Uni Freshers 2016 (second thread)

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A new thread!

No course not - sorry I didn't mean to sound judgey

Enterprising imho!

Bejazzled
No hassle.

She's also a dab hand at henna tattoos and plans to sell them to get through the summer term
her course is too hours intensive to let her get a decent job so she is looking at other ways to be financially independent
I'm rather chuffed at her initiative

Very enterprising DD there Talkinpeace

I have sold cakes to work colleagues before now - it's the same thing.

My DS is very quiet. I just messaged him to see if he fancies a chat. Says he's busy. :(

I think he is a bit like me with the 'out of sight, out of mind' attitude tbh.

It must mean he is doing okay.

my DS is ill and I'm worried about him. About this time last year he was ill with glandular fever like symptoms which were put down to post viral fatigue. It's happening again to him, sleepiness, brain fog. Can't get out of bed. He says he is loving it at uni and it isn't stress although he feels he might fall behind . He went to visit a friend in Brighton for the weekend and went back uni on sat afternoon because he couldn't cope. He said he will try to get a gp appointment on Monday. He slept until 6pm tonight and all I've had from him is a text saying " been completely out of it sleeping all day" he hasn't answered his phone at all. It is so awful when you are miles away!

Oh jax what a worry - hope he is ok?

Thanks bedazzled managed to speak to him half an hour ago, he has had some toast and gone back to bed. I suggested I wake him in the morning so he can phone for gp but he was saying no I'll just phone when I wake up. I tried to explain it doesn't work like that but hey what do we know?! I think I will ring him anyway! Poor thing but at least he is ok....I told him off gently and said he has to answer his phone when he is ill as I am 300 miles away and worried. He sounded so weary. Last time he had it the hospital suggested that it happened again he should be referred to neurology and that is on his discharge letter so hopefully notes will have transferred etc. people have told me the worrying never stops, hey ho!

I hope your DS is okay Jaxxyj.

Oh dear, that's worrying for you, Jaxx. I hope he's managed to get an appointment.

DS messaged to say he'd had fajitas for tea, made by one of his flat mates. I'm not sure how they're splitting the costs but when you are all on a tight budget it's important to be scrupulously fair, I think. Great cooks will be in demand, I reckon!

When DS1 was in halls he was lucky enough to share with 5 others who cooked. They soon had a cooking rota and while it was a little daunting to cook for six it was well worth it to have food cooked for him five nights a week. Also cheaper to cook in bulk. The only drawback was sometimes in teenage girl portion size compared with greedy teenage boy portions. DS2 has not been so lucky cooking wise, his flat mates are more pot noodles than gourmet. On the other hand they have gelled well socially and he's loving his course.
Hope your boy feels better soon jaxxyj.

jaxx I hope your DS is ok.

Ta1kinpeece fair play to your daughter!

DS came home for the weekend. Lovely to see him but he brought all his washing home. Nightmare

Hope your DS is ok Jazz.

We had a lovely day with DS yesterday. Took him soup and cake. We had a nice lunch out, but were allowed in his room for a cup of tea! He's settled in really well, he has joined the Music Society, which means several evenings practising a week, plus essential band skills like three legged bar crawls!

jaxx - hope your DS is OK, its difficult when they don't understand how it works getting a Drs appointment, or how to be insistent about getting investigations/treatment once they see someone.

My DS is back in halls now, having made a good recovery, although still tired and taking the meds, but proved popular with his flatmates yesterday as he cooked them all a roast dinner. I enjoyed meeting them all when I went down to help out once he was discharged from hospital, he seems to have been very lucky with the group he ended up with.

His bathroom sagas continue - the shower head got replaced, as did the floor, he then texted me yesterday to say no hot water, reported it, they sent someone out who said they had fixed it, but today he reports water is scalding hot and temperature won't turn down, and there is still a strong smell of sewage.

I am guessing it is a good learning experience for him to realise how frustrating dealing with plumbing issues can be!

Thanks all, DS is still feeling rubbish, I had to ring the halls and ask them to check on him as he wasn't answering his phone. Eventually spoke to him at 2pm and of course he hadn't phoned gp or phoned in sick at uni. Doesn't want me to come down though. He ordered a pizza tonight as he now has no food in. I have sent him a photo of his hospital discharge letter in case they don't have access to his records yet and I'll be ringing him at 8 to get him up. Oh, I thought this kind of intensive support was over!!

Jaxxy. I feel so sorry for your lad. Are his flat mates helping him out?

Jaxxyj - that sounds grim for your poor DS. I hope you get him sorted out soon.

One of my DD's friends got told off for not seeing the GP a lot sooner after an abrasion on her knee got badly infected. It is hard for them to be responsible for their own care and to know when to access medical help and when to just cross their fingers and hope things will magically get better!

Hi all DS is feeling a bit better today and has managed to get to the GP and they are going to do a blood test. Tells me he hasn't gotten round to paying his halls bill! I do hope it hasn't been set off with stress and that he isn't coping but he's not letting on. gah! So frustrating! Hope things are going ok for everyone else!

That's better news. It's difficult being away from them if they are ill. Hope the doc gets to the bottom of it.

Glad to hear that he is feeling at least a bit better, jaxxj, and hope his hall bills have now been paid.

My DS is coming home tomorrow for a flying visit of one night, he is working on Saturday that's why it's so short.
Me and DD were going to visit him but my mum is having a nephrectomy next week so he wanted to see her before such a serious op.
Very excited about seeing him and it has given my mum a big boost after her cancer diagnosis.

Angieloumc . Been there with my Mum.

Enjoy your DS's visit

My DS is coming home this weekend and DD also be home for reading week. It's going to be strange to have all 4 of us home. DS says he's happy but doesn't seem to be embracing uni life. Joined some socs but hasn't done much with them and seems to have a lot of work to do. Science course which seems pretty intensive. I will question him further this weekend. DD seems to have a much busier social life and has settled in well I believe.

DS1 is also coming home for a flying visit Sat/Sun but is staying the night at his father's who is having a birthday party including some colleagues from DS1's summer job. He will pop in at some point but he's also seeing his Y13 girlfriend and another friend so it'll be brief.

He seems to be enjoying uni life so far. Work seems pretty intense, he's had a few all-nighters finishing off assignments but also finding time for partying. Hope he's not burning the candle at both ends too much.