I had an appointment at a headache clinic yesterday and needed to fill out a lot of forms beforehand. I also needed to come with all of my records from past doctors so they could get a better idea of my history. After leaving my neurologist’s office last visit, I had both his individual medical […]
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Early Gastroparesis Thoughts/Update
Today is the first day of fall and also Yum Kipper. I am not religious at all but working on getting some faith back. I am not sure how I feel about God right now. I always believed strongly but then after my 5th surgery, I just couldn’t anymore. Anyway, both of these things represent […]
Guest Post: Being a Caregiver For Yourself
Do you ever think of yourself as a caregiver? Not for your children. Or aging parents. Or for any adored animals. But as a caregiver for you- a person with a Chronic Illness. To be honest, I hadn’t either until recently. When you’ve been so sick, for so long, the unimaginable becomes familiar, everyday even. […]
Chronic Illness Makes You Do Some Soul Searching
Believing that everything happens for a reason is something I feel pretty strongly about. In some ways, I always felt this way but as the years of suffering following my ulcerative colitis diagnosis continued without any end in sight, I started to wonder. I began wondering how that belief system could even pan out with […]
Guest Post: Don’t Judge
I have always loved the saying, don’t judge a book by its cover. I believe the same thing goes for people. So many of us will look at someone and think certain things about their appearance. If that person looks fabulous, many wouldn’t believe they were dealing with any kind of health problem because they look […]