Feeling good
Feeling surprisingly okay. Very wobbly yesterday but lots of work to sort. Managed to take dog for short walks but lay down for an hour. I seem to suddenly get very tired in the afternoons. I can’t believe that the … Read More
TEMS Day
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Picolax may have kept me busy last night but I still need an enema. As long as it works I don’t care. 9.30 Feeling really hungry. Hospital stockings on, haven’t bothered with gown yet. The first one had no ties. … Read More
Picolax and Bowel Prep Day 1
I’m finding bowel prep a bit stressful because I’m not quite sure how Picolax is likely to affect me nor exactly what I’m supposed to eat. Different people at the hospital have told me different things: the pre-op doc thought … Read More
Pre-op checks
Blood test. Hospitals like those. Yet another person telling me, ‘So you’re diabetic’. ‘No I’m not but my blood sugar does get low at times’. The pre-op nurse takes the blood sugar issue surprisingly seriously. They recently had a patient … Read More
You’ve got a letter
‘You’ve got a letter’. We’re getting good at recognising hospital letters. Consultant has referred me to super consultant. Super consultant has discussed the scans etc in the MDT (multi disciplinary meeting as we now know) and the consensus was ‘Hmmm’. … Read More
Chasing news on bowel surgery
Still no news on the bowel surgery option. I ring the consultant’s secretary. I give my name. The tone changes and becomes a little worried. ‘Ah yes. You were supposed to be seen. You were rescheduled’, she murmurs and tapers … Read More
Another sigmoidoscopy
I thought that the wait would be interminable but it turns out that if you run a small business there are plenty of things to take your time and exercise your stress muscles 🙂 . Husband stays with me in the … Read More
Meeting with Colorectal Specialist
I have a new appointment with the specialist. It all seems a bit surreal – I haven’t had any symptoms for weeks – bowels bit loose but that may well be stress, no bleeding, no pain and I’ve put a … Read More
Colonoscopy day
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Just black coffee for breakfast. Even though I haven’t had food for so long I really don’t feel bad. The clinic is running late – an hour passes and I’m getting seriously in need of food but I can sit … Read More
Sigmoidoscopy Day
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Thank goodness I can eat normally until the enema. I have an extra large bowl of porridge and a sandwich just in case 🙂 . Husband drives me to hospital – not long since I was driving him to and … Read More