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Time for one of my Power Updates, ie. the rushed post that I do when I haven't checked in with the LJ crew in a while and I want to give a brief heads-up on what's happening. Shall we begin?
First of all, health. I collapsed in Beaumont Street on Saturday afternoon. Of all the places to kiss the pavement, did it have to be Beaumont? An ambulance collected me and took me to the John Hunter Hospital, but I left after 2 hours because, being a Saturday, the ER was jam-packed and they wouldn't have investigated my faint very intensely anyway. Because I was so weak post-drop, they gave me a wheelchair to get around in. Of course, once I was feeling a bit better, the only thing I wanted to do was find other wheelchair-bound people with whom I could hold a drag race in the corridors. My quest was unsuccessful.
Come Monday morning, I was dragging my arse off to work (i'll explain my new job in a moment). As I stepped off the bus, I was hit with a sudden dizzy spell; my legs gave way beneath me and I managed to cling to a pole to keep upright. I immediately stepped back onto the bus and asked to be taken to the John Hunter. This time they saw me within 15 minutes but, as I suspected, they didn't do much - just took some blood, checked my blood pressure/sugar etc. They sent me home with the advice to "just see my GP". I snapped - I started screaming at them and then left in tears. Since my seizure in 2002, i've had to deal with these sudden fainting spells, and they don't get any easier. They're frightening. The last few days have left me worrying about the next time i'm going to drop - be it on a bus or in another embarassing public place. Not only that, but doesn't a non-epileptic young female having fainting spells seem rather suspicious?
I have a brain CT scheduled for this afternoon and, as an extra measure, an appointment with an osteopath. It seems my neck (C1, to be specific) is out, which wouldn't help. I've spent the last few days in a haze - constantly exhausted, blurred vision and The Headache of Dooooommm. I just want this over and done with, whatever it is.
So...new job. It's a temp full-time role at the Royal Newcastle Hospital, which isn't used for much these days besides dental surgery. My job is to enter data on 'culled medical records' from the hospital and sort all the files. Rather unglamorous and painful for the neck and back, but i'm only in it for the money. The database is so simple to manage that I can do it with my eyes closed; as a result, it gets so boring that I could probably do just that. Rock Solid is still 'active', but i'm restructuring it - adding and removing some services etc. The local industry is suffering rather poor health itself lately, and in order to survive, Rock Solid needs to adapt to meet ever-changing needs. I hate to admit that my passion for the local scene is dying. My overall love for music, though, lives on.
I will not be joining Lovelorn on the Seeds of Sass promo tour in Melbourne next week. My health and earning money are of more immediate importance. I will rejoin them for the second Melbourne visit in October, and of course, the Peats Ridge Festival. There's a likelihood of touring the UK next year, which I truly hope I can join them for.
So...what's new with you?
First of all, health. I collapsed in Beaumont Street on Saturday afternoon. Of all the places to kiss the pavement, did it have to be Beaumont? An ambulance collected me and took me to the John Hunter Hospital, but I left after 2 hours because, being a Saturday, the ER was jam-packed and they wouldn't have investigated my faint very intensely anyway. Because I was so weak post-drop, they gave me a wheelchair to get around in. Of course, once I was feeling a bit better, the only thing I wanted to do was find other wheelchair-bound people with whom I could hold a drag race in the corridors. My quest was unsuccessful.
Come Monday morning, I was dragging my arse off to work (i'll explain my new job in a moment). As I stepped off the bus, I was hit with a sudden dizzy spell; my legs gave way beneath me and I managed to cling to a pole to keep upright. I immediately stepped back onto the bus and asked to be taken to the John Hunter. This time they saw me within 15 minutes but, as I suspected, they didn't do much - just took some blood, checked my blood pressure/sugar etc. They sent me home with the advice to "just see my GP". I snapped - I started screaming at them and then left in tears. Since my seizure in 2002, i've had to deal with these sudden fainting spells, and they don't get any easier. They're frightening. The last few days have left me worrying about the next time i'm going to drop - be it on a bus or in another embarassing public place. Not only that, but doesn't a non-epileptic young female having fainting spells seem rather suspicious?
I have a brain CT scheduled for this afternoon and, as an extra measure, an appointment with an osteopath. It seems my neck (C1, to be specific) is out, which wouldn't help. I've spent the last few days in a haze - constantly exhausted, blurred vision and The Headache of Dooooommm. I just want this over and done with, whatever it is.
So...new job. It's a temp full-time role at the Royal Newcastle Hospital, which isn't used for much these days besides dental surgery. My job is to enter data on 'culled medical records' from the hospital and sort all the files. Rather unglamorous and painful for the neck and back, but i'm only in it for the money. The database is so simple to manage that I can do it with my eyes closed; as a result, it gets so boring that I could probably do just that. Rock Solid is still 'active', but i'm restructuring it - adding and removing some services etc. The local industry is suffering rather poor health itself lately, and in order to survive, Rock Solid needs to adapt to meet ever-changing needs. I hate to admit that my passion for the local scene is dying. My overall love for music, though, lives on.
I will not be joining Lovelorn on the Seeds of Sass promo tour in Melbourne next week. My health and earning money are of more immediate importance. I will rejoin them for the second Melbourne visit in October, and of course, the Peats Ridge Festival. There's a likelihood of touring the UK next year, which I truly hope I can join them for.
So...what's new with you?