So, the doctor has been round. For starters, he wants to start me back on steroids to fight any inflammation in my gut. My stomach is very tender at the moment which has caused him some concern so he wants another xray done. But he’s also mentioned surgery and is going to have a surgical team and a stoma nurse come talk to me. Needless to say, I’m worried and got a bit upset once he’d left. But I know it’ll be for the best in the long term.

I managed a shower but now I’m very low on spoons again. They bought dinner round early so I’ve had most of that. Now, I think I’ll try and sleep for a bit; my left side is hurting again and I feel like I’ve got a football in my stomach so I’m hoping a nap will help things move along so I’m a bit more comfortable tonight.

I hardly slept last night so I’m feeling pretty awful today. I’ve been dosing on and off all morning but I don’t feel any better for it. I’ve barely eaten anything either because my stomach is hurting. I’m hoping a nice warm shower will make me feel better but first I need to gather some spoons from somewhere to get out of bed.

So not only am I hooked up to saline until 1am but I am also now attached to a twelve hours drip to replace the nutrients ect. that I’ve lost. My canula started leaking though so they’ve had to replace it but it’s in much deeper than I’m used to so it’s a tad bit soar. Hopefully it won’t be as bad tomorrow.

Brief Friday update

Currently attached to an eight hours saline drip. I’m not drinking enough so this is the doctors solution. I’ve been put on a food chart as well to track what I’m eating and how much because they’re also concerned about my weight; I dropped from just under eight and a half to eight stone in a few days so they want to make sure I eat plenty and put the weight back on.

Got a bed around six o’clock last night and was just in time for dinner. I’m in an isolation room because of the infection but at least it’s quieter than a ward bay.

They’ve started me on intravenous antibiotics, as well as the vancomycin (which is in gross liquid form), so I should start feeling better soon. They’re going to monitor me over the weekend but if they don’t see improvement by Monday, they’ll try something else. Really, really want these meds to work so I can go home.

All canula’d up and ready to go. The nurses have been really nice while I wait in my little room for a bed; they’ve made me tea, brought me biscuits and are even trying to get sandwiches from the kitchen for me. I wouldn’t mind staying here, actually.