Back Home from the Holiday!

Well i am finally back from our holiday down in Cornwall at White Acres fishery and i am really happy with the holiday and the amount of attacks i had during the entire week. I only had a massive 2 attacks and am over the moon. I didn’t use my oxygen once whilst there and never worried about an attack coming on. It helped that i was really enjoying my holiday and spending time with my mum and Brian my step father. We had such a great holiday and was able to relax and enjoy some top class fishing at the same time.

The weather was great and i even came back with a sun tan. Mind you i burnt my left forearm and hand as i was holding a fishing pole for hours during the hottest day in the week. We never thought to take sun block due to the time of the year but managed with some after sun just to take away the redness after a full days fishing. Out of the seven days there i spent four of them fishing. Twice on a specialist lake targeting big Carp and Catfish and twice on a pleasure lake along side my mother and Brian. We then spent the rest of the days touring the countryside and coasts around Cornwall and also visited Paradise Park a huge Bird Sanctuary specialising in Parrots and Parakeets that housed some rare and beautiful birds. I managed to get a load of photos on my mobile that i will put on a few samples later, when i manage to down load them all.

Before paradise park we went to visit a gold mine in Cornwall that has now been turned into a tourist attraction with some amazing items on display including one million pounds in five pound notes surrounded by bullet proof glass and alarms but you were able to almost touch it. Also one million pounds in gold bullion guarded by an Australian Red Knee Spider, cute but deadly. We also saw the Time machine from Back to the Future and the DB5 from James Bond not to mention the vast amount of gold items and jewellery including a solid gold dress.

The fishing at the lakes was amazing and i cant remember ever catching so many quality carp in one session before and the health and quality of the fish was great. I spent a couple of days targeting the larger of the Carp species but unfortunately didn't get the monster i wanted but got plenty of the mid range sized fish so it more than made up for it. Unfortunately i lost my favourite fishing sun glasses so ended up buying a new pair from a massive super shopping mall on the way back in Devon known as Trego Mills. I also manages to stock up on some cheap fishing baits whilst there ready for my next fishing trip that is on bank holiday Monday. Now the weather is nicer i will get less and less attacks as we go into the summer so i will take advantage of the situation and get in as much fishing as i possibly can afford to do.

Its still a little difficult walking long distance and lifting heavy items as i am still suffering from a hernia and still having problems with my bowls. Sometimes they work and sometimes they just don't want to help. It looks like what ever had caused me to suffer with the hard wind balls and bad stomach has started off IBS and i will now have to take even more medication to help solve the problem. I still suffer with a lot of wind and sometimes get pains in my sides like you wouldn’t believe. I know have to watch my diet and start eating more healthy making sure i have three meals per day. Whilst on holiday i was spoilt as Brian cooked breakfast every morning and my mother made sure i ate extremely healthy dinners. 

I had a wonderful time on holiday and it is always sad for a holiday to end. i have never felt so healthy after that holiday and have put on a lot of weight. i now have to continue to eat healthily and start to watch what i am doing from now on in. I cant wait for our next holiday as we are even planning for next year to maybe go away to Devon at a fishery we visited on the way home and get in another week of rest and relaxation. Its something we should definitely do every year, just take a week out and sort out your health. You feel so much better after that little break.

It’s Holiday Time at last!

The day i have been waiting for for a long time has finally arrived. We are off today on our holiday down in Cornwall at the White Acres holiday Park and Fishery. A fishing holiday with a difference. 13 Lakes to choose from and lots of attractions and entertainment in the holiday park also will ensure that we have a great holiday. We will also be taking time out from the fishing and have a look around some of the local area and the different places i have heard all about as my mother and step father have been to this place before.

I was lucky not to have been woken by the beast this morning but instead by all the wind that keeps building up inside me. Also the balls of wind i have travelling around my organs keeps getting trapped in different places causing me agonising pain all the time. I have to keep switching sitting or laying positions or getting up to walk about as the pain is so sharp when it starts. I am just happy it isn’t anything serious and that the pains in my back and kidney areas are only down to wind. the hernia i have got keeps playing up every now and again and is one of the most agonising pains you can have as it feels like you have been kicked in the groin. this is one illness i won’t forget in a hurry. How people manage and live with IBS all the time is a mystery to me and i have a new respect for anyone who suffers with these types of problems.

Not long now and it will be time for the off. I have to get all my fishing gear and medical stuff down stairs ready to be picked up and as some of it is quite heavy i will have to take my time and make sure i wear my strap so i don’t do myself more damage. Its bad enough dragging a suit case on holiday with you but when you have to take all your fishing tackle as well it becomes a little difficult. Thank god i bought myself a new fishing wheel barrow for the holiday which will make life a lot easier carrying my tackle to and from the different lakes. I am so excited now i just can’t wait. Well that's it for now i will not be updating my blog for a week whilst away and will bring it all back up to date as soon as we get back. Lets hope this nice weather stays with us for the entire week, that will just make it perfect!

Medical Update

Medical Update: Thursday 25th April 2013

After finally getting my ultrasound scan today i found out exactly what is going on and why i am in a mess. the ultra sound showed good news that i don’t have any problems with my kidneys or gall bladder and have a bit of fat on my liver but that is down to diet. It also showed that i have hard air pockets roaming around my internal organs and that is what is causing so much pain all the time. the air pockets are pushing on the internal organs causing all sorts of problems and this wind is from the irritated bowl.

Thankfully i am still able to go on my holiday but i have to be careful as i now have a hernia above the right testicle so no more lifting heavy weights and also wear a strap to support the hernia and stop the pain. Luckily its not a strangulated hernia so i wont have to have an operation unless i make it worst or it becomes strangulated at a later date. for the time being i am able to manage the pain with pain killers and sort out the IBS with medication and just have to give it all time to work so i will be sore for a little while.

i am still constipated so have to use medication in order to ease the aches and help me go to the toilet. Luckily i had a good clear out with the drinks the doctor gave me so i shouldn't be in trouble as long as i keep taking the medication and watch my diet. this has been a real eye opener with regards to the meals i have and the food that i eat. i will now have to start watching what i do and what i eat and make sure i eat plenty of the right kind of food.

I am now all packed and ready for our holiday down in Cornwall. i have my appointment at 8am with the dentist to take out the bad tooth that remains in my mouth and hopefully that should be the end of that problem especially when they are finally all out and i am able to get dentures. I have checked the forecast for the coming week and it looks like we chose the right time of year to go as we are in for a week of sun and more sun, i just cant wait!

Getting ready for hospital trip and some answers…

Well today is the day where i get my full scan and will finally find out what is happening and why i am in so much pain and an absolute mess. Again my stomach is hurting this morning and again i am bloating up with wind and swelling causing me severe pain in the sides. Also the pain on my right side that is always there is playing up again and i keep on getting stabbing pains reminding me it is there.  I am also getting pains on the left like i need the toilet but each time i try and go i just cant seem to. Like its blocked or my muscles will no longer push hard enough. The pain i am getting from my hernia is also playing up now and again and that's one pain i cant stand. Like you have been kicked in the groin.

I cant wait for this scan and to finally get some answers. they will have to do something about it today as i am in a right mess and can no longer go on like this. Its worst than having attacks every couple of hours in the head from the CH, that's how bad i feel at the moment. Just to finally get some answers is half of the battle. I am still having nightmares about the last time i was rushed into hospital and had all my teeth out bar three because they thought the attacks i was getting was from one of the nerves in the teeth only to find out after the operation that it didn’t cure the problem. I am just praying they can sort this out soon. That all for now as i am in too much pain to sit here and type so will update when i return from the hospital.

Still in pain and suffering, lets hope tomorrow brings some answers!

After yet another visit to the hospital and actually talking to a doctor that knows how to explain things we now have some idea of what has been going on. It is now looking like i have either kidney or gall stones and that has upset the bowl and colon causing acute IBS and also constipation. As i became so constipated and had to strain just to release a small amount of wind from my bowls i have now caused myself a hernia on the left testicle or just above it and it all now swollen.

I am due into hospital tomorrow afternoon at 2pm for a full scan so they can finally find out what on earth is going on. I have never been in so much pain in all my life. I thought it was bad enough suffering with VH and getting regular cluster attacks but i have to admit this comes a close second when it comes to the pain. I feel like someone is stabbing me constantly in the left side and both side of my lower back is killing me from all the wind that keeps building up and bloating me out like a balloon. It is so bad that my actual stomach is rock hard and feels like the inside is burning.

Last night was a scary night as i didn't get much sleep not from the CH but from the pain in the sides and the back. I have ended up staying up all night curled on my sofa with a quilt to keep warm watching TV and trying to manage to pain, stress and wind. I wish time would just fast forward so i can finally get some answers and put and end to this story. It is now looking less and less likely that i will be able to join my mum and step father on our holiday in Cornwall so you can imagine i am quite annoyed with myself and upset that i am now loosing out on the holiday of a life time that i have so looked forwards to.

Unfortunately i am unable to control fate and these things happen i suppose. I just wish i could stop the pain and ache and control the wind as i would be able to put up with the rest and probably be able to go. I am praying for a miracle that it is something stupid that can be sorted out very quickly or with medication allowing me to join them in Cornwall but i have a bad feeling about it and don’t think it is going to be possible. Its crazy but if only the doctors would listen to me three weeks ago when i first reported the problem just maybe i wouldn’t have had to suffer all this pain and upset. I suppose these things are easy to miss when you are as busy as some of these doctors are. Lets just hope i can get through tonight and tomorrow we finally get some answers. Fingers crossed!

The bad luck bug has bitten again….

Just when you think you have everything under control the bad luck bug comes and bites you on the ass. After finally getting the medication required to calm down my stomach and bowls i have again become constipated and unable to pass anything. I suppose it doesn’t help that i haven’t eaten a lot over the last couple of days but i have still been eating so something should be passing through. Then to top it all off i again have the bad stabbing pain in my right side. This is the pain that started all the trouble off in the first place. I am fed up with going back and forth to the doctors complaining about pain and uncomfort and all they can say is “we don’t know what is going on Mr. Russ”,”we will have to wait for the results of your x-rays” and then leaving me to suffer in pain all night long.

The pain returned at 2am this morning and like the beast it woke me from a deep sleep. The ache and pain is again in the same place on the right hand side and again is causing me stabbing pains. The pain isn't there all the time, well not sharp pain anyway, as it tends to turn to an ache after a while and then back to sharp pain every now and again like it is throbbing. I have tried to explain myself to the doctors and they just don’t seem to understand what is going on. No matter how i sit the pain keeps coming and going and it now looks like i have to cancel my holiday plans and miss out on a long awaited break away with my mother and step father. I have been booked in at 2pm in Thursday to have a full MRI and Ultra sound scan so they can try and find out what on earth is going on.

Its crazy to think i can be in all this pain and no one seems like they want to help. I have tried and tried but keep getting fobbed off with the excuse of waiting for results being used all the time. I understand that things take time and that there are some illnesses that can’t be dealt with in a hospital and only medication and rest at home will solve but i think this is a little different. Every time the sharp pain comes i break out in a fever and sweat like there is no tomorrow but then when the pain goes i am back to normal. What ever is causing this is a mystery but i know and can feel that it is getting worst and worst each day that goes by. Lets hope they find out what it is soon before it is too late and i end up in rally big trouble.

Slowly getting better, not long to our holiday!

Yet another trip to the doctor due to pains in the kidneys, the sides and the stomach. After a full examination the doctor is still confused as to what is going on and what is causing me to fill up with wind so quickly and end up in agony all the time. Its very strange as there is no one thing that points to a problem. It all seems like someone has turned on a tap and filled me with air. My stomach is bloated and i look twice as big as i am normally also my lower bowl just by the groin has also swollen up and is all puffy.

There doesn't seem to be anything specific that is causing it and it is looking more and more like IBS each time i go for a check up. Something has set off the bowl and the colon and now i am turning into a wind producing machine. I have never been so full all the time and as for passing wind, well i have known sewers smell nicer. After being constipated for over a week and then having to use laxatives to get rid of the muck i am now left with a sore belly and constant wind. The doctor has now put me on another medication that should hopefully sort this problem out once and for all.

After around 45 minuets after taking the medication i am starting to feel a bit better. I am still getting strong pain in the back on both sides and my stomach is still sore and filling with wind all the time but its not as painful as it was and i can actually move around. I have just eaten a sandwich to see if that would set of my tummy again but luckily it didn’t so the medication must work. All i can do now is hope that all the wind eventually finds its way out of my body and the aches and pains will stop.

As for my head, well i have had a couple of attacks over the last few days but nothing as bad as they used to be. The medication must be helping or i would be in pain all the time and i don’t think i could put up with head attacks and a bloated stomach and painful sides all at the same time.I am thankful i have my injections just in case of a big attack.

Not long to our holiday down in Cornwall,  a whole week of resting and fishing, i cant wait. We are leaving early Saturday morning and a few hours later should be at our destination, white acres fishing resort. 10 Pleasure lakes, 3 specimen lakes and loads of attractions and things to do around the camp site. We are staying in a posh caravan for the week and as my mum is disabled and in a wheel chair we get one that caters for the disabled and isn’t too far from the lakes. I just wish i was leaving today!