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Martin Patient Expert

London, United Kingdom
Having been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis aged 33, I lived with the illness for nearly 4 years before surgery became my only real option. Number Twos covers my experiences from my initial diagnosis to my recent colostomy.
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From there to here: my UC story at a glance by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health I started Number Twos in July 2007, a couple of months after my first major flare-up and hospitalisation. If I had anything as grand as a founding principle it was to try to ... Read on »
Eavesdropping, me? by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health A couple of years ago I was freelancing for a company in Spitalfields, East London. Befitting of the E1 postcode the offices were extremely funky. In the basement there w ... Read on »
Oh Vienna by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health Recently I spent a few days wearing out the soles of my new shoes exploring Vienna. If you haven’t been, and you like a bit of culture with your schnitzel, I highly recomme ... Read on »
Badges by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health On my travels I’m always on the lookout for interesting badges, which at some future date, may or may not be used to jazz up a jacket or jumper. That sentence may seem a ... Read on »
Every UC cloud has a silver lining by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health The other day I received a letter from my GP. An appointment has been made for me to have the Swine Flu Vaccination. I think I qualify because I’m on azathioprine, which is ... Read on »
Every UC cloud has a silver lining by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health The other day I received a letter from my GP. An appointment has been made for me to have the Swine Flu Vaccination. I think I qualify because I’m on azathioprine, which ... Read on »
Does anyone know where the gents are? by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health The online UC community is much bigger now than it was when I started blogging in 2007. Back then there were the web forums run by the various IBD groups and organisation ... Read on »
Does anyone know where the gents are? by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health The online UC community is much bigger now than it was when I started blogging in 2007. Back then there were the web forums run by the various IBD groups and organisations ... Read on »
Ostomy & me by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health Sometimes I think I don’t blog enough about being an ostomate. This might be because I know I’m not going to be one forever. To use a footballing analogy, I feel like I’m on ... Read on »
Ostomy & me by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health Sometimes I think I don’t blog enough about being an ostomate. This might be because I know I’m not going to be one forever. To use a footballing analogy, I feel like I’m ... Read on »
Happy feet by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health My legs are bending and clacking straight again like a builders tape measure. Bend, straighten, bend, straighten, bend, straighten. This is me dancing. Well, the lower half ... Read on »
Happy feet by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health My legs are bending and clacking straight again like a builders tape measure. Bend, straighten, bend, straighten, bend, straighten. This is me dancing. Well, the lower ha ... Read on »
Prattle, prattle, prattle, prattle, prattle, oh that’s nice, prattle, prattle by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health Every now and then, in a desperate bid to inject some much needed variety into this tired old grey sock of a blog, I resort to posting pictures that in all honesty have diddly ... Read on »
Prattle, prattle, prattle, prattle, prattle, oh that’s nice, prattle, prattle by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health Every now and then, in a desperate bid to inject some much needed variety into this tired old grey sock of a blog, I resort to posting pictures that in all honesty have didd ... Read on »
I think Pixar are safe by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health I made another film. I’m not going to post it here because Number Twos is an extremely serious blog, with certain editorial standards that must be upheld. If you do want to ... Read on »
I think Pixar are safe by Martin Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Digestive Health I made another film. I’m not going to post it here because Number Twos is an extremely serious blog, with certain editorial standards that must be upheld. If you do want t ... Read on »