Diagnosed at 11. Went in circles from there and sectioned for the first time at 13 for a year. Been inpatient 6 times since then. I spent most of my teenage years on a ward. Had NG tubes (even a PEG), daily blood tests, constant ECGs, weeks in general hospital on top of inpatient stays - you name it. Didn't start my period until I was 21.
I'm 30 now and for the first time in my life can say I'm fully recovered. AMA.