I have wanted to talk about the role that gender plays in our healthcare system for a while. I planned on starting with the differences between male and females in the medical field but I have a different area in mind today. This morning I was reminded of something else that I need to get […]
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Prelude to a post about what life with a kock pouch was REALLY like for me..
Three years around this time, I had made the decision to have my 5th kock pouch removed. If you’ve been following me at all, you know that was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. I held out for as long as humanly possible. In early June of 2011, I was just […]
Food Thoughts During Digestive Disease Week
I am someone who has had a really difficult time eating after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I not only never knew what to eat but the things I was told were healthy for me would land me in the ER with a blockage. After having so many obstructions, I refused to eat anything that […]
When you find a good doctor, you hold on for dear life…
With most chronic illnesses, having a good relationship with your doctor is hugely important but for patients with Crohns disease or ulcerative colitis, I believe it to be exacerbated. The reason for this as I see it is because there is so much unpredictability in this disease, no concrete way to go in terms of […]
Another Invisible Illness: Migraines
Even though last week was invisible illness awareness week, we should never stop trying to educate and raise awareness for the many, many conditions that people all around the world suffer from silently. I want to talk about something I have mentioned a lot on this blog but never went into in depth which is […]