.”
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Liver, PCOS and IBD – What a combo!
I am awful at keeping things up to date recently, but I’ve had alot to mull over and consider. Since Infliximab #8 I’ve been to the hospital for various appointments. I’ve seen my Liver specialist, had a small bowel MRI done, finally seen a Rheumatologist, my gastro, a dental surgeon and my GP. None of these things are new nor are they unrelated; they have all somehow become interlinked.…
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Infliximab #8
Yep, its been the two month wait for Infliximab. Feels longer; it was overdue by a week, caused by scheduling problems. Alas, I attended the hospital yesterday; after a problematic and rough week or so; very glad to be there and finally getting my infusion. Prior to this, I had two lots of bloods taken. Both were okay, not as good as usual – WCC was up along with…
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Infliximab #7 and Liver Problems
For all of 2014 my liver function tests have been steadily rising. When the new GI took over just before Spring, I suffered a couple of problems that lead me to A&E on a busy Saturday afternoon, in which we discovered how high my AST and ALT’s were – way over the parameter maximum of 40; some where in the 200’s – and the testing began. My GI order ultrasound,…
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Infliximab #2
Two weeks came around fast. I could hardly believe it was my bloods check up last Friday, let alone how quickly the weekend came and gone, then it was Tuesday. Time for an all day stint at the hospital, sitting around waiting for time to pass. This time, everything was delayed. I was on a later appointment schedule, so that I could make my already scheduled GI clinic appointment that…
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A bag of nerves
So, tomorrow is my first Inflixmab infusion. This is my second and final attempt at a biological treatment for my Crohn’s Disease. Last December the decision was made, after much discussion and scoping, that I was to stop Humira. I was feeling a mixture of relief and freedom. No more fortnightly injections, no more struggling to get through a 14 day cycle, no more crappy immune system, I could finally…
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My IBD Story
This is my story with Crohn’s Disease. I had gone my entire life without any serious medical problems or aliments. I was a happy child, a temperamental and shy teenager and a bubbly young adult. I went through GCSEs, A Levels and then off to university. I spent 3 years in Norwich studying American Studies and a year in Vancouver, Canada studying American History and Politics whilst researching my dissertation.…