The joy's of being an adult!

The Joy's Of Being An Adult!

 

 

This week I got the joy of being an official adult with Crohn's. I had my first adult colonoscopy. It sounds odd that there could be a difference between an adult and a child colonoscopy but trust me there is!!

 

First of all I will set things straight. Yes, a colonoscopy is where they put a camera up your bum. Lovely.
 

 

 When I had my first colonoscopy I was aged 16 and still a child therefore to perform the procedure they put me to sleep (Woohoo!!). I arrived at Bristol Children's Hospital at 7.30am for my procedure but because I was the oldest on the ward my procedure would be last so I wouldn't be going in until 3pm! Great! However, I was given my own dvd player so spent the day watching Garfield and Friends! I don't remember much about the procedure just the anesthetist trying to talk to me about what subjects I would be missing at school which I really didn't give a care about and the nurse was pestering me about trying to remember my dream when put to sleep! When I came out of the procedure I remember that I kept trying to sit up as I was coming out of the anestetic and the nurses kept having to make me lie back down. When I was fully awake I just felt woozy and sore, down there!

 

However, with an adult colonoscopy it's a completely different story! For starter's when I was taken onto the ward to get prepped I was youngest on the ward by around 40 years although all the other ladies were supper lovely :) I was taken into a theatre with my own team of doctor's and nurses who made me feel relaxed and in safe hands. I was given a sedative which as my doctor told me it would made me feel like I had a few glasses of wine (would rather of had the wine in the first place but hey ho!) The procedure then took place. I won't go into details but it was so strange. I led there watching my insides, that's just not normal. It was very uncomfortable but in a weird way watching my insides made me ignore the pain although all I wanted to do was wriggle around to get away from the pain. During the procedure I had biopsies taken which was OUCH! The doctor had a claw like instrument which he would open, clamp down on my bowel and then pull part of it away to take away to be analyised. OUCH!!

After finally being discharged I felt very slow, ditsy, sore and achy but my goodness was I glad it was over!! Next, I have to have a Sehcat scan?! Which I have never had before so should be interesting. All I know is that I will be radioactive! Then to follow that I will be back in the tunnel having an MRI scan listening away to my Mumford and Sons and Paloma Faith mix CD.

Prior to joyous colonoscopy and my scans galore I made a little trip to my favourite shop "Deadly is the Female" to treat myself; One sailor swing skirt and a black chiffon scarf.

http://www.deadlyisthefemale.com/clothing/bottoms/sally-sailor-skirt

Go check out this gorgeous shop (blog to follow soon). Ladies it can make you feel amazing as soon as you slip something on!

 

One of my fav Deadly dresses whilst modelling in the window!

 

Mwah x