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What have Space Mountain and bowel transplant got in common? This last week seems to have typified my journey through bowel transplant. When I was told that having a bowel transplant was swapping one set of problems for another I knew what I was being told but never really appreciated what that...

Massive footie fan, if QPR counts!! Still hoping Arry can work some magic on us !

Put it this way, I'm glad that Arry was operating on me :ybiggrin:

Hey I am so used to QPR losing its become the norm :ybiggrin: Am very luck with my consultant they have to be truly open minded to this interactivity and sadly not many are

Judith, you just need to know that your team are completely on your side. It is as much about a psychological boost and a physical one.

Thank you Brooke. Yes he definitely goes completely against the grain and ruffles plenty of feathers. It won't stop him or me though - it is what all patients should expect, right?

Interactive bowel transplant patient bags a truly interactive medical team Sunday, 27 January 2013 I feel a very lucky patient. Yes I underwent a rare bowel transplant but I don’t believe that any patient including me can cope with chronic illness or major life threatening surgery without...

wow, literally up the road. Good luck with your job. Am definitely happy to meet up. Just say the word. Hugs

I always really appreciate your kind and thoughtful words. It would be a huge honour to meet you in person one day. We have to make it happen. How are you keeping at the moment? Hugs for a happy and healthier 2013.

The end of the year doesn't mean the end to being a patient! As the clock chimes midnight it is out with the old and in with the new except as a patient that one chime doesn’t actually make a difference does it? Or am I wrong? The turn of the year gives you a chance to set new goals, make new...

Was 2012 the year of the patient? This is now my second Christmas since my bowel transplant. Last year I had been out of hospital for a day post my transplant surgery and this year I am thankfully in a much better place. The odd cracks are starting to appear but I’m banking on them not being...

A transplant patient or just a patient? What defines you? Well this is the first time since August that I have been able to write a blog post with my football team QPR finally having won a match and secured 3pts. Fulham fans, this one is for you  http://youtu.be/YE2XSm5-xRk Yes the QPR...

Retraining your brain to flip out of patient mode is so hard I have only really heard of the term “flip flopping” in connection with UK politics; in other words when a political party keeps changing its mind on policy. However at the moment I think it best describes the challenge that lies...

so lovely to hear from you Misty and thanks for the advice - really do appreciate it. Hope that you are keeping well at the moment. xx Just hoping your advice proves to be right, there is a limit to how long a man can spend in the loo!!!! Take care M

Thanks Kayleigh. It has been a journey but hey you have to keep smiling don't you. Think we have all had those "plumbing moments" when it seems just easier not to bother but then when it works it is such a good feeling. Hope you enjoy the read and if you ever have anything more to say or ask...

My bowel transplant journey continues.... Sunday, 25 November 2012Patient/doctor relationship, is it the ultimate trust you can have in someone? I talk a great deal about what it is like for me being a patient and specifically a bowel transplant and inflammatory bowel disease patient. Actually...

yup, home thank goodness. How's you?

From hospital bed to San Fransisco in 72 hours! 5 Oct 2012 The thing about recovering from a bowel transplant is the unpredictability; you are fine and then before you know it you are back in a hospital bed. I woke up feeling like I had the flu; you know that achy feeling, joints hurting and...

Hi Tenacity, you write so eloquently and make so much sense. I'm sending you a massive hug. Of course I will keep you posted. How are you keeping? I hope well or at least as well as you can be. M x

Hi Steve many thanks for your kind comments and looking in to some suggestions. I'm in very detailed discussions with the dietician here about the various options so who knows which direction it will take. I know it is going to take a while for things to settle but we just keep going. How are...