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Chin up: The unfolding butterfly

Well, 2024 was quite a year! I reconnected with the healthcare system, made huge progress in my recovery/rehabilitation, and had … More

BlockedLymph

Chin up: At war with the fungus Part 2

August 2023: Dropping the A bomb Facing another summer still fighting to get rid of the fungal growth that glued … More

Chin Up: At war with the fungus Part 1

Forgive me for the silence on my progress – I’ve been at war, it’s been all-consuming and I am battle … More

Chin up: Epilogue

Any day now marks 20 years since the wedding when I dislocated my right ankle and broke the medial malleolus … More

BlockedLymph, candidiasis, lymphedema

Chin up: Moving on

This is the last part of the story of my recovery process. And so? What do I do with what’s happened to me?

BlockedLymph, candidiasis, ChinUp, FungalOvergrowth, Healing, LymphaticCongestion, lymphedema

Chin up: Rewriting the past

A summary of all the problems throughout my life caused by a lymphatic system blocked by fungal overgrowth.

AfterTheDoingComesTheUndoing, BlockedLymph, candida, candidiasis, ChinUp, FungalOvergrowth, Healing, LymphaticCongestion, lymphedema

The undoing: Feelings

The emotional fallout from fixing myself.

AfterTheDoingComesTheUndoing, BlockedLymph, candidiasis, ChinUp:TheUndoing, Covid-19Lockdown, FungalOvergrowth, Healing, Incontinence, ISC, LymphaticCongestion, lymphedema, misdiagnosis, MS, MultipleSclerosis, NerveDamage, neuropathy, NHSLetMeDown

The undoing: Toilet taboos

My experience of being on the loo leash.

AfterTheDoingComesTheUndoing, BlockedLymph, candidiasis, ChinUp:TheUndoing, FungalOvergrowth, Healing, HypertonicPelvicFloor, Incontinence, IntermittentSelfCatheterisation, ISC, LooLeash, LymphaticCongestion, lymphedema, NerveDamage, neuropathy, NHSLetMeDown, SanFrancisco, UTI

The undoing: Biomechanical rehabilitation

The long process of putting right what had gone wrong with how my body moved.

Biomechanics, BlockedLymph, HypertonicPelvicFloor, LymphaticCongestion, lymphedema, NeuromuscularRehabilitation, piriformis, PosteriorPelvicTilt

The undoing: The day-to-day process

Here are the details of what my process of healing has involved.

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