Blood Test

Blood Test results

So as I have mentioned I was told (rather flippantly) that I was anaemic. I have worked with a Nutritionist to try and sort this in the natural way (eating more iron rich foods) but after a few weeks and with me still feeling incredibly tired, we decided that it was best for me to have another blood test to check for a number of different things, including my iron profile. What became clear (and please don’t ask me for the specifics,) is that my iron profile is generally horrendous.…

Thriva

Thriva

As I may or may not have mentioned in previous blogs, it came out at some point that I was anaemic. I had not been told this and the way I was told wasn’t really acceptable so the whole thing has made me really rather grumpy. I wasn’t given any type of advice on treating this and was kind of just left to my own devices (despite asking a number of times).  I spoke to my Nutritionist about it and we agreed that it was probably a good idea for…

Pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy vs Doctors Pharmacy

I seem to spend a lot of time on here complaining in some way about the care I am receiving so I feel the need to caveat it slightly. I fully understand that the NHS is under a lot of pressure always and that this is increased with COVID.  So when I left the hospital, I was prescribed Ciclosporin and Prednisone from the hospital. This was prescribed from the hospital pharmacy. I went home with a huge bag of medication and told to call the IBD Team when I needed…