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March 11, 2005 - 1:45 pm

Ouch

Off work again today.

I�ve been off for five working days, off and on, since last week.

I have had a flare up of the chronic condition I suffer from called ulcerative colitis. It returns every two or three years, but this time it�s BAD.

I was in so much pain overnight that I was physically sick, I just couldn't take the waves of pain. I've never known anything like it.

Got myself to the Doc's this morning (a usual five minute walk took me nearly half an hour as I had to keep sitting down as the pain and the nausea swept over me). He diagnosed an acute attack and told me I should not have been prescribed with steroids two weeks ago, he has referred me to a specialist who I won't see until at least next week and informed me of all the terrifying things the future may hold for me if it doesn't get sorted, like bowel cancer apparently. Nice man, thanks. Just what I need when I am heading home to spend the afternoon alone on the sofa in agonizing pain � a reason to fret about more serious things to come.

Anyway. Having a "good" half hour, in that I am not lying curled up in a ball on the floor sobbing in pain, but am sitting up and have had some ice-cream. Ice cream is good.

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