Thought I'd avoided this by changing the HG early before failure (properly I might add) early doors before there were any signs, about 20k ago.
This was your mistake in my opinion.
Why replace a perfectly good head Gasket. Could have lasted 60,000 miles.
Yes its a gamble, but would have been better to put the money to one side in case it failed in the future.
Now you have to spend it...again!
Just owning a car...any car...is a gamble, unless it is new with full guarantee. Owning a car, especially a cheap car, isn't cheap!!!
Hope you get it sorted soon, and back to enjoying these cheap pieces of sh...
Peter