I was put onto Guist Ward at the Norfolk and Norwich and I have to say I have been cared for incredibly well. I have made it my aim to be as low maintenance as a patient as is humanly possible but also to make sure that I am polite to everybody that comes in. Small talk is a truly honed skill for me and I made sure to talk to all of the people who came into my room, from the cleaners to the porters, to the HCAs and…
I was so relieved to come out of hospital. I had been in there for 9 nights and that’s a long time. When the doctors said I could go home I was packed up and ready to go within 5 minutes and waiting (in)patiently on a discharge letter and for my Mum to arrive from 10minutes down the road. We had planned for Mum to pick me up so that I was able to see her before I started shielding with my partner. I packed up my giant rugby kit…
So this is just a quick post as I don’t REALLY know what to write but I felt that I needed to mark my first ever IBD day as someone with IBD with SOMETHING at least. I am currently in hospital while they try and get my IBD fully under control. I have had a rocky ride of it, becoming quite quickly unwell and then coming into hospital a number of times with treatments not really working. There have been many moments where I have questioned why on earth this…