I have not blogged for several days, due to several reasons, lack of inspiration and pain being two.Crohns can be a cruel,unending torment to the body and mind. It can be a tussle with external and internal issues,not directly the crohns or the pain connected to it.
It has been a source of frustration and bemusement for years that the treatment of crohns fails to include the whole body and mind.
I have tried in the past to impress on local health service providers the genuine need to treat chronic ill health, specifically IBD, with a view to the mind, spiritual requirements and relaxation.
I have taken advantage of massage, relaxation, hypnotherapy methods myself, and know how useful they are for allowing tension and pain to be dissipated and managed.
Additionally, i can see advantage in music and other artistic therapies to aid those in flare ups, preparation for surgery or in remission.
It is plainly obvious to myself, that crohns can be as much to do with focus of the mind, positivity and dealing with pain and anxiety.
I recognise the times we are living in and see there are only limited resources made accessible. I understand the real world means we must direct valuable assets to obvious positive treaments.
Nevertheless, it is an area overlooked by so many health providers and genuine valuable improvement can be attained to help deal with the effects of these conditions.
Life with chronic ill health is an up and down journey, the physical damage alone is debilitating and drains the body.
There appears to be little measurement of the extent of the damage to patients through the psychological effects which then add to ones meted out by IBD itself. I see real value in specific focusing of IBD in treating the mind, the pain management and stress.
It fascinates me to to discover whether any fellow patients in the UK or anywhere around the World have any experience of any additional treatments designed to improve the lives of IBD patients, and indeed their family members and loved ones.
I have always felt that any physical illness, acute or chronic, would gain through treating the person as a whole, not just the illness. I remain convinced that we and health providers would gain in the long term.
I hope this blog inspires those who read to offer feedback, even if they disagree with it.
Hi John! Mimi, @Pythonette1 on Twitter, here :) Am hoping you're faring as well as can possibly be at the moment!
ReplyDeleteJohn, I noticed @ the end of May that you had dropped off my follow list. I had been affected by Twitter's un-follow bug & had to check & re-follow tweeps by the dozens! However, when I attempted to re-follow you I then discovered that I was also 'blocked'.
As it has since caught my attention that you actually #FF'd me last Friday! (thank you kindly for that by the way!), my Twitter blocking bug suspicion ( one of their other recent bug) resurfaced, so I've decided to brave it, throw caution to the wind & try to altert you via your wonderful blog (as I am of course unable to contact you via Twitter) to the possibility of Twitter's blocking bug?
If this is not the case and you elected to un-follow & block, then I most definitely shall respect that & leave you in peace my Friend.
If twas due to the bug, please, PLEASE unblock & re-follow!! =)
Regardless of the reason for the blocking, I will always wish you the very, VERY best, my Crohnie Bro.
Mimi xx