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utopiaSenior Contributor27 Aug 2017, 3:34 pm AEST

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Well I'm finally home (again).
4 hospital stays in 91 days. Wow. No wonder it feels so strange to be in my own house again. Adjusting will take time. Cooking for myself will take time.
My house is in the same condition in which I left it. A pigsty. So no one room has warmth and charm to lift my mood. Will have to slowly start cleaning up - one room at a time.
I did go and watch my son play soccer in the finals. I'd been so sick this year - thst it was the first game I had been to all year. His team lost. But they play again next week. So still stand a chance of playing the grand final.
My son is still living with my mum. Has been since the end of April. Hopefully he will see how much I've improved on my new anti depressants and anti anxiety meds. Then he may choose to come home soon.
Was up and doing the washing early this morning. But now reading a book in bed.
Am very bored. But have AA Meeting tomorrow night.
And I have my WorkCover IME (independent Medical Examination) - psych interview with a tough psychiatric on the 30th of this month. Think it could be on Wednesday. And then I have my much waited for Psychologist appointment. Can't see him when I'm in hospital (too far away).
So that's it for now. A new thread for a new beginning.
@Zoe7 @soul @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Bast @oceangirl @outlander @Former-Member @Teej @BlueBay @Owlunar

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor03 Oct 2017, 1:28 am AEDT

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Think she is gonna need us all around afterwards too @utopia .... ❣️

There is a second day surgery after this one.

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utopiaSenior Contributor03 Oct 2017, 1:42 am AEDT

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@Faith-and-Hope. Glad they are day surgeries. I don't think she would cope with overnight stays in hospital. Is it women's surgery?

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor03 Oct 2017, 1:48 am AEDT

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Trying to get to the bottom of the food issues @utopia. Even day surgery is hard, and the anaesthetic .... but a necessary evil.

Hope they find something easily treatable.

G'night ..... 😴💕

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soulSenior Contributor03 Oct 2017, 7:15 am AEDT

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Good morning @utopia - how that painting is giving you lots of joy. Have you hung it up on the wall yet?

Have a great day! How are the new meds going?

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utopiaSenior Contributor03 Oct 2017, 9:48 am AEDT

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@soul. The new meds are working really well. I'll hang my painting today.
Have you got plans today?

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utopiaSenior Contributor04 Oct 2017, 1:16 pm AEDT

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I'm off to take my niece to the movies. We are seeing The Incredibles. Special screening for the school holidays.

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soulSenior Contributor04 Oct 2017, 1:24 pm AEDT

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Sounds nice @utopia. Enjoy yourself.

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utopiaSenior Contributor04 Oct 2017, 4:41 pm AEDT

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That was a long movie. I remember my son watched it over and over again when he was young. So tired now. Going for a nap

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soulSenior Contributor04 Oct 2017, 5:58 pm AEDT

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Was it a remake? Must have been exhausting @utopia. Hope you wake up refreshed. Try not to sleep too long. I used to set my alarm if I had a nap during the day so it didn’t interfere with my night time rest.

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Unknown userMember04 Oct 2017, 8:43 pm AEDT

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Hi @utopia - I'll have to take a picture of my paintings to show you. I saw a documentary a while back where Gloria explained her "leaf" painting style. Very interesting. My hearing is at VCAT - I have instigated the proceedings not my employer, it should never have got to this. My awesome employer has shown no inclination to resolve this and just refuses to admit any fault while backing their bullying manager 100%. The first step at VCAT is private mediation with a mediator and if it breaks down with no resolution then it goes to a full arbitrated hearing which I am guessing will happen as it's taken ten months to get this far and I know they've been deliberately dragging it out in the hope that I will give up and it will just go away. In some ways I'm hoping it does go to a hearing as it then becomes public and then their reputation as a caring healthcare provider gets public scrutiny and others who've been treated like me might be tempted to come forward. I'm really stressed and getting worse the closer it gets. I stop eating when I get this anxious and I have to really force down food as I lose my appetite completely. I hate feeling like this but I need to finish what they started and I know I have truth on my side.

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