Saturday 16th April 2016

So I had my last horse riding lesson before D-Day (dental surgery). I am so glad that I was able to make it this week because after falling off Hamish two weeks ago I really wanted to get back in the saddle before my surgery as I don't know how long I will not be able to ride for after my operation.

Today I got to ride a new pony called Dougal who is a beautiful Highland.

This was my very first time riding a Highland and my first time riding a different pony, in previous lessons I was always ridden Hamish but I was struggling so my riding instructor thought I would be better riding Dougal. They are complete opposites, Hamish is more of a plod a long and because I am still quite weak at the moment it is hard for me to get him going. Dougal on the other hand is so responsive and forward going, the slightest squeeze of the leg and his pace speeds up, the slightest pull on the reins he slows down.

My anxiety and stress levels have been on the rise this week with the upcoming surgery, I have actually been told that the symptoms that I display are like PTSD and yes I have been through some traumatic hospital stays over the years but I don't think I have PTSD. 

Thankfully this week my physical health has improved, the stomach cramps, horrendous sickness and elevated temperature have all settled. I was starting to get concerned that they would not do the  surgery if I was unwell, I certainly don't want to go back on the waiting list and wait another 7 months. 


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Saturday 13th September 2014

This week didn't really get off to the best of starts because the oesophageal stricture's of course wanted to play havoc once again. On Sunday when I last wrote I was able to drink small sips but the stricture's closed up again completely and then on Thursday it mysteriously opened up. When I woke up on Thursday morning I had to bring up the saliva that didn't go down during the night and I couldn't drink, but by night time I was able to drink and just not the small sips either large sips was going down. These stricture's make absolutely no sense at all, once stricture's are narrowed the only way to get the open again is by dilation, they don't open by themselves. 

So I finally cooked this week. (Cooking and baking are some of my favourite hobbies but it has been a long time since last I did any cooking because it makes me upset as I can't eat the finished thing) It felt really good doing something that I love, despite not being able to eat it. I was orginally going to cook Sichuan-style pork & green bean stir-fry for the family but I could not find any Sichuan pepper where I live. Thankfully I did mange to find another recipe, Black Bean Pork with Noodles that used most of ingredients that I bought for the stir-fry. 

I honestly cannot wait to cook again so much so that I have already decided on what I want to cook next, Lemon Parmesan Pasta with Chicken which is a recipe that I found on pinterest. I really want to start baking again as well but I really need to buy myself a food mixer because I certainly do not have the strength to use a hand held mixer anymore. 



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Friday 13th September 2013

So I didn't write yesterday because I felt so rubbish and ended up going to bed at 7.30pm, I  slept for 12 hours straight and then had a 3 hour nap in this afternoon.

Thankfully today I am feeling so much better and I have finally worked out what was causing me the high temperature, sickness and another stuff, it was my the time of the month. I never knew that time of the month could cause you to be so ill, I am so not looking forward to this happening every month.

Yesterday in the mail I got an appointment letter through for seeing my colorectal surgeon, it will be very interesting to see what she says about my non healing surgical wound which I will have had for 5 years at the end of next month. I really can't believe that it will be 5 years next month since I had my first ostomy.

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Wednesday 11th September 2013

Today my temperature finally went back down to 36.6C thank goodness. I am still feel pretty rubbish though but hopefully this is the beginning of me getting better because I really, really, really want to go to London in just over 2 weeks.

Thankfully the piece of pasta that was stuck in my oesophagus shifted last night so today I was able to eat and drink today, I am so gratefaul that it moved because I am mentally not ready to go back to  flushing water through my PEG tunbe every hour for the whole day.

So seeing as I have been unwell for a week I thought I deserved to take advantage of the 10% of beauty and fragrance at Debenhams, I know I shouldn't have because I don't have a lot of money but I always believe that once you have come through a bad period of health you deserve to treat yourself to your favourite things and my favourite things are makeup.

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Tuesday 10th September 2013

I am losing the battle against whatever is causing my temperature. I am not in any pain or feeling sick and there is no sign of a UTI (urinary tract infection) which is the infection that I normally get, my ostomy is working fine, I have no cough or chest pain so that would rule out a chest infection, I am completely stumped.

Today hasn't been a good day for eating either I managed the mince and tatties (potatoes) that I had for my lunch no problem but I had pasta for supper and a piece of pasta got stuck in the oesophageal stricture at the top and as I am writing this it is still stuck there and I am finding it hard to drink.

And the final bad thing is my cat's leg is worse today. :-( She had her 2nd dose of anti-inflammatories this evening so I really hope they start working soon.

All in all today has been a crap day.

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Monday 9th September 2013

I have finally solved the candle issue which hopefully means no more arguing with mum over them. I have found a electric tart burner on the Yankee Candle website.

Now it is not the most attractive thing but if it means I can still have the lovely Yankee Candle scents then I don't care.

Today has been pretty much the same as the other day's health wise accept today I have develop 2 cold sores and an ulcer on my tongue. I don't if I should phone my GI or not because I am really scared that if I do that something will happen like being admitted to hospital and then I won't be able to go to London to see Paramore at the end of September.

So I had to take my kitty cat Snowball to the vet this evening with her sore leg, the vet examined her the best she could and said that Snowball has inflammation in her hip. The vet gave her a 7 day course of metacam but if she is still having problems after she has finished the metacam I will have to take her back to the vet so they can sedate her to get a proper look at the hip and they will also do an x-ray.

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