On Friday I attended my first session of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT as it is shortened to. In the meantime I continue to crochet, eat bourbons and buy large quantities of horlicks. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Monday, 19 October 2009. No more aches and pains. It seems the UC Gods were reading my last post! Stash, so I have been using ordinary bubble bath.

Thursday, June 16, 2011. I went to a conference last week. It was three nights out of town, away from family, surrounded by colleagues. Many parts of the conference were great and it was good to get a few days away from the stress of my job. I do think I am doing better than in the winter. My joint pain has diminished and i am eating pretty much what I want. Saturday, June 4, 2011. I wish I could be happy. It can be so hard to feel the happiness here.

Thursday, September 16, 2010. tastic! Had the surgery on March 11, and the take-down surgery 6 weeks later on April 22. It was absolutely miserable, and I wish it on no-one. I never want to do it again.

When to Call a Doctor. Waiting to Get Out of This Bloody Hell. Sunday, July 10, 2011. But, a flare-up is a flare-up, correct? Oh well, I guess so. To learn more about what I went through. The UC flare-up hit right around the end of my f.

The knife you see - Ulcerative Colitis, Colectomy and Beyond. This blog is a documentary that describes my journey through the experience of a colectomy, recovery, and life afterwards. Monday, 25 May 2015. Just a quick addendum - 3 companies I think will help you live with a stoma. You can choose your supplier.

This is how the UC used to make me feel. Search, Search, Survive. I am 37 and a teacher. I am a happily married man with 2 boys aged 13 and 10, and we live by the sea. I have had UC since about the age of 30. These are the ramblings of man trying to come to terms and deal with a chronic disease whilst maintaining some sort of normality.