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Hi and Welcome!
As you can see from the title, I am due surgery in 14 days which I am quite nervous about. I have a trachea-esophagus fistula (TOF) that was diagnosed a month before the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. This condition is pretty rare whereby only seventeen other adults have this type of TOF worldwide
. This condition causes me to choke on food and drinks on a regular basis.The plan for this blog is to just keep track of my days and hopefully get to know some new people on TSR
it will also give me something to focus on 
Goals for the next two weeks:
Finish my paint by numbers of a giraffe – I will post updates on it regularly with photos!
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Read a new book – any suggestions would be great
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Pack for my admission
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Get tested for COVID-19 as a precaution! (This will be 48-72 hours before going into hospital)
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Anything else that I can think of I will add!
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Medical background:
I was born with a rare syndrome called VACTERL, it affects my spine, bowels, trachea, esophagus, kidneys, and my bladder. I live with a colostomy which I am slowly coming to terms with
and I have undergone around twenty surgeries in the last seventeen years.Tag list:
Tagging everyone that was following along with my other blog that ended because of COVID. If you’re interested in following this one please do say
Spoiler:
This was my first ever blog that’s been put on hold for now: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=6273986
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This was my first ever blog that’s been put on hold for now: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=6273986
I hope you enjoy this blog and thank you to anyone who stays around, bye for now!
Last edited by Hazelly; 4 weeks ago
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Best of luck for the surgery! Sounds pretty complicated, so I hope it goes well. Could I be added to the tag list too?
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(Original post by DrawTheLine)
Best of luck for the surgery! Sounds pretty complicated, so I hope it goes well. Could I be added to the tag list too?
Best of luck for the surgery! Sounds pretty complicated, so I hope it goes well. Could I be added to the tag list too?
And of course, I’ll add you now
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Posting to subscribe. Thinking of you and here to support if/as needed 
PS. Giraffes are the best! I have a cuddly toy giraffe that I sleep with every night
PS. Giraffes are the best! I have a cuddly toy giraffe that I sleep with every night
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(Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd)
Posting to subscribe. Thinking of you and here to support if/as needed
PS. Giraffes are the best! I have a cuddly toy giraffe that I sleep with every night
Posting to subscribe. Thinking of you and here to support if/as needed
PS. Giraffes are the best! I have a cuddly toy giraffe that I sleep with every night
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i hope it goes well!!
i also have to go in for surgery for a congenital disorder very soon. it's one of the worst feelings in the world. i truly understand your pain
i also have to go in for surgery for a congenital disorder very soon. it's one of the worst feelings in the world. i truly understand your pain
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hope it all goes well. Nice to see that its going ahead and i bet your quite pleased about that.
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(Original post by FRS500)
Keep safe OP!
Keep safe OP!
(Original post by Anonymous778)
Sounds interesting, good luck! Tag me for updates x
Sounds interesting, good luck! Tag me for updates x
will do
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(Original post by halsx11)
Hi hope the OP is successful 🙌 for now just try and relax as much as possible! I just read ur blog to me your a hero inside out! I can’t imagine how it’d feel like going through this! We’re all here for you! 🥰🥰 Hazelly
Hi hope the OP is successful 🙌 for now just try and relax as much as possible! I just read ur blog to me your a hero inside out! I can’t imagine how it’d feel like going through this! We’re all here for you! 🥰🥰 Hazelly
(Original post by danc1456)
hope it all goes well. Nice to see that its going ahead and i bet your quite pleased about that.
hope it all goes well. Nice to see that its going ahead and i bet your quite pleased about that.
(Original post by certirinc)
i hope it goes well!!
i also have to go in for surgery for a congenital disorder very soon. it's one of the worst feelings in the world. i truly understand your pain
i hope it goes well!!
i also have to go in for surgery for a congenital disorder very soon. it's one of the worst feelings in the world. i truly understand your pain
, I hope your surgery goes well. I definitely agree with you, the thought of surgery is quite scary. I'm always here if you'd like someone to chat about your upcoming surgery? PM is always open
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Good luck! 
you've got this
What genre of books would you say you're interested in?
(YA/fantasy/action/etc?)
you've got this What genre of books would you say you're interested in?
(YA/fantasy/action/etc?)
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(Original post by Chronoscope)
Good luck! you've got this
What genre of books would you say you're interested in? (YA/fantasy/action/etc?)
Good luck!
you've got this What genre of books would you say you're interested in?
(YA/fantasy/action/etc?)
I quite like medical and action books
Though I'm happy to try a new genre!
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(Original post by Hazelly)
Thank you
I quite like medical and action books
Though I'm happy to try a new genre!
Thank you
I quite like medical and action books
Though I'm happy to try a new genre!
idk about medical books butwould definitely recommend The Hunger Games and the Percy Jackson series if you haven't already read them
(Percy Jackson I would say is definitely more lighthearted compared to Hunger Games though 
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