Another day of feeling bloated and getting sharp stabbing pains in the sides. At least the muscles aren’t hurting as much as they were for the last couple of days. being constipated and not being able to get rid of the access wind is one of the more painful and uncomfortable feelings i have had ion a long while. It has only taken then almost 3 weeks to start to investigate what is going on. I am now booked to have another x-ray down at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary later this afternoon to see if the colon is impacted and blocked.
I have managed to open my bowls this morning with what i can only describe as an explosion but it didn’t clear me out completely. It only seemed to empty my bowl and what ever is still in the colon is still stuck there. i have been given Movicol drinks that are supposed to help and break down what ever is blocking me but it isn’t working as well as the doctor hoped. I am also on hold for an ultra sound scan to try and find out why all this started in the first place.
I am happy to report that the beast has been behaving itself and that is something i have to be thankful off. At least i don’t have to put up with the agonising attacks at the same time as i don’t think i would be able to cope with both of these illnesses happening together. I am now only getting between 2 and 8 attacks during a week and that will improve now as the weather gets better and warmer. Even though i still haven’t restarted the Verapamil i am not getting as many attacks as i normally would this time of the year.
The Pregabilin i am on seems to be doing the trick and i know when i do eventually restart the other tablets they will disappear all together and hopefully put the beast to sleep for a long time. The big test is when winter returns and the cold wet weather. We will then be able to see what difference the medication will make when the attacks are at their worst. For now i am just grateful for not getting so many attacks like i used to get and for the first time feel very positive with regards to the treatment of my CH condition.
