Day 118

I slept ok. I was still getting the chills and then would get hot. Marieta would keep checking on me throughout the night and kept making my washcloth colder to put on my forehead. When I got up I still felt horrible. I had to go to the bathroom and when I sat up on the bed everything stated to spin and I knew that was a sign of passing out so I lay back down for a bit until it passed. Since I was not getting better it was time to go back to the infirmary and get antibiotics. Not only was I not getting better, but also my throat was hurting and had big white spots all over my tonsils. So, Marieta, Brian and myself went back to the infirmary. I still had my bracelet on from last time we went. We waited for a while and then a doctor saw me. Turns out that I have tonsillitis. After finally getting some antibiotics we went back to our rooms. I took a shower and then just lay around.

Day 117

Last night was probably the worst night I have had in a while. I never get sick and I have been sick more times in England than I have back in the states. I woke up feeling ok but I still felt weak and was still hot and cold. We then went downstairs to Marieta’s room, as the temperature in her room was perfect for me. She then cooked me some soup and gave me some toast. I really had no appetite, but I knew I had to eat and Marieta made sure of that. Her knew nickname is Hitler. She was always on my case to eat the soup and finish the toast. It was a struggle and took me a while to eat about half a bowl of soup, but I am glad she made me eat. We watched She’s The Man and then Marieta had to go to work. I was not thrilled about being alone, but she called Brian and told him to come to her flat when he could. After Marieta left for work I just wound up falling asleep. When I was up Brian was knocking at the door, it was perfect timing. He was out playing basketball, but when he got the message he came right over. I was feeling somewhat better as I had some food in me, so Brian and I went for a walk. WE went for a walk in the graveyard. Brian thought it was funny because I looked liked death and we were walking around in the graveyard, always making jokes at my expense. Haha. It was pretty funny though. After our walk we watched the movie Smoking Aces and then watched a couple of episodes of How I Met Your Mother to pass the time until Marieta came home from work as we had her keys. Brian and I basically live in the twins flat. Marieta got back around 1:30am and then we all got some sleep.

Day 116

Today I woke up and still felt like crap. I was all achy and breathing really heavy. My lower back and neck where stiff as well. I have not felt myself for the past couple of days so I decided it was time to go to the GP. Marieta came with me as I felt I would not make it myself. Even though the GP was right in town I knew I could not make the walk so I rung a taxi. Sitting in the waiting room I looked pale and felt like death. I was all clammy and had the chills and was not breathing normal. When the GP saw me I had a 100 fever and my heart rate was 121. I was not too sure what the heart rate meant since I don’t really know what your normal heart rate should be, but the GP was quite worried about it. She also found some blood and something else in my urine. Needless to say she was worried about me and didn’t want to leave me stranded over the weekend so she sent me to the infirmary. They rung me a taxi and I went off to the infirmary. Marieta had to go to work so I was on my own. I arrived at the infirmary and walked down to ward 38. The walk down the hallway was a task and it was creepy as well. I almost felt like I was in a mental institution. It was just really strange and was quite different than the hospitals from home. They took blood samples and did a heart test. While there were doing this Brian showed up. Marieta had been texting him and before I went into the infirmary I called him and told him what was going on. I told him he didn’t have to come, but of course I knew he was going to because that is just the person that he is. When the lady was getting ready to do my heart test I kicked Brian out of the little curtain area, as I had to take off my shirt. We had a laugh about it, and the nurse asked me who he was and if we were together, Always love that question. After the nurse finished Brian came back in and we waited to see what was going on. They were quite concerned about my throat because my tonsils were enlarged, but they are huge in general. They basically just told me to drink some tea and honey or lemon and honey and if it does not get better by Monday to go back to the GP. When I left the infirmary I actually felt myself and had an appetite. AT this point I really had not eaten anything besides some spoonfuls of soup. Brian and I got some cheeseburgers and fries, which was probably a bad idea but I thought everything had passed, but I was wrong. After eating I went back upstairs to watch some more movies. I watched Night at the Museum 2 and Ice Age 3. After the movies I went to sleep because I started to get the chills. I woke up in the middle of the night burning up and very weak. I felt so sick. I called Marieta and she came up to stay with me. When I went to answer the door for her I almost passed out in the hallway, but the wall caught me. I felt like death and I had no idea what to do, so I did what any sick person would do. I called my mom. It was about 5am by me and about midnight at home. I got the answering machine and began to leave a crying message. My mom soon picked up and I just started crying even more on the phone with her. She soon got on skype so I could see her and we chatted for a while until I calmed down. Marieta had some medicine that she had taken over with her from Bulgaria, as her mom is a nurse. We skyped with her mom a whole bunch of times as well since she knew what would be best. After I got off skype with my mom I got some sleep. IT was hard at first as I was burning up and had the chills, but I eventually fell asleep. 

Day 115

Last night I didn’t sleep well at all. I was hot and cold and all that jazz. I woke up around 11 and got ready as I had my first exam today at 1:30. I caught the bus to Headingly campus and got to the room I needed to be at. The exam was an hour and a half. Plus it was open book and multiple choice so it was not so bad at all. I wish my next exam would be the same, but no luck with that. After the exam I stopped by this art expo that was going on. It was pretty interesting. I took the bus back to my flat and just watched movies for the rest of the day as I felt like crap again. It was weird because during the test I felt fine, but when I got back to my room I felt horrible. I wound up watching Seven Pounds and I Love You Beth Cooper. After the movies I went to sleep.

Day 114

After I got dressed and was functioning I went downstairs to meet up with Marieta to go into town. She had to go to a couple of places before we went to the gym. I was not really feeling myself while we were walking around and by the time we got to the gym I felt like crap and not myself at all. I was ready to just leave and go back home, but Marieta said that sometimes working out helps you feel better as you sweat things out, so I gave it a try. It helped a bit, but I still felt like crap. After about twenty minutes I had to leave, so I got dressed and walked back to my flat. It was the slowest I have ever walked back. I just felt non functional. When I got to my flat I changed and crawled into bed. I slept for about three hours hoping that when I woke up I would feel better, but I still didn’t feel myself. I took a shower and then headed downstairs to have dinner with Marieta and Brian. That was a task because I have these cuts on the sides of my mouth that open up every time I eat, laugh or smile. I could barely open my mouth because I didn’t want them to re-open so I had to take little bits. After dinner I headed back upstairs to do s bit more revision. Brian and Marieta wanted to go to the Eldon for a drink, but I was not feeling up to it at all and I just told them to go without me, but of course they came knocking on my door and told me to get ready. The fresh air did me some good, but I was still not feeling myself. 

Day 113

Today was a pretty simple day. After I got up I headed downstairs to meet up with Marieta and then go to the gym. After the gym I came back, showered, had a bit to eat and did some more revision. At around nine I stopped over to Pierre’s surprise party and then went over to the Eldon for one drink to take a break from revising. After all it was Tuesday. After that I headed back and got some sleep.

Day 112

After I got up, I got ready for the gym. After the gym I went to Morrisons for one last shopping trip. I came back put my groceries away and then had some lunch. After lunch I showered and then did some revision for my exam. While I was trying to revise I heard the Frenchies downstairs singing away in French and having a party as all their exams had finished. It was a bit hard to concentrate, as all I wanted to do was to join them, but I kept to revising. While I was cooking some chicken for dinner the fire alarm went off. Turns out that Pierre pulled. I guess they were having a bit too much fun. After dinner and a bit more revision I headed off to bed.