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Comment on Have i mentioned Zurich? by cyberviking

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:54:13 +0000

It’s the only planet we have…

Comment on So here it is. by shirley machin

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:38:57 +0000

hiya steve. I was having pretty horrible symptoms like you i was going to toilet every ten to fitteen minutes during the night and this could last for five to six hours at a time. I am a district nurse so you can imagine how tired i was trying to drive around and stay alert. My consultant was trying to ply me with amitryptilline but i refused. In fact she as good as told me it was all in my head despite abominable results from my urodynamics which i might add was the only investigations she performed despite blood in my urine. eventually i contacted bupa and changed my consultant. i saw him three days later and was in hospital the next day where we discovered my bladder had shrunk and would only hold 90mls. so much for it all being in my head. my life was turned upside down as was yours everything had to be planned around toilets. in april last year i underwent major surgery in the form of a cystoplasty which unfortunately did not work. so this year i was referred to a professor in sheffield, 80 miles away from my home. Five weeks ago i had a cystectomy, all my adhesions fron last year were repaired and i had another bowel resection and my consultant then built me yet another bladder from my bowel. he left just a thin sliver of my original bladder where the nerves are situated to give me some normal sensation. it has been a hard few weeks but i am just about feeling like myself again. i am still slow when i walk but hey i can cope with this for a few weeks. It may be worth your while to seek further advice as this surgery may be the answer for you. the consultant who has just performed my surgery is renowned world wide and is always jetting off to other countries to lecture. He handles awkward cases like mine and works tirelessly. He leaves nothing to chance and i felt completely safe in his hands. i was in hospital in sheffield for two weeks. if you want to contact me please do. shirley.

Comment on Have i mentioned Zurich? by Lui

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:49:05 +0000

Best of luck with the move!

Comment on Have i mentioned Zurich? by John Ryan

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:02:57 +0000

Wow, Zurich sounds exciting. All the best with the move! Hope you guys are well.

Comment on Aeronautical Engineering by nizar

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:40:11 +0000

Hi
I am studying Master of aerospace engineering and I have an advance course of flight stability and automatic control, I have to do a course project of designing (altitude hold or roll hold) autopilot for an aircraft like F16 and it will be in Matlab programme if you can help me in that please contact me on this email
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Comment on Aeronautical Engineering by nizar

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:39:02 +0000

Comment on So here it is. by Lorna Grant

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:35:01 +0000

I know how you feel too. I’m on gabapentin and the Gp has prescribed me the max dose - it doesn’t help. At first I was elated because it made such a difference and I didn’t get the constant pain, but like you say, your body adjusts to it. My hubbie was prescribed dihydrocodeine for a knee injury and i sometimes pop one of them when I get really desperate but the side effects are awful - fuzzy head, memory loss, lack of concentration and terrible constipation. I have often been sick after a meal because the dihydrocodeine seems to freeze my intestines and the food can’t get digested. I feel like I’m between a rock and a hard place. Like you I often ask myself what is the point of it all? I hate the word ‘depression’ as I’ve always associated it with weakness though I know that’s wrong. But I am utterly depressed myself with this. It affects every aspect of your life, even your daydreams. I am very into travel and exploration but every time I contemplate getting off to do something - even just a walk - I am faced with my disability - I can’t do this or that because there will be nowhere to sqwat. Even worse, if I do brave it for a walk the pelvic pain because irritated with the motion of walking and makes it worse, and therefore walking just isn’t pleasant. I must say this is very liberating to put this down in words. It’s made me feel better. I would love to speak to anyone who has this illness. A problem shared is a problem halved.

Comment on Extreme by cyberviking

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:39:36 +0000

what meds are u on?

Comment on About by diamond

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:36:46 +0000

It turns out the issue with my eyes was atypical ezcema. I went to a dermatologist and after a bunch of test he gave me a prescription for hydrocortisone which i’ve been using for the last 20 months or so. I only need to use it every couple of days now, still very slow about going away. If i don’t use it, my eyes quickly become sore and swollen again within a day or two.

Steve

Comment on About by Heather

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:01:18 +0000

Hi there. I just came across your blog. I would also like to find out what happened with your eyes as my eyelids have been swollen for weeks now (started with just the one and then it spread to the side and now it’s both). My doctor just said “hmmmm”. lol. Please get back to me if you can. Thank you so much!!!
Heather