Vegetable Ratatouille Serves: 6-8 Ingredients: 
1 onion, diced 1 celery stalk, diced 1 zucchini, diced 1 carrot, diced 1 small eggplant, diced 1 red capsicum, diced 4 garlic cloves 400g can crushed peeled tomatoes 1 cup sliced green beans 2 tomatoes, diced Handful fresh basil Method: Place all the ingredients except the beans and fresh
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I had a funny moment at my 3am this morning when the nurse came in to do my  regular observations.  My overnight nurse was a lovely stoutly middle aged Russian lady with a thick accent that was completely monotone. She turns on the light and then says to me “you lost lots of weight yeah? Your
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Curried Minced Vegetables  Makes: 6-8 small portions Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 onion, finely diced 1/2 leek, finely shredded 1 stalk celery, finely diced 4 garlic cloves, finely diced 
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger 1 carrot, grated 1 zucchini, grated 150g cauliflower, grated 150g broccoli, grated 1 small eggplant, grated 4 button mushrooms, finely
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Today is going to be short and sweet (not actually that sweet really) today. I woke up at 4am having another acute episode of pain, got some pain relief into me to take off the edge however the pain didn’t subside at all and I couldn’t get back to sleep. Between then and when the
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Today is a much earlier in the day entry that I normally do but in all honesty I can’t see myself have anything else to report. Not much happens in this place after 6pm. Still in hospital, still have no answers, still don’t know when I am getting out and still in a decent amount
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Day 3 completed as an inpatient and I still am none the wiser about what is going on! The chronic pain episodes have substantially decreased with the frequency they are happening and when they do happen they aren’t as long or as intense. They are still crazy painful but I can silently endure the pain
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Weigh in Wednesday has been posting this week as I am still in hospital, I still am no closer to figuring out what is going on, I’m still on nil my mouth meanings it’s been nearly 48 hours since I have had anything to eat or drink. I would give my left leg for a
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It’s been a crappy 24 hours! I woke up at 12.30am in absolutely excruciating pain to the point that I was doubled over screaming and crying in pain. The pain felt very similar to that of a gall bladder attack, but I knew that it couldn’t be that because o had my gall bladder removed
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First day back at work after 10 days off. Lunchbox packed and ready to roll! Driving to work this morning I had my first ‘HOLY CRAP’ moment of the day. When I strapped on my seatbelt and I looked down, I saw a huge gap between my belly and the steering wheel. This time last
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Today I granted myself a total rest day! My body and my mind were both feeling tired and fatigued. So today no gym, no worrying about nutritional values of food and no worrying about fluid levels. Today I enjoyed a family day with my boys before I’m back at work tomorrow.  I don’t feel guilty
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