Dr Marasp, big congratulations!! I read your posts in last Nov, after I received my R&R. I felt very inspired, and knew there were many of us, I was not alone.

However, my supervisor was not as responsible as yours. I am not from a English-first language country, he only checked the Abstract and Conclusion, and didn't offer me further suggestions before my thesis submission. My external was a big Prof in one of the top 3 Uni in UK, he is very picky during the viva. I wasn't familiar with the internal either. I had 5 hours viva, I was standing, and struggling in the first 3 hours. I couldn't have concious analysis of each question and lose my mind most of the time. I thought I was totally beaten. I cried a lot at the end of my viva in front of the examiners, because I sensed the possibility of failing. After the viva, my progress was extremely slow, as I didn't want to touch the thesis. My partner helped me a lot, but he had his own work to do. We went back to have our wedding ceremony back in Dec as scheduled, but taking this unfortunate result along with me. I felt a lot better and find my enthusiasm in revision of the thesis after returning. Now I am starting my revision and part-time job as a cashier. I don't know if there will be a second viva. I had a meeting with my supervisor yesterday, he doesn't seem to be supportive on my case, he said I just needed to communicate with the internal, which made me quite upset.

I think I just carry on as you are, before I finish all revisions and check it with the internal for several time. Many thanks for sharing your successful story, which makes me confident in the future.