Life Update: Health, University and More
Is everyone having a good weekend? It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper catch up and life update, so that’s what’s happening now. Time to sit down with a cup of tea and get up to speed.
Some things that have happened…
Crohn’s
(Warning: some medical stuff talked about here, so please skip if that’s not your cup of tea and you’d rather just have an actual cup of tea)
I have mentioned this in posts and on social media, but here’s the whole story. At the end of March, I went to hospital with what the doctors thought could be an appendicitis. However, the CT scan revealed I have Crohn’s! Bit of a shock after not having any issues relating to this my whole life. For those of you who don’t know, Crohn’s is a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). My scan showed that I had inflammation where my small and large intestines meet (again sorry for the detail), which is common for Crohn’s.
After 4 days in hospital, I was sent home with antibiotics and I’m on the waiting list for a colonoscopy. While all the signs point to Crohn’s, a colonoscopy is needed to fully confirm the diagnosis. This is important as I might have to go on some strong medication to get the inflammation under control, so we need to be 100% sure.
So that’s where the situation is at the moment, just waiting for my colonoscopy appointment. It’s annoying because I can’t plan for the summer or anything as I don’t know what will happen with the results and any potential treatment. Feel like I’m stuck in a bit of a limbo, but blogging is helping with that and I’ve discovered the Crohn’s blogger community!
I’ve changed my diet a bit too. I’m currently gluten free, not because I’m allergic to gluten or anything, but many people with Crohn’s are gluten free and reckon it helps. Obviously everyone’s different, but if there’s anything I can do to help the inflammation before the colonoscopy then I’m all for it. Anti-inflammatory foods such as manuka honey, probiotics (especially kefir), tumeric and blueberries are now on the shopping list!
University
It’s crazy how fast this year out has gone. In hindsight, I’m so glad I decided not to go on my year abroad. The thought of being ill and going to hospital in France would add even more stress! The communication between NHS departments is not the best, so it doesn’t bear to think about what would’ve happened if all this had occurred in another country!
I’m back to university in September for my final year. It will be as Linguistics and Phonetics not French and Linguistics, but I’m not having to redo any years/modules, so I’m very grateful for that. My accommodation rent starts in July, so I’m planning on spending some time in Leeds over the summer if all goes well.
Dissertation here we come!
The Blog
As for Megan Elizabeth Lifestyle, the blogging journey is continuing and I hope to improve the blog as much as I can.
That’s pretty much it for now! What have you been getting up to recently?
Megan x
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I love reading life updates! There’s so many things about each other that we don’t know and I love getting to know all my favourite bloggers on a personal level even if I haven’t met them before.
I hope you’re doing okay now and you’ll continue to be okay with your Crohns! Can you believe that this time next year, you’ll be graduating?!?! Good luck with any exams or anything you have coming up and here’s to 3rd year ?
Fran | http://www.franciscarockey.co.uk
Thank you so much! Doing well at the moment. Crazy right?! I don’t feel responsible enough to be a proper adult!
It’s always nice to read a life update. I am sorry you haven’t been well, andhopefully you won’t be back in hospital! Good luck with your exams, next year will soon come around and uni life will be over!
Emma | http://www.lifeofemmax.co.uk
Thank you so much! Crazy how quickly life is going by! X
I hope you get the colonoscopy appointment soon to confirm your answers and get you started on what will help you moving forward.
It’s great that you don’t have to repeat any uni! Good luck with the dissertations and your final year 🙂
Hope to get it soon! Thank you so much X
I love reading posts like this! I love reading other bloggers life updates! I love the sound of your degree! Not something I personally would be able to do! I’d love to be able to speak in a different language.
Chantelle
xoxo
https://thatyorkshiregirlchantelle.com
I’m the same! It’s so interesting, you could do it! Besides, linguistics isn’t learning another language so there’s that! X
I hope your final year goes well, what an interesting topic to study! I hope your appointments go well too, I’ve recently had to go gluten free too for my health and still searching for a diagnosis, so I’m glad you’ve had yours and can work on getting better!x
Thank you so much! Aw no hope you can find out what it is, it could just be an intolerance x
sorry to hear about your trip to the hospital but hope that you get your colonoscopy soon! (and can get those summer plans sorted!) Time absolutely flies away and I hope you have a really nice 3rd uni year ? Do you go to Leeds uni?
Thank you so much! Yeah I go to Leeds! X
I always love reading life update posts, it’s always so interesting to find out a little more about the person behind the blog! I hope you get your colonoscopy appointment soon and I hope it all goes well. Hope you’re ok lovely xx
Elin | https://myblurredworld.com
Like life updates! I should probably do them more. Thank you so much! X
I hope things move forward with your health soon and that everything goes okay! On the bright side, I am glad you’ve found a community of other bloggers who are going through the same or similar thing and can offer you guidance. I’m excited to see how your blog develops over the coming months, Megan! ?
Aw Ruth thank you! I cannot even begin to say how much that means to me! X