Tuesday 21 February 2012

Colds, applause and op date!


I had a lovely birthday and a romantic valentines day and then came a COLD...yuck.  So I have been suffering for over a week now but I'm bored now and SO over it. I am just getting on with things and ignoring how rubbish I feel.  I've just come back from the Knitting Club :) although some of us Crochet.  I had finally finished my African blanket and also a beautiful baby blanket.  I received a round of applause for my efforts, which was very sweet.  So I'm really happy today and have started the next baby blanket already.  

I have had THE phone call and now have a date for my last and hopefully final operation.  I am very excited and also apprehensive about it all.  I hope that I will feel confident with controlling my new bowels and will still have the sense of freedom I have at the moment with my Stoma.  

I ordered a few samples last week and will be testing them out and letting you know how I get on.


I hope you have a lovely day.

Lx

Monday 13 February 2012

It's MY Birthday!



Wow, two posts in one day...I'm making up for lost time.  


So, today is my 28th birthday, ten years ago I thought 28 was ancient but now I'm 28, I've changed my mind...I actually feel quite young.  Or is that immature!?  I didn't think I would make 27, let alone 28, so today is a very good day.  I was only a couple of weeks post op on my last birthday and was pretty poorly still.  I remember I had some gorgeous flowers and lovely presents from my family and I spent most of the day in bed asleep.  This year I have celebrated my birthday quite a few times already, with meals out and cinema nights and a trip up north to see my sister.  In fact my birthday dinner out with family was an ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET!  A complete contrast to last year, hence the tummy increase...but it's all good.  I did have some pain behind my stoma that night, but it went away and the food was so worth it :)


For those of you in warmer climates, here are a few pictures of my walk the other day...it has reached -15 in England a few times last week...brrr.  But the snow was perfect and the walk was beautiful.

                              An adorable Shetland Pony, came over to say hello :)














L x

28th January 2012 One Year Post Op !


This is a very delayed post but!! hey ho like you care!  ;)  I celebrated my one year post op anniversary and treated myself to some lovely crochet books and a yummy cake.  Any excuse for cake, I say!  It was a very happy day, no tears were shed and I was pain free and my tummy enjoyed the cake and also the curry I had in the evening.  Yes, things have definitely improved for the best.
                             (Apology's for the terrible light in the pictures...it was an extremely dull day)




The year has flown by and if I compare myself to this time last year, the improvements are AMAZING.  I am beginning to enjoy the benefits of a colon less body.  The last operation has made all the difference and the constant flare has finally gone.  I don't miss the blood in the toilet one bit.  I'm so glad I did not wait any longer for that op.  I can finally start planning my new life with my j-pouch....which will behave! (fingers crossed)

So as I blew my candle out and made my wish, I felt so happy and totally blessed, life is good.  


I hope you are all keeping well and keeping positive. 


L x