Slighe gu Slàinte 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Just a nobody trying to get back some semblance of health despite multiple chronic illnesses. 😷 Crohn's Colitis 😷 Type II Diabetes 😷 Osteoarthritis 😷 Depression / Anxiety 😷 Insomnia

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Choices

Received a letter from my consultant after my colonoscopy. For some reason, the team have decided not to offer Infliximab, because I had to stop treatment due to surgery. Instead, they are offering Ad…

May 29·1 min read·185 words

Pre Bowel Prep

Everyone who has ever had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy knows that the bowel prep you have to take up to 48 hours beforehand is the worst part of the whole process. You basically don't leave the bath…

Apr 17·3 min read·551 words

Pre-Op

Tuesday was my pre-operative assessment. Not had this as an outpatient before, so didn't realise it involved an ECG, blood tests and a 45-minute interview. Luckily, my new tumbler keeps water cold eno…

Apr 2·2 min read·393 words

What to do when you can't eat

Another night of pain and diarrhoea kept me awake. Rather than do something utterly mind-numbing despite overwhelming tiredness, I decided to distract myself somewhat. "How?" you ask. By transcribing …

Mar 20·2 min read·212 words

Doo Doo

It's a childish title inspired by this app's creator. It is also what I have been dealing with an excess of these past 48 hours. I've literally only taken water on board, as any and all food is exitin…

Mar 12·2 min read·312 words

Insomnia

Once again, sleep has eluded me. Just 4h 40m and I'm wide awake.I've been battling this particular beast since childhood. My sibling has had the same issue since childhood, and we frequently swap idea…

Mar 8·2 min read·318 words

Mu Dhéidhinn Slighe Gu Slàinte

As this is a micro-blogging site, which has few users, I may just use it to vent about what's happening on my journey to health, i.e. Slighe gu Slàinte.I suffer from multiple chronic conditions. Some …

Mar 7·2 min read·282 words