Sunday 25 March 2012
J-Pouch Op Tomorrow!
The day has nearly arrived, I am packing my bags for the hospital in preparation for tomorrows take down surgery! I'm am feeling a mixture of emotions from, excited, nervous, sad, happy but in the most part I'm in denial!! I can't get my head around the fact that tomorrow I will have my reversal and have a poo (the normal way). Today will possibly be my last stoma bag change forever, that seems incomprehensible. I'm not nervous about the operation, but thinking about going for a poo is really, really scary. I'm scared I will feel like I have UC again, scared about the possibility of being incontinent and scared I will feel restricted again by my bowel habits. But I really can't control any of these things and try to remind myself to be positive and confident. I am SO determined to be a successful J-poucher :) Worrying won't get me anywhere. So lets focus on what I am looking forward to:
Eating a more varied diet, especially salad.
Absorbing more nutrients and fluids.
Lying on my front.
Not having the bag on.
Low cut jeans and clothes.
Wearing small pants.
Another step forward to recovering and getting a job.
Reaching my goal of being healthy and being able to look forward to starting a family in a few years.
No more medications.
No more operations.
Goodbye stoma, hello J-Pouch!
L x
Sunday 4 March 2012
Gastritis....ITIS...ITIS...ITIS!
Hello :)
Long time no blog! I have Gastritis, which is inflammation of the stomach lining...hmmm sounds all too familiar. It has knocked the stuffing out of me! I am not happy. I went to the doctors last Thursday and he gave me a diagnosis and medication. I've been on Ranitidine for four days and the vomiting has stopped for the last two days but I am still in constant pain and really suffering. I cant help but feel alarmed by this sudden illness, I am naturally worried about the health of my stomach after the years of abuse from the concoction of drugs it has had to digest. I've never had gas problems or gastritis before so this is new too me and I don't like it. I feel anxious that all of a sudden I will deteriorate and need to go to hospital, which I know is silly but when you battle chronic illness this feeling can rear its ugly head when your ill. I have had a strong talk with myself to GET A GRIP!
This is not good timing either because I have my Pre-Op Assessment on Wednesday,just three days away. I doubt they will be happy for me to have anaesthetic with my current Epi-Gastric problems. What will be, will be...
Long time no blog! I have Gastritis, which is inflammation of the stomach lining...hmmm sounds all too familiar. It has knocked the stuffing out of me! I am not happy. I went to the doctors last Thursday and he gave me a diagnosis and medication. I've been on Ranitidine for four days and the vomiting has stopped for the last two days but I am still in constant pain and really suffering. I cant help but feel alarmed by this sudden illness, I am naturally worried about the health of my stomach after the years of abuse from the concoction of drugs it has had to digest. I've never had gas problems or gastritis before so this is new too me and I don't like it. I feel anxious that all of a sudden I will deteriorate and need to go to hospital, which I know is silly but when you battle chronic illness this feeling can rear its ugly head when your ill. I have had a strong talk with myself to GET A GRIP!
This is not good timing either because I have my Pre-Op Assessment on Wednesday,just three days away. I doubt they will be happy for me to have anaesthetic with my current Epi-Gastric problems. What will be, will be...
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