Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ? ..... WTF is that ?!?!?
From the outset I want to establish my medical credentials and scientific background.
I HAVE NONE.
I am just a regular Joe who happens to have PSC, and I've decided after ( .... pauses to count ... ) some 17 years dealing with it, and all of its' various forms of annoyance, that it's high time I document my experiences for the benefit of others.
I imagine if you've arrived to this page, you've been actively searching for information on PSC. Maybe you have it. Maybe a loved one, or a colleague at work has it. For some reason curiousity has gotten the better of you, and here you are on the hunt for more details.
Sure, Wikipedia and random online medical sites explain it in clinical detail, but here on this page, I'm gonna do my best to explain what life is like living with it. As they say, 'straight from the horses mouth'.
I'm no medical expert. I'm not here to give you a definitive run-down of what you (or your loved one) will experience. Your experiences, while similar in some regards, may turn out to be wildly different than mine.
That being said ... before we go any further, I'd like to first say welcome to my humble little blog-a-rama, and good on you for taking an interest.
Secondly, please understand that this page is NOT an official categorisation of the disease. The views in it are based on my own experiences accumulated over half of my life.
Disclaimer : I'm not the type of guy to sugar coat things, and some of you probably need advance warning on what's ahead, so here it goes : What you are about to read, and the harsh realities within, may upset you.
I HAVE NONE.
I am just a regular Joe who happens to have PSC, and I've decided after ( .... pauses to count ... ) some 17 years dealing with it, and all of its' various forms of annoyance, that it's high time I document my experiences for the benefit of others.
I imagine if you've arrived to this page, you've been actively searching for information on PSC. Maybe you have it. Maybe a loved one, or a colleague at work has it. For some reason curiousity has gotten the better of you, and here you are on the hunt for more details.
Sure, Wikipedia and random online medical sites explain it in clinical detail, but here on this page, I'm gonna do my best to explain what life is like living with it. As they say, 'straight from the horses mouth'.
I'm no medical expert. I'm not here to give you a definitive run-down of what you (or your loved one) will experience. Your experiences, while similar in some regards, may turn out to be wildly different than mine.
That being said ... before we go any further, I'd like to first say welcome to my humble little blog-a-rama, and good on you for taking an interest.
Secondly, please understand that this page is NOT an official categorisation of the disease. The views in it are based on my own experiences accumulated over half of my life.
Disclaimer : I'm not the type of guy to sugar coat things, and some of you probably need advance warning on what's ahead, so here it goes : What you are about to read, and the harsh realities within, may upset you.