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Esophageal Ulcer

Last week I was having major pain in my esophagus. Suspecting esophagitis (which I've had before), my family physician called in a pres…

Coping With Long Wait Times

This is a topic that was liked by multiple people to write about - and it's such an important topic:  How do you cope with …

ERCP & Surgery

This is Part 4 of the Gallbladder Saga This part starts on the Friday. The day after the Hyda scan and eating delicious popsicles until mi…

Ultrasound to Emergency

This is Part 2 of the Gallbladder Saga We left off having gone to Urgent Care, being told that my liver enzymes were elevated and that I m…

HAE Day

Today was World HAE Day! Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a disease that causes severe swelling episodes. The most common areas of swelling …

Bridal Meltdown

As of this year, I have now been ill for over 18 years. It has been 18 years since my first diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, 15 years sinc…

Hours of Waiting

While reading an article about the horror stories of waiting up to 60 hours for an ambulance to arrive to someone (in the UK), I read some …