One appendix later...

Alright mom was right, good thing she convinced me to go to the doctor over Skype or I would have let it slide until it became a big deal. I went in to the clinic Thursday, and waited patiently for 5 hours with my wonderful host mom- I felt really bad because I had convinced myself nothing was wrong and I was making her waste half her day sitting in an empty room with me. I got blood work and took a bunch of other tests, but it turns out I must have failed because I actually had appendicitis, yay... 

So I got hooked up to all the special gadgets turning me into a cyclops and got a time set for surgery. Friday morning I woke up early, talked to some friends who came to visit, and finally went into the OR. I think the whole experience was more traumatic for my parents than me. I  was lucky enough to catch it before it hurt way too bad. I had really good timing for all of this too- I didn't have school this week because my class is in Holland without me (luckily I left my place for a friend or I would have had surgery there!) and next week I'm not going to school thanks to this whole thing, then my mom comes for the two weeks of vacation that follow! A whole month off of schoolio! 

Long story short, I'm finally home and everything's dandy.  It may have even been better for me to get the surgery in France, the health care system is sooo much more humane here! 50€ per night  for a spacious hospital room! If you're on an exchange make sure to communicate with your host family if you feel something's wrong- if I had waited another day it could have been bad news! Now I have a battle scar from France (: and when I go home I'll always know I left a part of me in this country... literally

Oh hey, news paper!