I was talking to another j pouch-ee yesterday and she said something that struck me as so true. You wake up and think you could take over the world. Then you try to get up and your body says “no way, you are 90” You see, one of the hardest things about chronic illness is […]
I’m going to warn anyone who cringes and faints at the mention of “wimmins problems” to step away right now as this post probably isn’t for you… Still here? Good. Let’s talk menstruation! Now since my surgery to create a j pouch, things are, well, different down below. I suppose it is to be expected, […]
No confirmation as yet through my blood tests if my inflammation markers are up and obviously I’ve not had the camera test yet but man, I’m feeling pretty dreadful. I’m on the loo 10-20 times a day and I’m so drained and exhausted. Just so it’s clear, I haven’t been admitted to hospital, I had […]
So for the past two weeks I have been bleeding, Ive kept it to myself as we had our wedding renewal on Saturday and I just wanted the day to be about Timm and I, not about my illness. Our whole lives had been about my illness for the past year and so I kept […]
The wedding renewal was last Saturday and was just perfect… I will do a full blog post when I get my photos and video back but till then all I can say is that it was the best day of my life… You can see a sneak preview of just a few of our […]
What a year it has been! On 3rd September 2013 after over a week in hospital being pumped full of so many drugs, the decision was made that I needed to have my colon (my large bowel) removed. And so I was wheeled into surgery and this whole roller coaster began. I was cut open […]
I sometimes find make up an odd thing, it’s the social expectation that women will wear make up that I find a little weird. Men have no such pressure to daily paint their faces yet for many women, they wouldn’t leave the house without wearing at least some sort of cosmetics. I don’t wear make […]
I got an email from 23andme who are doing a huge study on the genetics of ulcerative colitis and crohns. Read this from their website. “At 23andMe, we believe genetic data plays a critical role in research. Knowing more about how genetics relate to a disease can provide additional information on how people might respond […]
I came across what looks like the most hipster item I have ever seen… A human salt lick. Now I know this looks mental, the site says “Himalayan pink salt releases negative ions, balancing cellular metabolism to increase immune system health.” I have to say that seems a little bit pseudoscience to me yet I’m […]
Oh lovely teenagers, you are on the cusp of finding out your A-level results and I’m sure you are babbing yourselves. Feeling that you could have worked harder, revised a little more, gone out a little less? Tomorrow you will be officially finishing school for good. The end of 13 years of education, some of […]