I’ve had such a good weekend

I slept in on Saturday (which I never do because I normally work on Saturdays) then went to meet my sister and her fiance (who are staying with us for a few days) at the train station, saw friends I haven’t seen in months for an early Christmas party and exchanged presents, and today (Sunday) me, my sister and her fiance went to a tudor museum which I haven’t been to since I was in school! We had Costa Christmas drinks too in the afternoon and then a big roast dinner with my fiance in the evening. Even though I am entirely out of spoons and in a bit of pain from eating too much/things I probably shouldn’t have, I had a really good two days. I hope tomorrow goes just as well; I’ve got my infusion in the morning but the afternoon is free so I want to spend more time with my sister before I go back to work on Tuesday.

I spoke to my IBD nurse yesterday and she said to try a mild laxative like milk of magnesia. I gave it a go last night and it seems to do the trick but it’s too early to tell if it’s helped with the pain in my side. The nurse has also said someone will come talk to me on Monday when I have my next infusion. I’m apparently on the highest meds they can give me so they probably can’t do anything else except maybe change the frequency of my infusions. I guess I’ll find out Monday.

I’ve had a very lazy day today. I didn’t sleep in as late as I usually do on my days off but I have been doing very little. I’ve eaten a few bits that aren’t especially flare-safe but most of my food today has been safe (cereal, scrambled egg ect.) Unfortunately, the pain in my left side has increased over the last couple of days to the point I’m taking Zapain. I don’t normally need such a strong (for me) painkiller. I’m going to call the helpline tomorrow; I think this classes as becoming worse.

In entirely unrelated news, we’re making huge progress with our rats; we’ve managed to pick them both up and hold them (re: allowed them to run around our shoulders) outside the cage. This makes me very happy.

Been a little self destructive today; I’ve eaten things I knew would be a bad idea and am now paying for it. I wish I had better self control. Still, I’ve a week off work now so I’m going to try to stick to my flare foods as much as possible. Wish me luck!

Need to stick to my flare foods!

I had gluten free cereal with milk and a cup of tea for lunch today and I felt ok. This is proof I need to be stricter with myself and refrain from having “bad” foods. Cereal, tea and soup are the way to go, it seems. No more pizza, take aways, fruit or veg (unless it’s in soup or stew).

In other news, I’m off work for a week after tomorrow so it’ll be a good time to get plenty of sleep/rest. I will be going to the gym at least once but I will take it easy; it’s been a couple of weeks since my last work out and I don’t want to exhaust myself. My sister and her fiance are coming to stay with us for a few days on Thursday so I need to make sure I’m not too tired to socialise.

Work training in Britol

Im in Bristol for work training today and tomorrow. It’s an intense day as well as a long one (left for the train at half six this morning) but I’m just about to have dinner at the hotel then I plan on watching some TV before going to bed.

I’ve had a few stomach cramps today and a rush to the toilet when I finally got off the train. Other than that, I’ve not been too bad. I almost fell asleep after lunch though so maybe an early night might be in order. I’ll try and have a decent breakfast tomorrow so I won’t need to worry too much at lunch or dinner. Depending on when we finish tomorrow, I might see if Yo!Sushi is flare friendly.

I slept for most of yesterday (Monday) and Sunday. I wish I could have more days like that. It felt good to not have to get up for anything but still be able to do a few bits in the afternoon.
The only problem is I still feel tired after something like ten hours sleeping. I wonder if I should spend my week off work next week in bed… It’s not like I have to go anywhere or do anything.