Tag: ibd

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.

I’ve done nothing all day but lay in bed, go to the bathroom and take meds. I have slept some more so I don’t feel as bad as I did last night but now I’m trying to convince myself to go have a shower. Problem is I’m comfy in my nest of duvet, blankets and pillows and don’t want to leave.

Despite me wearing my thickest jumper, putting the heating on and hugging my hot water bottle, I haven’t been able to get warm all evening. I’ve had more BM than “normal” this evening too and my stomach/gut is soar from all that so I’m in more pain than normal. I really don’t know what to do, I’m already not going to work tomorrow and it’s look pretty likely that I’ll be back in the hospital before the end of the week. I just hope they find out what’s really going on and fix it.

Sorry for all the negativity but I’m really struggling to stay positive through all this.

I’m feeling pretty crappy (no pun intended). My day off yesterday didn’t go as planned; I got my lay in but I barely slept for any of it which meant I felt really tired and drained all day. I did go for dinner at my fiances parents but I ended up bringing my dinner back up again shortly after getting home.

I slept better last night, at least, but I’ve felt tired and nauseous all day today. I’ve barely eaten anything because I didn’t want to risk agitating my gut even further so that’s not helped with my already depleted energy levels.

I got to speak with my nurse this afternoon and they want me in for yet another flexi on Wednesday. She said to come prepared to be admitted so I’m going to bring a bag full of overnight stuff and hope reverse-psychology works. I’m really hoping I don’t end up in hospital again; it’s barely been two months since I was discharge last time, I can’t deal with going in again. It’s made me feel pretty depressed.