So yesterday morning I saw Mr Brown in clinic and after examining me, he thinks I have pouchitis. He said I need antibiotics, fluids, blood tests, X-days and a pouch scope. And so I was admitted back to the Northern General. I had blood tests, X-rays, a night on the wards and a pouch scope […]
A super quick update as I’m not up to blogging. I’m having some problems with my pouch and so I’m going back to see my consultant tomorrow morning. I can’t pass anything without a lot of pain, straining and basically feeling like I’m about to pass out. Lots of pain in my belly and bottom […]
Love Sam x
All this bag flashing in the media right now and Ive been showing off my life saver for ages! Hahahaa…. For more badassness follow me on FACEBOOK, follow me on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE or PINTEREST Love Sam xx
I have had Ulcerative Colitis for over ten years now, and when my health took a real turn for the worse last year and I was facing surgery, I scoured the internet for support and help. There were a lot of medical websites with confusing terminology and terrifying pictures and there were forums dedicated to […]
A while ago I wrote a message to my teenage son, thousands of you read and loved it and Ive had a lot of requests for a post with advice to young girls. My 11 year old daughter is just leaving Junior school and ready to start at Secondary School. She is on the cusp […]
Well THERE’S a title I never thought I would post! Seriously though if you are reading this looking for some of my usual positivity, step away now. I am writing this in my bathroom sat on a bidet having spent the last 20 minutes crying. Right now I am feeling bloody sorry for myself. My […]
After a year of blogging here at So Bad Ass I am OVER THE MOON to see so much about IBD, Crohns, Colitis and living with an ostomy in the media. It is a really exciting time and Im so pleased to see stories and pictures in the news and going viral. As you may […]
This is a post I did for Motherhood Journeys about self esteem and loving your baby body. I started So Bad Ass last June and began blogging about my experiences, suddenly a lot of people were reading about my journey and the messages I started to receive weren’t just from people with the same problems as […]