Apologies for being rather
quiet on here this last week. I had my gallbladder surgery on the 11th
but wasn’t too well afterwards and ended up being kept in for a few days. I’m
now home and slowly recovering, and am desperate to get back to blogging – I’ve
really missed it!
This week, I’ve been loving…
Painkillers
This is probably a slightly
odd thing to love, and I’m hoping it won’t come across sounding like I’m
addicted to them or anything! I’ve just been struggling a lot with pain this
week and I often find it difficult to find the right pain relief for me,
because I’m allergic to so many analgesics! But thankfully in hospital they put
me on a fentanyl pump, which helped so much more than anything has before, so I
was really grateful for that. Unfortunately they don’t like to send you home on
such a strong painkiller, so I’m back to my trusty tramadol for the next few
weeks, until hopefully the pain will reduce enough for me to manage without.
Jelly Tots
Since my operation I’ve
been having a lot of problems with eating and drinking. My tummy seems to be
really sensitive at the moment, and a lot of the things I used to eat and drink
are causing a lot of pain and sickness. So I’ve had to go right back to basics,
trying plain foods and seeing what I can tolerate. I’ve swapped semi-skimmed
milk for soya and am currently living on crumpets with Marmite and
scrambled/poached eggs. It’s been getting me down quite a bit and I’ve been
getting very anxious that it will contribute to a relapse with my eating
disorder, so my Mum has been bringing in all sorts of bits and pieces for me to
try. A lot of them have been fairly unsuccessful, but a few days ago she
presented me with a little packet of Jelly Tots. I can’t even remember the last
time I ate them – probably when I was a small child, so they brought back happy
memories and I actually managed to eat them by spreading them through a whole
day. Obviously I can’t live on jelly sweets, but it’s nice to be able to have
to odd treat when I can.
Easter
I’ve always loved Easter.
When I was a child it was more to do with the fact we always got piles of
Easter Eggs to munch through, whereas now, although chocolate is always nice, I
have come to enjoy the Christian meaning of Easter more. I love the thought of
it being a time for new life and rebirth, and I like to see it as a time to
reflect on the year so far and try and make changes to better myself. I also
enjoy the fact that my family all get together on Easter Sunday and share lunch
together. It’s quite rare for the whole family to sit down to eat together
these days, so I really relish opportunities when we can. And of course, you
can’t go wrong with an egg or two. I’ve spent so many Easters missing out on
the commercial side of Easter because I couldn’t face foods like chocolate and
sweets, and although this year is still going to be very difficult, I’m
determined to try and not avoid it completely.
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| I received this beautiful hair slide from my Secret Easter Bunny |
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| You can't have Easter without bunnies and Creme Eggs |
What has grabbed your attention this
week? I love hearing about people’s new discoveries and you may end up sharing
something that makes it onto my list next week!
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