BM have slowed a bit today but my stomach and gut are still very tender. I haven’t had my xray yet but I imagine that will take place tomorrow now.

April is IBS Awareness Month. If you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you are not alone – IBS is common with prevalence estimated at 10% to 15%. Yet many people remain undiagnosed and unaware that their symptoms indicate a medically recognized disorder.

Spoken to the doctor. He’s going to give me more IV liquids overnight and get another abdominal xray done too just to make sure everything is ok. Fingers crossed it’s nothing serious.

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simply perfect chocolate cupcakes | baking a moment

Not IBD-related but I’m feeling miserable. I saw these and have decided to make them when I get home.

On IV pain killers now because my cramps have increased quite a bit this evening. I’m going to request to see the doctor because this feels like it’s only getting worse.

And to make the day even worse, it’s hailing. I made it off ward briefly though, so not all bad. My legs don’t feel so stiff today so if I keep going for little walks, I should be ok.

Less than seven hours and I’m needing yet another new canula. Not very impressed with my veins right now.

Yet another canula. This one’s a little uncomfortable but it’s only just gone in so I expected as much. Hopefully it’ll settle and they won’t need to change it too soon.

Had a weird day yesterday; no BM after 10am all the way until this morning at one. All the while, I felt like a balloon was sitting in the stomach and I was very uncomfortable. I have since had multiple BM but it’s still pretty slow going. I’m hoping it was just a one off and I’ll be back on track today.
Also, I had an heartrate of around 45-58 this morning which is extremely low for me. I told the nurse and they’re keeping an eye on that but, again, just hoping it was a weird blip.
Fingers crossed the doctor will be round later today.

Friday update

Still haven’t seen my primary doctor today but he’s meant to be in over the weekend so hopefully I’ll get to talk to him then.
For now, they’re keeping me on the IV steroids and antibiotics as it looks like they’re working. I’m guessing it’ll be at least another couple of days before the infection is gone but at least my inflammatory markers are down so fingers crossed, once the c diff is completely clear, I’ll be able to go home.
I really want to get out of here; being in the same small room for over a week is making me a little depressed. I’ll be so happy when they send me home.