I admit that I was really hoping they would give the same exam but I had no way of knowing that. I did not violate my schools honour code as I did not bring in or take out any foreign materials from the exam. I also did not consult with anyone or talk to any students about what was on the exam. I got the tiisue because i had a cold/runny nose.
I’ll clarify a bit here.
The honest truth is that I went in to write the exam the first time, knowing I had a major tooth issue that could prevent me from completing the exam, however I took advantage of that and went over the questions, also memorizing key words from each question, because if it turned out that they recycled the questions, I could use that to my advantage in another exam in the future. What I did was unethical and not honest, but it doesnt qualify as cheating by my schools standards/code because I did not take anything into the exam with me, just what was in my head. I guess I was looking for advice on how to mitigate the situation and explain what I just wrote to the associate dean.