One of the medications for Ulcerative Colitis are steroids, I was put on a course of Prednisolone in June this year. I started at 40mg a day and this did cause my flare up to go into remission. The problem is that when you put these steroids into your body, your body stops producing them […]
Its been 17 days since my surgery and Im healing well. My wound is closed and I have no pain in it, the scar is about 6 inches long and as it was stapled together I have the line and dots of a staple scar. A friend told me that after she had surgery, her […]
Today I need to remind myself of this. I woke feeling unsettled, I didn’t sleep well again. Im still tapering off the steroids so have awful insomnia, Im still on the sleeping tablets that I have been on since June. Its my son’s birthday today, so we got up early and Timm made […]
I thought Id do a post about diet, as it’s one of the questions I get asked a lot… What can you eat? In the long term, Im advised that I’ll be able to eat what I like within reason. That I will find my way with foods that agree with me and foods that […]
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 […]
Here’s a fab video explaining how your digestive system works and an explanation of colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy by Ostomy Lifestyle. For more information, take a look at Ostomy Lifestyle.
The National Key Scheme (NKS) offers disabled people independent access to locked public toilets around the country. Disability Rights UK believes that everyone who experiences ill-health, injury or disability should have the same freedom and independence as other citizens. An important part of that freedom is having the confidence to go out, knowing that public […]
Today I wore clothes for the first time in almost three weeks! Three weeks of jamas!!!! And to make me feel better I just had to wear the sequinned knickers… You can see the top of my scar here now the staples are out. It’s pretty big but scars are cool, right?! My bag is […]
Love this by Jacqueline Maldonado.