Member since November 2024

Bracken

Northumberland hills, big dog, small appetite.

Hexham, UK

Conversations they started

Gastroparesis and a medication that slows the gut — my consultant's view
Gastro history2 May 2026
Travelling in 38 degrees
Travel and holidays29 Jan 2026

Recent check-in answers

11 Jul 2026 — What are your hours like this week?

Offshore rotation starts Tuesday and I have the storage sorted this time.

3 Jun 2026 — What is your smallest daily anchor?

Honestly, it looks like being slightly bored, and I will take slightly bored.

16 May 2026 — What is the first thing you do on waking?

Hard to say. My week has no shape so neither does my sleep.

14 May 2026 — What is one thing about your body you are not going to comment on today?

It is warm, it is here, it got me to work. Enough.

Circles

UK and Ireland
NHS, HSE, waiting lists, and the local specifics.
Maintenance
Year two, year three, and the part nobody writes about.
Gastro history
When your gut was already complicated before any of this.
Shift workers
For weeks that have no shape. Meets at 3am when needed.
Travel and holidays
Cool bags, airport security, time zones, and other people's cooking.

What is not here

No follower count. No post count. No activity score. No badge. Nothing on this page can be used to rank Bracken against anybody, and that is a design decision rather than a missing feature.

If today is hard

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Conversations they started

Gastroparesis and a medication that slows the gut — my consultant's view

Travelling in 38 degrees

Recent check-in answers