I’m wide awake and my right knee is aching and you know what? I’m actually quite happy, actually scrap the quite. I’m happy. Relieved and finally relaxed. The other night it was a totally different situation. I felt awful. Tense. Irritable. Scared. Tired. Freaked out. It’s extraordinary how after one conversation everything can shift slightly … Continue reading
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Eating with the Enemy
It’s been nearly six weeks since I started my new medication Cholestyramine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholestyramine My last blog post explained how I’d been handed back some freedom and felt like I’d turned a corner. So, where am I now? Well, after a meeting with Mr Surgeon last week we had a general review of where I am … Continue reading
Freedom.
I’ve had a little celebration today. This time last week I hadn’t been very well at all. *Throws self at wood* But, touch wood, the meds seem to be working. I’ve had a week of being OK. For the first time in approximately 6 months I’ve managed a whole week without being unwell. There’s been … Continue reading
Cheer for Beating Bowel Cancer at the Virgin London Marathon 2012
I don’t know about you but I get really rather emotional watching the Virgin London Marathon. I am in awe of anyone who finishes it. Whether they sprint, run, jog, walk or drag themselves across the finish line. Last year I watched it at home, keeping an eye out for anyone with a Beating Bowel … Continue reading
What a difference a year makes…
A year ago today, I woke up, and didn’t go to work. I was on the start of my sick leave. I’d been told to take the week off, just to get used to the treatment and see how I felt. If I felt OK the following week, then yes I was welcome to go … Continue reading
Phew.
I woke up yesterday morning and wanted to get up. That’s not happened for a long time. I spent most of December and up until this week staying in bed. I’d wake up, I’d get some breakfast and then eventually go back to bed, my very own island. As long as I was in bed … Continue reading
