The past eighteen weeks

Since the last time I've spoken to you, so much has happened. I've been admitted to hospital, received my GCSE results, changed consultants, moved wards, started my A Levels, fished both physio and psychology, dropped an A Level, started a different A Level and changed my drug routine all in the space of 18 weeks.

Lets start with the 'being admitted to hospital' thing. In my last blog post, I was explaining how I was being put on two weeks of Flucloxacillin, safe to say, that didn't work. I was taken to A&E at 19:45 on Thursday 28th of July. I was seen by a gynecologist at 23:00 and again at 00:50. I was in hospital for four days before they drained the cyst, not being able to move the bottom half of body due to the excruciating pain. Anyway, they drained it and I was out of hospital less than half an hour of coming round from the anesthetic.

My GCSE results weren't too bad. I got 4 C's, 4 B's and 2 A's  which was enough to get me in to the sixth form college at my local secondary school. I decided to take Art, ICT and History in the first instance but after some complications, I dropped History at school and changed it for English Literature with Oxford Home Learning. They are all so helpful and I would highly recommend them if you are looking to do distance learning.

As I am now seventeen, I am no longer classed as a pediatric. That means that my consultant team has changed and I now have m infusions on the adult ward. I get seen my Miles Parkes instead of Mary Brennan. I haven't yet had a "proper" meeting with Dr Parkes as I have previously been in transition, but hopefully, my appointment on the 2nd of December will go smoothly. The ward is very different to what I am used to. Everyone is very close together: where you would have 3 people on peds, you get 7 on adults. Very different. The staff are lovely, always rushed off of their feet, but lovely. My fist encounter was pretty terrible but I'm hoping that it works out and I don't panic every time I have to have an infusion. Another thing with adults that is different, is that you receive the drug in half the time, they used to take 2 hours but now I get it in 1 as well not having to wait around for an hour afterwards.

All in all, it's been a very strange experience. I'm praying that it all calms down soon so I can be calm and collected before my first A Level exam in ICT on the 9th of January.

I will keep you up to date when I get the chance.