A quick trip to hell and back!

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My view – Acute Care Ward – Royal Darwin Hospital. Note stockinged feet. Saturday 13 April 2013 Left for Darwin last Tuesday morning at 6.30am for what was to be a final small operation in the afternoon to remove some precancerous cells that had shown up in the second biopsy/pathology test. I should have ... Read More »

Shit shit shit shit!

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I had a Skype link with Surgeon David Read for the results of the second surgery. Result – They have found some precancerous cells in the margin and he recommends another small operation to remove them! Honestly I felt my breast quiver in pain. I just wanted to cry! Shit shit shit shit! Where does… Read More »

Couch of Coutts 2

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Back to hospital I go! WHERE DO I START ? Sooooo much has happened over the past 2 weeks! Following the first lumpectomy the pathology report showed that the surgeon needed to take another 2.5mm off margin to ensure a cancer free barrier. This means a second operation. We drive to Darwin the night before… Read More »

From the Couch of Coutts

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COUCH OF COUTTS I haven’t slept this much since I was a teenager! In between visitors, Facebook and lots of lovely messages, for the past week I have been sleeping. On the couch or in my bed. The TV has been a constant stream of excitement! I watched the the black smoke emerge from the… Read More »

Time to wake up!

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href=”https://tonitappcoutts.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc024732.jpg”> Back from Theatre[/caption] As I try to swim to the surface from the black groggy haze I ask ‘What is the time?’   A voice from afar answers ‘It is 5.00 pm.’ I can’t remember being in recovery, just ... Read More »