I had my appointment with the gastroenterologist this week and I was rather surprised by his possible diagnosis. I've been having bouts of diarrhea that left me feeling very weak and poorly, sometimes for several days. The consultant said that he thinks I am chronically constipated, probably brought on by the treatment - not what I associated with diarrhea! A very good diagnosis, though, as easily treatable! I have to go for an endoscopy at the end of August to check the bowel and I'm not really looking forwards to that!
The cancer talk at the university earlier this year reminded me to consider the environmental causes of cancer, so I've taken the decision to go vegetarian (kind of - I still eat fish and occasionally chicken) because red meat and processed meats are known to be associated with cancers. There has also been some research on the use of hair dyes and NHL that suggested there might be a connection, so after a bit of research, have used Henna to colour my hair back to dark brown. It's quite a change after all these years of being blond!
