So I'm new here, and I've already met a few lovely people! Just thought I would share my story how I got here and what I plan do to in the future. Any advice is welcomed lovingly!!
When I was 15 I was misdiagnosed with coeliacs disease, bowel infections and common sickness bugs, only after an endoscopy, colonoscopy and being rushed into hospital did they actually find out that I had Ulcerative Colitis! I was in hospital for over a week on different strengths and types of steriods, not being able to keep any food in my body I had a chocolate milkshake a day and lost 2 stone. When they finally realised the steroids weren't working they pumped a load of immunosuppressant drugs into me which just made me worse to be honest! July 10th 2009 I was told I would be having surgery and getting an ileostomy, I didn't actually know what it was until I woke up in intensive care on the 11th. I remember having to walk the day after my surgery even though I was on a morphine drip and in agony! After that the ne t 3 days were a blur. It's almost been a year now and I'm considering getting the Pelvic/J-Pouch, there's pros and cons but I honestly don't know what I want anymore! On one hand I like my bag because it's easy to deal with and no one cares when I tell them, but on the other hand I'm young, I want to be able to go to the beach and wear a bikini without people staring at my bag all the time!
It's a long one for my first blog but I hope it gets people talking :)
When I was 15 I was misdiagnosed with coeliacs disease, bowel infections and common sickness bugs, only after an endoscopy, colonoscopy and being rushed into hospital did they actually find out that I had Ulcerative Colitis! I was in hospital for over a week on different strengths and types of steriods, not being able to keep any food in my body I had a chocolate milkshake a day and lost 2 stone. When they finally realised the steroids weren't working they pumped a load of immunosuppressant drugs into me which just made me worse to be honest! July 10th 2009 I was told I would be having surgery and getting an ileostomy, I didn't actually know what it was until I woke up in intensive care on the 11th. I remember having to walk the day after my surgery even though I was on a morphine drip and in agony! After that the ne t 3 days were a blur. It's almost been a year now and I'm considering getting the Pelvic/J-Pouch, there's pros and cons but I honestly don't know what I want anymore! On one hand I like my bag because it's easy to deal with and no one cares when I tell them, but on the other hand I'm young, I want to be able to go to the beach and wear a bikini without people staring at my bag all the time!
It's a long one for my first blog but I hope it gets people talking :)
