Only me.....
Well what a ride the last 14 months have been. As some of you know I suffer from several Autoimmune diseases one of which is Crohn's disease. I was meant to have an ileostomy 14 months ago but some how a form of vasculitis affected my kidneys and put me in hospital for 5 weeks cancelling the ileostomy ! The rest of the year has been spent fighting that including a session of chemotherapy. Vasculitis finally dealt with then meant I could go ahead with the ileostomy surgery which I had on the 13/04/2017. I woke in intensive care in East Surrey Hospital where I spent 6 days The operation was a success but not without its problems due to another auto immune disease I have called Ankylosing Spondylitis. This made things very difficult for the surgeon to work. I am still in hospital with 2 infections inside where the small bowel leaked and the operation site had to be reopened as well to allow a vacuum type dressing to aid the healing. I've been dragging tubes and portable vacuum machines around now for the best part of three weeks with no end in sight.
I have photographed very little in the last year and missed my hobby greatly but also felt so ill it was not top of my to do list. The reason I'm writing this is also for my record of this period of time which has been so difficult. I don't do blogs or vlogs but I like Flickr to keep timeline of what I've been doing over the years. One day I will look back at this miserable time and know I've moved onwards with my hobby. I have a few things now to get used to after surgery but it's not forever I've been told and in a year maybe things regarding the ileostomy can be reversed.
I have been looking when I can at the work of the people I follow during this difficult time but Im sure you understand its been very tough finding the enthusiasm. Thanks for reading my tale of woe ππ
Only me.....
Well what a ride the last 14 months have been. As some of you know I suffer from several Autoimmune diseases one of which is Crohn's disease. I was meant to have an ileostomy 14 months ago but some how a form of vasculitis affected my kidneys and put me in hospital for 5 weeks cancelling the ileostomy ! The rest of the year has been spent fighting that including a session of chemotherapy. Vasculitis finally dealt with then meant I could go ahead with the ileostomy surgery which I had on the 13/04/2017. I woke in intensive care in East Surrey Hospital where I spent 6 days The operation was a success but not without its problems due to another auto immune disease I have called Ankylosing Spondylitis. This made things very difficult for the surgeon to work. I am still in hospital with 2 infections inside where the small bowel leaked and the operation site had to be reopened as well to allow a vacuum type dressing to aid the healing. I've been dragging tubes and portable vacuum machines around now for the best part of three weeks with no end in sight.
I have photographed very little in the last year and missed my hobby greatly but also felt so ill it was not top of my to do list. The reason I'm writing this is also for my record of this period of time which has been so difficult. I don't do blogs or vlogs but I like Flickr to keep timeline of what I've been doing over the years. One day I will look back at this miserable time and know I've moved onwards with my hobby. I have a few things now to get used to after surgery but it's not forever I've been told and in a year maybe things regarding the ileostomy can be reversed.
I have been looking when I can at the work of the people I follow during this difficult time but Im sure you understand its been very tough finding the enthusiasm. Thanks for reading my tale of woe ππ