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12. I'M MELTING!
Friday. I wake up. I'M MELTING! I feel that my side is wet. Did the bra dislodge the drain? I feel all yucky and so take a shower. ...
carolynheldon
Dec 15, 20226 min read
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11. Going up? Or going down?
Monday. Contacts are in, eyes feel ok. I'll reassess in a few hours and see how they are. See...ha! Justin came at around 11am. ...
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Dec 15, 20224 min read
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10. I hate not being able to see
Friday. Sleeping last night was awkward, pain killers helped a bit. It was a relief to get up but then I had to contend with not being...
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Dec 15, 20225 min read
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9. Waking up
I slowly come to. I hear beeping, shoes squeaking slightly on the floor, a female voice saying "Carolyn, can you hear me? Can you hear...
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Dec 14, 202210 min read
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8. Hector the Horrible's eviction is nigh
I wake up, blind and fumble my way through a shower, getting dressed, not quite hungry but I am thirsty but not allowed to drink since...
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Dec 14, 20229 min read
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7. A slight lull...or was there...?
Dr Inder said I could work before my surgery and I got a call to say that I could go back up to Narrabri on 22nd November and back on...
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Dec 14, 20224 min read
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6. Starting the process to evict Hector
Thursday. Up, shower, boob check.....it looks like some sort of alien creature has attached itself to my chest. Like a creepy sea slug....
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Dec 14, 20226 min read
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5. Three hours before my shift
Wednesday. I was woken just after 8am by the doctors surgery. "Could I come in to see Dr Keppler today? " Um, no, I was in Narrabri but...
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Dec 14, 20224 min read
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4. Heading to Narrabri for work
Tuesday. Probably up to $15.50 now. Bruising is getting darker and is less mottled, more dense. Doesn't hurt that much though. Train...
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Dec 13, 20225 min read
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3. Hector the Horrible's Biopsy
Monday. Biopsy time for Hector. Only fitting that he should be poked and prodded too. Took the train to Hurstville and walked up to the...
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Dec 13, 20223 min read
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2. Investigating Hector the Horrible
I'd heard from a few people that the new GPs at Loftus were good so I googled for the phone number and made an appointment. Dr Lauren...
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Dec 13, 20224 min read
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1. Enter "Hector the Horrible"
Life was going along swimmingly. Three years studying full time at University of Tasmania, 24 units completed, an average of a...
carolynheldon
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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