Hello my lovelies!
I meant to update this about 2 weeks ago but kept forgetting and oh, I don't know but here we are.
I decided to change my college options; rather than returning to study Chemistry, Biology and Photography A levels, I made the decision to take an extended diploma in photography instead. My main reason for this is health wise I'm really not sure if I can handle the pressure of Chemistry again (I needed to get an A first sitting) and since there hasn't really been any health improvements since last year I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make every single class 5 days a week. The course is so fast moving that missing just one lesson is a hell of a lot of work missed. Also I've become so sick of hospitals the lure of working in medicine has almost entirely vanished so I decided to focus on my other love, photography which is only 12- 18 hours per week which is going to allow me a lot more rest time and a lot less pressure (I hope.)
I had my interview a couple of weeks ago and the main concern was that I may not get the necessary funding due to having to quit the course last year (due to spending too much time in hospital) but thankfully I received a letter on Friday saying I had been accepted. Hooray! I'm really looking forward to starting in mid September. Woo woo woo!
Health wise, things are still rather crap and over the past few weeks I seem to have completely lost my appetite for anything and as well as the usual stomach ache, throwing up etc. (Which to be fair, I've got more under control over the past 5 months thanks to my dietician) I seem to have developed another 'bathroom' problem which is pointing to a possible malabsorption issue. I went to see a new dietician last Thursday and after the depressing news that I'd lost another kg she suggested that I may do better on a semi elemental diet (pre digested feed) which apparently tastes so foul it's unlikely I'd get it down orally so we may be looking at ng feeding again - just what I need to start college with - a bloody tube taped to my face. There's no guarantee that will work due to emptying issues but I am seeing my consultant on Monday so hopefully he can come up with some sort of plan. To be honest I think I would rather go with the PEJ option and allow my stomach to be bypassed completely and have the added bonus that it will be concealed by my clothing. I guess we'll see what my consultant thinks.
On a more positive note my best friend has just moved into a new flat just down the road from me and we had a 'mini housewarming' party after taking the horses out on Sunday. We indulged in a substantial amount of lager and had a bloody good catch up - been so long since we had a proper get together, it was awesome!!! It's always great to just chill out and talk 'normal stuff'. The pic at the top of the page is me hiding in the airing cupboard! Seeing Iz's new flat has inspired me to sort my own mess pit out so that's what I shall be doing this week and hopefully post the photographic evidence!
I meant to update this about 2 weeks ago but kept forgetting and oh, I don't know but here we are.
I decided to change my college options; rather than returning to study Chemistry, Biology and Photography A levels, I made the decision to take an extended diploma in photography instead. My main reason for this is health wise I'm really not sure if I can handle the pressure of Chemistry again (I needed to get an A first sitting) and since there hasn't really been any health improvements since last year I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make every single class 5 days a week. The course is so fast moving that missing just one lesson is a hell of a lot of work missed. Also I've become so sick of hospitals the lure of working in medicine has almost entirely vanished so I decided to focus on my other love, photography which is only 12- 18 hours per week which is going to allow me a lot more rest time and a lot less pressure (I hope.)
I had my interview a couple of weeks ago and the main concern was that I may not get the necessary funding due to having to quit the course last year (due to spending too much time in hospital) but thankfully I received a letter on Friday saying I had been accepted. Hooray! I'm really looking forward to starting in mid September. Woo woo woo!
Health wise, things are still rather crap and over the past few weeks I seem to have completely lost my appetite for anything and as well as the usual stomach ache, throwing up etc. (Which to be fair, I've got more under control over the past 5 months thanks to my dietician) I seem to have developed another 'bathroom' problem which is pointing to a possible malabsorption issue. I went to see a new dietician last Thursday and after the depressing news that I'd lost another kg she suggested that I may do better on a semi elemental diet (pre digested feed) which apparently tastes so foul it's unlikely I'd get it down orally so we may be looking at ng feeding again - just what I need to start college with - a bloody tube taped to my face. There's no guarantee that will work due to emptying issues but I am seeing my consultant on Monday so hopefully he can come up with some sort of plan. To be honest I think I would rather go with the PEJ option and allow my stomach to be bypassed completely and have the added bonus that it will be concealed by my clothing. I guess we'll see what my consultant thinks.
On a more positive note my best friend has just moved into a new flat just down the road from me and we had a 'mini housewarming' party after taking the horses out on Sunday. We indulged in a substantial amount of lager and had a bloody good catch up - been so long since we had a proper get together, it was awesome!!! It's always great to just chill out and talk 'normal stuff'. The pic at the top of the page is me hiding in the airing cupboard! Seeing Iz's new flat has inspired me to sort my own mess pit out so that's what I shall be doing this week and hopefully post the photographic evidence!
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