Just got home after 2nd six-monthly checkup post cancer. I am happy to say that I am still cancer-free. Peter Mac Hospital in its infinite wisdom has removed all the free books for reading while waiting to see the doctor. This is a major step back. I found a couple of beauties last year while I was in treatment. Things I would never in a million years have actually spent money on, but were splendid reads. On the plus side, the new station at Parkville is just outside the door and is looking splendid and hopefully will be available for use soon. The new tram stop in Royal Parade is excellent and nearly big enough. Also the coffee in the Wellness Centre is still good but the selection of bikkies has reduced somewhat.
That is so good to hear. I hope it never comes back
Me too. No one should have to go through the whole cancer ‘journey’. It’s horrible. But for me at least I think it’s over. The doc said that after 3 years I can pretty much forget I ever had it, which is nice. 2 years to go.
Fingers crossed. Tell it to get on its bike
Yay to you 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks.
Good news. So many hugs.
Thanks. It’s been a weird and somewhat wonderful ride.
Great news! ❤️
Thanks.
That’s wonderful news.
I really hate cancer, it’s such a scurge and can affect anyone at any stage without descrimination.
I hope one day we can find a cure and beat it.
Thanks. Mine was apparently related to the HPV virus - and the current programme of vaccinating every female of reproductive age against that virus means that cervical cancer at least may well become a thing of the past in just a few years. Huge advances being made all the time.
Yay! Fuck cancer!
Amazing news ❤️
Congrats! Someone in my life had to go through these, and I swear my heart stopped for a day every time they went in till I got the “all clear” phone call. Treat yourself and your loved ones to something special tonight.
Will do. Thanks for your good wishes! Happily, some cancers CAN be cured nowadays - it’s no longer an automatic death sentence. I got lucky with one that could be fixed fairly easily.
Very good news!
Hoo boy YASSS!
Fuck cancer! There can’t be too much more above ground work since the historic fence is back in and most roads line marked. Bit annoying to lose a tram stop, but getting the bus back on route will be grand.
Congrats!! 🤗
That’s awesome news! Good to hear!
Fantastic news!
Amazing news! Hope it stays away for good.
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I was made redundant last week, which I’m still coming to terms with. But after wallowing for a week or so, today I went to the zoo and saw the baby elephants. And now I’ve opened champagne. It’s my birthday today, my (quite large) payout’s just come through, and I have an interview on Friday. I’m going to be fine.
Congarats! And nothing wrong with a good wallow.
May your new year of life be off to a good start, closing one chapter to start another exciting opportunity
Happy birthday 🎉 🐘 💰🍾
Happy birthday!🎂
A redundancy is a chance for a fresh start. Enjoy the down time. Best of luck for your interview!
Happy birthday and good luck on Friday
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday!
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Happy birthday 🎁🎈
Happy birthday!
Sending you good vibes for the interview on Friday!
Eee Happy b’day!
Ah yes, happy birthday tenant, here’s a rent increase. We compared your northern suburbs 1 bedroom apartment to inner eastern suburbs two bedroom apartments and decided we deserve more money.
FUCK Real Estate Agents. I will be disputing this, or at the very least forcing the issue and making them give me air con if they want the increase. I’ve been in this flat three years and the damn thing is practically unlivable.
Day ruined. Fuck you Real Estate Agent.
Happy birthday 🎂
Thanks mate
happy birthday tenant
Happy birthday @dalek_Thal! 🎂
Aww, thanks @Nath!
Contest it bro. Fight the man!
Happy b’day!
Thanks mate!
Happy bday. Fuck REAs
Happy Birthday 🎉🎂 don’t let the bastards grind you down. No aircon and an increase? They can bugger off with that sort of nonsense.
My thoughts exactly. Thanks mate, hopefully it goes well
Happy birthday, birthday twin! 🎂
Happy birthday 🎂🎁
Random kitty I saw on my way to work. S/he declined my offers of affectionate pats, but was happy to sit neatly and enjoy me saying nice things.
Words of affirmation 🐱
love giving a rando kitto a pspspspsp and holding out my hand lady-style for it to sniff
I too love the lady hand and dainty sniff. I often wonder what complex information they acquire from it.
I had a dental appointment today to find out about lots of expensive work. The bad news is it will cost many $$$. The good news is it can all be spread out over a couple of years to maximize health insurance rebates. So it will take a while, but I can look forward to a future without gaps in my teeth. 😁
I’ve spent about 17k over the last 6 years, and have another 7 or 8k to go.
Go to the dentist regularly everyone!
Ouch. Mine will be around 11k for this round. Seeing how much trouble my mother is having with her teeth and being restricted in what she can eat is extremely motivating to get it done though.
As well as going to the dentist keeping on top of regular brushing is also really important. I’ve not been good at this (it was never really pushed when I was growing up so I didn’t really develop it as a habit) and have really focussed on it more recently. Strangely enough a toothbrush tracker has been really helpful for me - just knowing it is being recorded in an app whether or not I brushed my teeth has been enough to motivate me to be much more consistent about brushing.
I had the same issue growing up, it didn’t become a habit.
I’m a twice a day, floss at night person now.
Considering how much I’ve spent I want to protect my investment lol
Anyone else look up from their morning coffee to see a mouse casually walking across the kitchen floor like they freaking owned the place…! daaaah
Perfect excuse for getting a cat lol
Have dog. Not a cat person. But it would be helpful.
get a rat terrier
I live in a relatively new house, kept very clean (we pay someone, as well as dealing with my own somewhat annoying compulsive cleaning tendencies). We have two major builds in our street at the moment, and fuck me, the mice are on the march. so yes, I saw a mouse yesterday. I have a new dog, supposedly of a ratting breed, and he is so far adorably useless.
he is so far adorably useless.
He and I have a lot in common!
Got some making a racket in the ceiling. And the dreaded dead stench as they die.
In one share house we had mice that would wander around the lounge room while we were watching tv.
Not quite, I’ve seen a dead mouse while looking up from my morning coffee however.
That was a couple of weeks ago.
I had one pop up from the stove while I was having breakfast
Cafe? Or home?
Home
Ah well my insurance won’t cover a nurse on call so I have to look at other options to get my dressing changed. Are there any cheap GPs or other services that could help me with this?! (Somewhere preferably closer to the city / inner SE)
Update: omg the beautiful hospital worker got back to me saying that I can’t go without the dressing so the hospital will cover the costs for the first 3 visits 😭 that’s so nice of her to do that for me!!
I love it when healthcare workers are so understanding to people outside the Medicare system and know how annoying it is to organise shit that most people take for granted!
Yup 😭😭 bless her soul
That’s awesome. Healthcare workers are real heroes and deserve so much more.
Is that enough to cover your needs or would you still need help?
They really are. I remember when the anaesthetist drugged me I told the nurse I really appreciate what you do. Very corny but I really do! I also don’t remember anything that happened in the hour after that! I will take their offer for the first 3 days and probably head to a GP for the other 2. I will check if they can extend their offer to all 5 days (as they suggested changing the dressing every day for 5 days)
You should qualify for post acute care, which will supply 3 days of dressing supplies and 7 days of home visits. Following that, you can do a search and find your local HACC/PYP provider in your local government area and call them to see if they can help.
Because it’s super easy to dislocate your neck to see what you’re doing when dressing your own butt crack…
I’ve seen some people try with a mirror!
I was being sarcastic. I’m sure something less than perfect could be achievable, but really assistance required
I’m on OVHC and unfortunately my insurance provider doesn’t cover this service :(
Might still be worth a call. My workplace (too far out to help you) routinely services people who don’t fit traditional funded services with low fees. We don’t like to see people not serviced.
post acute care
Ok thanks @Eagle, I will give them a ring and find out. Actually, “The Post Acute Care (PAC) Program provides short-term services and support forthose who need extra help at home after a public hospital stay”. My stay was at a private hospital unfortunately but I can still call and find out :<
You might have more luck with the HACC/PYP services, or a GP clinic, even if you can reduce the dressing frequency to 2nd daily. It’ll probably be Bolton Clarke. They should have the ability for you to pay a fee for service, but they are a private company and can be pricey. Its worth a look though. And it’s a shame you’re not further out, we’d be happy to look after your butt crack for whatever you could afford!
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The way I pick fruit compared to my husband is vastly different. I pick it up, put it in a bag. That will do. He carefully selects a piece, examines it, caresses it, talks to it before carefully lowering the chosen piece into a bag. I am a very patient wife.
I’m the same as your husband. Maybe it’s a middle east thing.
Very much so!
My father used to pick up a watermelon, hold it up to his ear and tap it. Apparently this told him if it was ripe.
I was so embarrassed as a child lol
Yes! 😂 I have witnessed the tapping.
Oh my god I thought it was just my old man 🤣🤣🤣
😂 I’ve seen it being done to cantaloupe too 😂
If you ever find out what exactly he’s listening for, please share the secret lol
Oh gosh I asked the nurse to take a pic of my wound as I can’t see it and it’s not a wound…it’s a 1x1 sized chunk of a hole! Yikes!
That is just a baby! Got some healing to do though. Lots of not sitting on your bum, high protein eating and daily dressing for a bit. Have you got help with the dressings?
Yep the hospital has arranged for nurses to come home and change it for me. I have to go into the office tomorrow unfortunately because tEaM sTraTeGy dAy so I might need to sit for a bit.
Try to lean on one cheek at a time. Pressure is going to delay your healing.
Yeah that’s the plan. On a positive note, the hole is a bit closer to my lower back so it doesn’t currently hurt when I sit. Let’s see once the pain meds wear off.
You’re young. You’ll heal pretty quickly. Still, it’s a bit of a shock. Rest up. You’ll be back to playing tennis before you know it.
❤️❤️
Doc said no exercise for 2-3 weeks. What am I going to do with my life?!
Lots of YouTube tennis tutorials perfecting your back hand swing. 🎾
I’ve had delightful job of helping friend dress one of those. Good luck!
Thanks! It’s in an unfortunate location so I won’t be asking my housemate to help. The hospital has arranged for a nurse to come and help me so hopefully that works out!
For the past 2 weeks, the shower has been leaking really, really badly.
Plumber came and fixed it.
I didn’t realise how fucking loud it was until it was repaired. Holy shit that was fucked lol
Found out kidcalhoon2 has a kid in their class called Dante. I asked her if they were even supposed to be there. She’ll get the joke in about 20 years maybe.
Edit - I’d just like add, this was off the cuff. I think it’s my best dad-joke ever. Kids didn’t get it, partner didn’t get it, had to message it to an old friend…he got it.
“37! My girlfriend sucked 37 dicks!”
“…In a row?”There’s so many good lines in it; it sits well in my top 5 favourite movies.
I didn’t get it.
Neither
Clerks (1994) by Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob)
Clerks II? Dogma? Mallrats? Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?
Go sail the high seas and enjoy this bountiful booty of movies I have gifted ye!
Edit: I cannot believe I forgot Chasing Amy 🤦♀️
All part of Kevin Smith’s ‘View Askewniverse’
Ive seen Clerks so long ago 😬. The others I haven’t yet. 😊 Thanks :)
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My first banned from a sub in reddit. It had to be latestagecapitalism . 😂 I mocked a poster for antisemitism, which was not funny.
I got permanently banned from a sub for asking about a game sale, and I got banned for 30d from r/reddit for calling a bloke who was being a drongo, a drongo
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I mean, we don’t really have that either. If it weren’t such an anomalous event, it wouldn’t be getting wall-to-wall coverage for days.
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Had a moderately busy day , did not have any pain killer and didn’t think of my bad back once. iow, it’s better. 😊
That is brilliant!
Thank you, it sure is, now I just have to make sure it never happens again 🤞
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