I haven't written recently for a number of reasons. The first is fatigue. Yeah it's back. Back with a bang. I'm lucky if I can get out of bed by 11. Quite often, I miss lunch, it can get so bad!
For the first time in what feels like years (this year anyway) I have woken up on a Saturday morning at half eight, bright and energetic. I'm normally up by now on a Saturday anyway, to get my son ready for football practice, but that involves an alarm and multiple snoozes.
I won't lie, I have laid in bed doing nothing until my recent 'normal' waking time anyway. But I feel really good today considering...
Considering what? Considering I shit myself yesterday! It was awful I was at the MS therapy centre Charms, just like I usually attend on a Friday and I felt a familiar urge I can usually hold that urge until I am at a more suitable place to go. This time I remember thinking, "I'd better go now!" I made my way to the toilet and that was it, my bowels erupted! I unleashed a full bowel into my pants. "Fucking Hell". I cursed. That wasn't even a two minute warning.
Mum, as usual tried to justify it by asking if it could be the prawns I had for lunch? You're thinking , it could be a possibility. Just like it could be a possibility that when it happened last month it was because I might've had food poisoning. Eyes wide shut, Mum.
Bowel incontinence is a symptom of MS. Terrific! Where to now? I did a bit of research into using a Peristeen.
A Peristeen is a catheter that you stick up your bum. Then you pump a certain amount of water into said bum (no, I don't know how much yet) and as the water comes out, it flushes any faeces out with it.
You do it at a certain time every day. Preferably after a meal. That way your bowels will be in motion anyway.
Oh the joys of MS. As Richard Prior - comedian and fellow MSer once said, "MS stands for More Shit!"
Liking the irony, Richard.
Regards,
Dan
