Tag: food

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.

General update

Definitely getting worse. I’ve had 10 BM this morning and I was up practically all night. My stomach is cramping so I’m using heat pads again, and even the thought of eating anything more interesting than a plain omlette is making me nauseous. I’ve had two fortisip drinks today instead of breakfast and lunch (I normally only have one with my prednisolone) but I have managed a handful of plain crisps and most of a cup of tea at lunch, so… bonus? I guess we’ll see how that goes this afternoon. I’m at work now for the next four days so I could really do with my gut not keeping me awake all night.

Despite the mix up with/lack of humira today, I had a good Valentine’s day. My wonderful fiance took me out to TGIFriday’s for dinner and I was able to not only eat all my main meal, but also a strawberry sundae after. Feeling quite full but not bloated. All in all, a good day.

Had a very successful dinner with a friend I haven’t seen in ages. I made a mango chicken stir-fry, and then had hot gluten-free brownies with vanilla ice cream and homemade toffee sauce for pudding.

So far, my gut is behaving. Now, I’m off to bed for some well-earned sleep.

Day #1 back at work

I went back to work today, but only for the afternoon because the hospital recommended a phased return to work instead of going straight back into full days. It was tiring, even though we weren’t busy, but I feel ok. My legs ache from standing a lot but my stomach/gut have behaved themselves, mostly.

I’m looking forward to having a friend round for dinner this evening; I’m going to attempt stir-fried mango chicken with noodles.

Update for Wednesday

Had a somewhat productive day so far; sorted out my doctors appointment, picked up stuff for dinner on Friday (I’ve got a friend coming round who I haven’t seen in ages), and I’ve even done a few design sketches for my next cosplay idea for London Comic Con in May.

My legs were pretty tired after walking to and from the doctors, but I’m relaxing now, watching Supernatural season 10, and playing on my tablet. I’m feeling a lot better today, even though I didn’t sleep well last night. Bathroom breaks are still quite frequent but not as daunting as they were a week ago. I seem to be regaining my appetite little by little too but I’m still struggling to regain the weight I lost. Thank goodness for Fortisip drinks; I’m only having one per day, because I don’t want to become reliant on them, but they help towards my daily calories which I can’t do with food alone at the moment.