Tag: colitis

Sorry for the lack of posts, there’s been a lot going on recently at work and I have been so tired that I just haven’t had the energy to do much. There isn’t a lot to update on either but I thought, as I’ve got a day off, I’d do a little post just to let everyone know I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth.

Anyway, it’s just over a week until my surgery and I’m starting to feel a little nervous. I guess that’s normal given that it’s a pretty major surgery and they’re not 100% sure of the outcome given that if the blood vessels won’t reach, they can’t form a working j-pouch. I’m sure everything will be fine; I’m going to the best hospital for IBD/gastro-related treatments in the south of England so I know I’ll be in good hands. I’ll be sure to post closer to the time as this is essentially my diary, only it’s public.

How’s everyone else doing? Fell free to PM me if you want to talk, I may not reply right away but I will answer any messages you send me. Have a good and safe Monday, everyone!

Made it to the gym

It’s been too long since my last visit to the gym so I decided to go this evening. I did the usual start on the cross-trainer (20 mins), followed by hip abductors, then weighted squats, and finishing with a few arm lifts with the dumbells. I think I feel better from having done all that than when I just did the cross-trainer for 35 mins. I just need to make sure I drink plenty for the rest of the evening, I don’t really want to get dehydrated tonight.

Surgery school done!

So, I survived surgery school. For those of you who don’t know, it’s an optional, pre-surgery casual group meeting with several nurses and hospital staff who go through what to expect after surgery and how best to prepare for surgery. I knew most if what they had to say but it was nice to go anyway because they gave out leaflets on ways to be more active along with some (not 100% relevant) dietary advice. I spoke to the nurse during the break and she said she’ll get the dietitian to give me a call later this week. Overall, this morning has been pretty good. Now, it’s off to work for the afternoon.

Just had the bike test in preparation for my surgery in June. It was harder than I was expecting but they don’t make you do more than you are able to. I’m currently sat in waiting for “surgery school” to start. Not really sure what to expect but I’m hopinh it’ll be informative.

How is everyone?

I hope everyone has had a good and safe weekend so far. I didn’t do a lot yesterday but I was able to get some writing done, so that’s a bonus. It was nice to see my social media feeds were filled with World IBD Day posts as opposed to Royal Wedding posts. Not that I dislike the Royal Family, I was just concerned our awareness day would be smothered by the wedding which I’m glad to see it wasn’t.

My supplies for changing baggie: a new bag (obviously), scissors to cut the hole to the right size (28mm), clean dry wipes (devided into three to make them last longer), a mini bin bag to put the old bag and used dry wipes in, a small pot for warm water (used for cleaning the stoma and the skin around it), adhesive removal spray and barrier cream (to help with itchiness under the adhesive).