17.09.18 – Couch to 5K

Disclaimer: Exercising should be approved by your Dr following any major surgery or injury. I have been deemed safe by my Consultant to exercise with exceptions. I’ve been struggling at work recently due to freeing tired after a few hours. I’m having to sit down for a few minutes every so often which isn’t easy […]

12.09.18 – Bolton

6 months post op! Already?! Yep I can’t believe it either. Well, to others it’s gone really fast, to me, really slowly. Each day during the first few months really dragged as I just wanted to feel better. I’d try and plan as much as I can knowing I could. It’s really made me push […]

28.08.18 – Holiday Season

Ive been waiting for a chance to go abroad for a long time. No care as to where or when. Just somewhere sunny and chilled. Italy was exactly what I needed. There were 12 of us flying out to Lake Garda. It was such a beautiful location, with restaurants and bars all along the promenade. […]

11.08.18 – British Transplant Games

Who would have ever imagined that I had been in the same room as approx 734 Transplant recipients? Well this happened last Thursday at the Symphony Hall Birmingham. My Dad and I were there for the Opening Ceremony of the British Transplant Games, which was held in Birmingham this year. It was so inspiring to […]

30.07.18 – Urgent Bloods?!

I’ve been so busy these last few days and I’m still repairing around the area of where the abscess kept cropping up. The extra energy and running around has caused me feel to feel sore and exhausted. I had to rely on one Tramadol a day to get me through the Wedding of my cousin, […]

15.07.18 – Lost in a Story

I’m in the car on the way to Amersham, located north west London for my great uncles funeral. He was a wine connoisseur and wrote books about it. I didn’t see him as much as I wish I had. One of Freddys Books. This one written with his wife. I’ve packed a bag to stay […]

11.07.2018 – Slow Progress

I’m having one of those days where I want to get up and head straight to the gym. I fancy doing a workout but I know that it won’t benefit me in anyway possible. I’m still repairing, sore and feeling sleepy. It hasn’t helped looking on Instagram and coming across such fit, confident and beautiful […]

12.06.18 – 3 Months

It’s been 3 months since my surgery, yet it feels like an age! I had my final clinic appointment with the surgeons yesterday, and was taken off a few of my meds. One of which was Warfarin, thank god! For anyone of you who have been on Warfarin, I’m sure you will agree that it’s […]

24.05.18 – Part of the Furniture

Back on the ward for the 3rd time in 3 months. I’ve got a bit of a leaky liver from the cut edge. Split livers can often leak from the edge and time can only tell how long this will leak for. In the meantime I’ve got a stoma bag over a man-made wound allowing […]

18.04.18 – Home Trial

Finally I’m starting to feel like I’ve got an appetite. These steroids are likely to be contributing to the hunger. Nevertheless, it’s definitely positive as I’ve struggled to stomach much since the operation. My mum and I have been out shopping, been treated to a hair cut and eyebrow threading. I can shower standing up […]