Monthly Archives: January 2020

Due to intense brain fog, all my thoughts have been grounded until further notice! A meme that resonated at the time and made me smile. Following a period of significant neuropathic pain, I had succumbed to taking the drugs that had been prescribed for me, including Diazepam (Valium) and Tramadol.  Day 1 of my 5-dayContinue reading “The Brain Fog”

The drugs don’t work; They just make you worse Nicely put by The Verve and featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. I explained exactly this to the Nurse as I sat in A&E in early September 2016, but she didn’t agree. “Of course they work, you need to learn to manage pain otherwise youContinue reading “The Drugs Don’t Work”

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it;  I saw this phrase years ago and try to live by it.  With this in mind my ankylosing spondylitis journey started to take a more positive path. The diagnosis in January 2015 and subsequent Dr Google investigations had raised a numberContinue reading “The Turning Point”

Following my diagnosis and follow-up consultation, Dr Google became my focal point. “Don’t confuse a Google search with your Consultant’s medical degree” a great sentiment and one I should have abided by.  However,  I didn’t, and Dr. Google became my worst enemy! Everything that was ever written about Ankylosing Spondylitis that had a negative connotation,Continue reading “Dr Google”