Number Twos

[...] flare-up. Referred to gastroenterology department at hospital. 8/9/05 Failed to attend gastro appointment. 13/10/05 Failed to attend rescheduled gastro appointment. No further appointments to be [...]

[...] Wednesday 21st October: 6.50am Change bag 11.30am Change bag 3.30pm Empty bag 6pm Empty bag 8.45pm Empty bag 11.15pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x [...]

[...] Wednesday 4th November: 3.45am Change bag 7am Change bag 11.50am Empty bag 4.30pm Empty bag 7pm Empty bag 9.55pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x [...]

[...] Wednesday 28th October: 7am Change bag 11.30am Empty bag 6.45pm Empty bag 9.30pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine [...]

[...] As John Lennon sang, ‘Whatever gets you thru the night, s’alright.’ Regular readers of Number Twos will know that recently I have been exploring alternative therapies in an attempt to [...]

[...] I made another film. I’m not going to post it here because Number Twos is an extremely serious blog, with certain editorial standards that must be upheld. If you do [...]

[...] Never Knows rubbing shoulders with the pre-school tomfoolery of Yellow Submarine, on Number Twos you will often find my inane whimperings shored up with something far more rewarding. [...]

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[...] bag 3.30pm Empty bag 6pm Empty bag 8.45pm Empty bag 11.15pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine 400mg Therapies: Paul McKenna [...]

[...] : 7am Change bag 11.30am Empty bag 6.45pm Empty bag 9.30pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine 400mg Therapies: None. Noticeable [...]

[...] bag 11.50am Empty bag 4.30pm Empty bag 7pm Empty bag 9.55pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine 400mg Therapies: McKenna Noticeable [...]

[...] and jetsam of UC related stuff on the internet you may have read that Olympic legend, Sir Steve Redgrave also has ulcerative colitis. This is true, he does. He’s one of the very few public figures [...]

[...] Sir Steve Redgrave may be a pretty useful oarsman, but he wouldn’t be much cop as a UC blogger. In his book [...]

[...] Wednesday 21st October: 6.50am Change bag 11.30am Change bag 3.30pm Empty bag 6pm Empty bag 8.45pm Empty bag 11.15pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x [...]

[...] Wednesday 4th November: 3.45am Change bag 7am Change bag 11.50am Empty bag 4.30pm Empty bag 7pm Empty bag 9.55pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x [...]

[...] Wednesday 28th October: 7am Change bag 11.30am Empty bag 6.45pm Empty bag 9.30pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg [...]

[...] is why no one will ever overhear me complaining about having to deal with ‘issues’ with my colostomy bag. I’ve got it in perspective. [...]

[...] , I might even be a regular healthy person. Who knows? But right now I am a fully-fledged, colostomy bag-wearing ostomate with ulcerative colitis. I should probably talk about it more. It was only [...]

[...] . Obviously many people face far, far bigger challenges than adapting to life with a colostomy bag, but I’m going to give myself a pat on the back, because I’m kind of proud of myself. [...]

[...] by its cover. Or even its chest-beating, testosterone-enhanced title. On the recommendation of Guy Cohen I bought Paul McKenna’s Control Stress book. I like it, a lot of it makes sense to me and it [...]

[...] . And I suppose that’s called hindsight. For example, it would have been good to know about Guy Cohen and some of his ideas 4 years ago. There are lots of things that I would like to have known [...]

[...] next year when I have my reversal I’ll go back to being just a UC person. Or if I can emulate Guy Cohen, I might even be a regular healthy person. Who knows? But right now I am a fully-fledged, [...]

[...] bag 11.30am Change bag 3.30pm Empty bag 6pm Empty bag 8.45pm Empty bag 11.15pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine [...]

[...] Wednesday 28th October: 7am Change bag 11.30am Empty bag 6.45pm Empty bag 9.30pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine 400mg [...]

[...] Change bag 7am Change bag 11.50am Empty bag 4.30pm Empty bag 7pm Empty bag 9.55pm Empty bag Medication: Breakfast 6 x mesalazine 400mg Dinner 4 x azathioprine 50mg Bedtime 6 x mesalazine [...]