I was going through my old Tumblr to find my go-to chocolate cake recipe, and stumbled upon this… my first ever IBD-related blog post, I suspect. 25 May 2011. I thought I’d post it here for posterity. Those were the days… incredible pain on the daily, uncontrollable urgency, no painkillers, incapable of properly attending lectures. … Continue reading The first time
So, I decided to have a play around with VIDEO. In here, there is much medication related rambling, self-introduction, diagnosis palaver… all of the things that you have quite possibly come to know and love from me and Wamblecropt already. Plus, it’s all in my oh-so-charming kiwi accent, which obviously doesn’t come across in my … Continue reading an adventure in the wonderful world of IBD vlogging!
It’s a serious misconception out there among some people that the similarity in acronyms and the word ‘bowel’ across both must mean that IBD and IBS are fairly similar. It drives me crazy. Irritable bowel syndrome can be an unpleasant thing to experience for some people. I’d wager in some cases it can even be … Continue reading IBD vs IBS – let’s talk it out
staring down the barrel of re-diagnosis. – an update on my surgery/ostomy/UC/IBD situation. not fun. encouragement welcomed. via staring down the barrel of re-diagnosis. Continue reading staring down the barrel of re-diagnosis
I had my follow-up appointment with my surgeon yesterday. It wasn’t great. I was going into the appointment thinking everything’s going fine, I’m back at work, I’m healing up, the stoma’s looking mostly fine except for the hypergranulation around the outside. I’ll have ‘replumbing’ surgery ASAP, we’ll say a fond farewell to Buffy the Stoma … Continue reading staring down the barrel of re-diagnosis
Hello, fine folks who read these pages! I’ve been doing some tinkering over the last few days, as a result of thinking about what directions I want this blog to go in – but at the same time, how I want to pursue my online presence overall. So… I’ve created a new blog/website explicitly for … Continue reading NEWS!
Originally posted on Raw Library in January this year. It’s official – I have a love/hate relationship with prednisone. I’ve been on it for nearly two months now, and it’s the only thing that’s had any kind of effect on my UC symptoms. But, as previously mentioned, I’ve been tapering it… and my insides have … Continue reading daily drug cocktails, the UC way
