Tag: ibd

  • Sigh…

    A few days before Christmas and my doctor has pulled me off half my medication to see if the treatment is causing other problems. So despite all my rage I am still just a rat having weird symptoms. Now I’m just killing a few hours till I can either get a cat scan today, or…

  • I Hate the Spoon Theory…

    The spoon theory if you don’t know is popular when explaining how chronic illness etc limits what you can do, usually to people who say things like “you don’t look sick”. Spoon theory explains what it’s like to live with a fatiguing chronic illness. You start the day with a set amount of ability to…

  • It’s a day out…

    Why on earth would you agree to participate in a slightly time intensive medical study when you are busier than you’ve ever been? Ummm… that’s probably a fair question, and it’s complicated, I think, but let’s explain the situation. I have a chronic illness called Crohns, I was diagnosed in my early twenties and it’s…