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I have had a couple of pre op dates through and we are definitely working towards my pouch surgery being in April. On 26th March I have to go in for a test of the muscles in my arse (nice!) and I have my pre op date for 9th April (Happy birthday Timm!) The first […]
After visiting my consultant (and ANOTHER bloody cock up with appointments!!) the decision has been made. My hernia is causing too many problems and so my pouch surgery is being brought forward…. to April. I’m really anxious and nervous but I am in the very safe hands of Mr Brown, my surgeon. No exact date […]
At my surgical appointment this week it was suggested that I should lose some weight to increase my chances of my pouch surgery going well. Since the birth of my kids I gained a lot of weight and then have yo yo-ed since then. I’ll lose weight during flares then gain it back. Last year […]
So this morning I had an appointment with my lovely surgeon Mr Brown, it was an 8.30am appointment and so with it being half term we got the kids ready and set off at 7.30. We got to the hospital, parked and was in the clinic for 8.15. The receptionist said she couldn’t check me […]
I had my first surgery on 3rd September and that was a subtotal colectomy with ileostomy. My options from that point are… To keep the ileostomy permanently, this would mean one more surgery where they remove all my rectum and anus and sew everything up! (Barbie butt…) To have a pouch made out of my […]
Last week I went for my post surgery check up, it was 10 weeks post op and I was feeling a little nervous. Timm and I went to the Hallamshire to meet with Mr Brown, my consultant. He came into the room, looked at me and said “Mrs Cleasby?!” He looked at his notes and […]
Tomorrow my eldest son becomes a teenager!!! Surely I’m not old enough for this? I still feel like a teen myself never mind mother of a teen! So today we needed to go shopping for his birthday presents, everything is last minute because of the manic last three weeks. Timm was happy to go alone […]
After chatting with my mum, I realised that as I natter away about my surgery, that it can be quite confusing as to what I have had done, so with the help of google I thought I would do a little post about the surgery. I had a subtotal colectomy and end ileostomy. This is […]
After last nights epic transfer stress (told me to pack up at 6.45 and I finally got into bed at the other side at 1.30am!!) I’m finally in the Northern General. I had a terrible nights sleep, my fears and anxieties just got the better of me and I spent a fair chunk of the […]
Hello again! It’s been a while. I have avoided this blog for a few reasons, but before I get into the Big Scary Life Thing, a little introduction, or reintroduction to me. My name is Sam, I live with an ileostomy, chronic pain and chronic illness, I started this blog in 2012 to share my […]