Recent admission to hospital

[robvalue]

Things have been going well since my successful operation in 2016, regarding my Crohn's disease at least. I've been able to eat a full and varied diet, after 5+ years on an extremely bland one. A couple of weeks ago, we got a wake-up call that I’m not as free as I thought.

After eating some spicy food followed by a fruit salad, I developed a blockage which led to 18 hours of pain; an admission to A&E; a transfer to another hospital; and several nights stay in that hospital. I was very well taken care of, and I’m now out and doing well, although I’m having intermittent pain. We’re being careful at the moment with a fairly bland diet, and we plan to slowly build it up to a compromise position between bland and free eating.

The time before this that I had to go to A&E with a blockage, I totally lost my grip and was mentally breaking down because of the pain and mental torment. I believe I wrote about that on here. This time I came close to the edge several times, but managed to pull myself back.

Although ME, depression and anxiety still plague me; and I’m living a life I’d rather not have, for the sake of others; it’s still a huge relief to be out of hospital. I’m now making it a point to be grateful to the previous "me" who withstood the agony and mental torture, and to appreciate the relative bliss of being pain-free and not being hooked up to any machines.