Firstly I just wanted to
apologise for being rather quiet on my blog recently. I’m finding things a real
struggle at the moment and keeping on top of everything just isn’t happening
right now. I have so many ideas for posts I’d like to write, but finding the
time and energy to take photos and get them written just feels impossible. My
health is being a bit of a pain, which in turn makes everything else more
difficult, so I have to prioritise things like Uni work at the moment. We also
found out this week that we won’t be getting the Reading Week we thought we
would, which has really thrown me and I’m pretty worried my body just isn’t
going to get me to the end of term without a break. So if you don’t mind just
bearing with me for now, I would be very appreciative!
On Monday I decided to try
one of the new Taylors of Harrogate teas I bought recently. My bladder nurse
had advised me to drink elderflower tea, as it’s meant to help reduce
inflammation and infection, but after looking everywhere all I could find was
this Blackberry and Elderflower tea, which I thought was better than nothing.
It tastes really yummy too, as does the Rose Lemonade flavour, which I drank in
my personalised mug from Jilly Jilly Designs. My Monday
was fairly uneventful – I had university in the morning, which was very quiet
as some of the class were visiting the Magistrates Court. I also had to pop
down to the hairdressers to sort out having my hair coloured, so I now have an
appointment to get that done.
I tried a couple of these
delicious macarons on Tuesday – my parents obviously know me really well, as
they went to Betty’s in Harrogate at the weekend and brought these back for me. They have a slightly
different texture to the Laudrée ones, but are still really good. I’m
determined to go to Betty’s for afternoon tea one day. I’ve been a few times
before, but never tried their traditional afternoon tea. Unfortunately the
productive day I had planned seemed to go out the window. I got up reasonably
early as we had noisy men on the roof fitting solar panels and had plans to get
Uni work done. I sat down on the sofa with my laptop and the next thing I knew
my Dad was waking me up at 11.30am – not what I had planned! I went to see my
CPN, which went OK but the stuff we talked about was pretty superficial, as I
seem to be finding it hard to tell her how I’m really feeling. The rest of the
afternoon was a little more productive and I managed to get an article written
for Uni as well as some planning done for my Mad Hatter’s Tea Party next
Saturday.
I didn’t feel too great on
Wednesday – my pain levels have shot up recently and I seem to have had a
constant cold/virus since the beginning of September. In the morning I went to
a workshop at the Pain Clinic, which was quite interesting. Then in the
afternoon my Dad took me to the hospital for my appointment at the breast
clinic. They were running a bit late, so I managed to get through three
chapters of my book, which is a bonus! I saw a lovely doctor, who did my scan,
and thankfully she didn’t think the lump was cancerous. It looks like it’s been
caused by a problem with the non-fatty tissue not responding normally to
hormonal changes. I will have another appointment at the clinic in the next few
weeks to discuss things properly, but it’s a relief to know it’s unlikely to be
something sinister.
Thursday is the day I’m at
university all day, so I often find it difficult to find something to take a
photo of. But this Thursday was pretty easy, after we were sent out to do some
filming on campus and my friend Nina and I came across these beautiful leaves
carpeting the ground. I wish I’d been wearing more attractive shoes though, but
that’s a minor detail! In the morning we were sent out into the town to take
some photos, so once we’d done that Nina and I crashed out in Starbucks and
enjoyed our Pumpkin Spice Lattes, which are fast becoming my new favourite
drink.
My Mum bought me these cute
little munchkins on Friday, which I’m hoping to use for some blog photography
(if I ever find some energy to do it!) I just need to collect some pretty
leaves now and I’ll be sorted. I had another fairly busy day, but got to have a
lie-in, which is a bit of a novelty these days! In the morning I had an appointment
at the hospital with my Urologist, which was quite productive. After much
begging and persuading, he has agreed to try doing the operation again that I
was meant to have in August. But he wanted me to understand that the stress or
the anaesthetic could trigger another daytime seizure, but I decided it’s a
risk we need to take, as it really needs to be done. He also said that the
scarring on my right kidney could be causing my pain, so it’s good to finally
have some sort of answer. I headed over to Uni after that, but to be honest I
wish I’d gone home. I wasn’t feeling good anyway, and the lecture was very
difficult to relate to again, so I left feeling even worse than I was before.
On Saturday I probably
should have had a quiet day to rest, but that’s not how I do things is it?! I’d
been planning a birthday shopping trip with my Mum for ages, and this was the
only weekend we could do it, so I pushed myself to go. I felt really unwell
while we were out and the fact it was so busy and crowded probably didn’t help,
but we managed to have a nice time. I treated myself to some winter clothes to
keep me warm, some bits and bobs for my party next weekend and some birthday
presents for friends. We didn’t get to look in all the shops I wanted to (sadly
Topshop, River Island, Office and New Look were just going to be too much) but
we did manage to go to Accessorize, Superdry, Primark, Lush and Paperchase,
which was probably more than enough for my bank account! We’ve decided we’ll go
back another time when I’ve had a chance to recover and just go to the shops we
missed, which will hopefully make it a bit more manageable. When I got home I
found I’d had this lovely letter in the post from Becca, who is a member of the
Letters of Love group I run (click here if you’re interested in joining), which really
brightened my day as she wrote some really lovely things.
I don’t normally talk about
my Sundays as I don’t tend to post my happy photo for today until a Monday, but
I thought I would just summarise what I’m up to today. I had a nice lie-in this
morning, which was much needed after yesterday! My friend Charlotte popped over
with my birthday present (some Laudrée macarons and a beautiful decorative star
hanger) and it was lovely to have a quick catch-up with her. She lives in
London so we don’t get to see each other that often, but thankfully her parents
still live down the road, so whenever she’s home we make a point of putting
something in the diary. The rest of today is set aside for odd jobs – Uni work,
admin/paper work and more party planning.
If you haven’t read my blog
before, I just wanted to let you know I recently started a second blog, which
will just focus on my health in more depth than I talk about it here. I’ve
mainly set it up for friends and family to follow and keep up with what’s going
on, but if it’s something you would be interested in reading as well, you are
more than welcome to follow me over there. It’s called Unicorns and Floral
Crowns and you can find it by clicking here. I’m also trying to post on Snapchat a bit more,
so if you fancy following me, my username is Jennycole44.
What have you been up to this week? I
always enjoy hearing about your news and adventures!
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