Colitis’ Last Stand

February 18, 2009

Filed under: Medical Treatment — clozach @ 22:20

Lab tests show I’m negative for c diff toxins A & B…which makes me curious, what physiological process is causing me to have this slow, steady gas? And why is my gut apparently irritated by a lack of food?

Filed under: Bowel Movement — clozach @ 22:19

Small bits of more.

Filed under: Bowel Movement — clozach @ 21:45

More.

Filed under: Bowel Movement — clozach @ 18:36

Uncomfortable, but again no visible b. Still considering blood the norm, though, for now.

Filed under: Medical Treatment — clozach @ 18:11

Blood sugar: 90.

Filed under: Bowel Movement — clozach @ 17:45

+1.

Filed under: Bowel Movement — clozach @ 17:02

Surprisingly, no visible b on this one. Mostly mucus and brown bile.

Filed under: Bowel Movement — clozach @ 14:47

+1. Technically, I sat on the toilet twice this past hour, but the second time was literally just gas, plus enough moisture to spot a couple squares of tp. So I’m not counting it: meh.

Filed under: Daily BM Summary — clozach @ 14:05

2/17/09: 14.

Filed under: Compassion — clozach @ 12:49

I’ve written very little lately about compassion, such that all that remains is a log of disease. Perhaps it’s because I’d counted on significant improvement by now, or rather, significant improvement without this current regression. I’d imagined myself feeling well enough by now to be able to bike to the nearest Buddhist temple to learn compassion and meditation from masters.

It’s still on my mind, but somehow I’m not feeling it as profoundly. I feel stuck, looking inward hopelessly for my body to right itself. Which leaves little energy to direct outward.

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