One guys ramblings on being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.
Ok so I’ve been away for a while.
Not actually going anywhere mind, just not on here complaining and trying to be funny. I actually couldn’t remember where I was last time I posted anything, so had a look and realised a lot of what I said that time was also I didn’t remember what I’d last said.
Im really bad at writing when I’m not stuck in a hospital room and my only concern about the outside is should the window be open or not.
Sorry!
For anyone actually still paying attention to this blog, apologies for not having written anything in AGES. I don’t really have an excuse other than I’ve actually been doing stuff, rather than sitting on my arse at my family home all day eating.
This is the only answer I have for people who ask what I’ve been up to. I find the alternative of “literally nothing” doesn’t really further conversation that well.
Continue reading “All I Do Is Eat, Eat, Eat, No Matter What”
Bread & wheat!! It really is true that you don’t know what you’ve got till its gone.
After weeks of “naked burgers” (which I’m assured is just a fancy way of saying burgers with no bun) and alternatives to regular bread, I’m finally allowed white bread again, and I’m testing brown bread just for good measure.
This has also opened up a whole new world of snacks and cakes, yeah I’m talking Yum Yums, Fondant Fancies & Jam Sandwich Creams which I have been stuffing myself with for 4 days now, in the interest of testing of course…
So not too much has happened in the past week. With the exception of continuing to test foods (cheese, onions & butter are all good, hooray!) there hadn’t really been any other developments, until yesterday. Continue reading “What’s up doc?”
Sorry, but there are going to be a LOT more food-based puns over the next few weeks. You have been warned.
I’m finally at the re-introduction stage of the LOFFLEX diet as I mentioned before, and my first test of eggs went fantastically. Celebratory omelettes all round!! Continue reading “Egg-xcellent”
Ok, this one is a bit of an education piece on the LOFFLEX diet so it might be a bit boring. You’ve had your warning, skip it if you don’t care but I thought it was a good idea because I’m going to be jabbering on about it for MONTHS.
I’ve found the first thing people say after you tell them you have Crohn’s (after either looking confused or standard sympathy noises) is “Doesn’t that mean you cant eat some foods?” Continue reading “LOFFLEX? What the hell is a LOFFLEX?”
So, its been over a week since I was discharged from hospital, and I suppose its high time for an update!
Medically: Everything is going well. I was sent packing with a HUUUUUGE bag-o-drugs last Friday so I’ve sorted them into my old lady pillbox as seen below.
Continue reading “Home sweet home”
Jake: Ok so my mum wanted to share her thoughts on the last 6 weeks as came to the end of our hospital stay.
I’ve not been allowed to change any of the words in the below, so apologies for the OTT compliments in places. They made me cringe too.
Mum: “I’ve just read Jakes account of the past 6 weeks and a diagnosis of IBD.
Sounds so simple when you say it, but nothing about the past 2 months have been simple.
Continue reading “A word from my Mum”
Today was the day!! After 54 days in total over the last 10 weeks (not counting my hospital hiatus where I went home to get much worse) I was finally discharged again.
In case you were wondering, those 54 days equate to roughly:
Continue reading “Free!! Free at last…”
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