The first post! How exciting! So, back in 2017, I was enjoying my new life in France, I had moved in with my boyfriend and was settling in to a routine with my new job and lifestyle. I had noticed a couple of times that if I bent a certain way I’d get awful pain …
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The Liver Biopsy
Trigger Warnings Needles / Invasive techniques Pain Drug References (legal) So, here we are with the details of the Liver Biopsy procedure. This is done under local anaesthetic and very light sedation, I’m not sure what drug they used but I was told that “its ok if you sleep” (unfortunately for me, it seemed to …
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Colonoscopies
Or in french, “Coloscopie” Trigger Warnings Invasive procedures Vomit So this is primarily the story of my first colonoscopy however at the end I will add some tips I’ve learned to help in case anyone is here looking for advice! Before a scope you have to clean your bowels so they can actually see what …
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