Yesterday i went to work and had to shadow one of the senior dentists, Regart. He was surprised that Ammit couldnt get my surgery left handed on Monday so he said he would have a go at turning the surgery around for me, which he did successfully. At last, i have a left handed surgery!...so i thought...
The day was long and boring and made me feel like i was a student again doing work experience at a practice where all you can do is watch and not do any thing yourself. The waiting list here at Hervey Bay is 9 and half years to be seen fora routine examination! They say that if you get someone off the waiting list, you are to carry out whatever treatment they require, no matter how expensive, just because they have been waiting so long. I find it quite backward in that if we want a special type of x ray, we have to refer the pt out somewhere else to then come back at a later date to review the x ray, to then come up with a treatment plan so that finally on the 3rd visit some form of treatment can be started. Why not just get an OPG machine on site and cut the three appts into one? ...oh well ill just go with the flow! When i got home yesterday evening, Gaz had prepared a meal and we enjoyed some episodes of the inbetweeners that he has managed to download. I was starting to feel more and more nervous about my first day in work with patients.
Outside was a thunder and lightening storm which Gaz and I watched from the balcony. The lightning strikes were very impressive and kept on coming for about half an hour.
Today i woke up and headed to work early as i wanted a chance to play about with the cair and get used to my surroundings. I wasnt prepared for what happened next...
I entered my surgery to find the head nurse going mental about something. I could sense the tension as i approached the doorway and asked if everything was alright. "No not really," The head nurse began...."Im really angry that the room was changed behind my back to left handed when i was away yesterday, especially when Monday you said you were alright with it as right handed." I scanned the room and saw the nurse had already changed the equipment back to right handed. Can i just point out that they tried to make it left handed on monday but said the chair wouldnt change to a left handed...being new and not wanting to cause a scene, i said i would just have to put up with it....but knowing now the chair actually does go 100% left handed...i dont see why i cant have the left handed surgery i was promised before i signed up for the job?! I pointed out that we didn't do it behind her back as she was stating, she had got the wrong end of the stick. She said it as though I had personally set out to stab her in the back? She said the room isnt a left handed room as all the nurses units would still be on the side for a right handed unit and it would be more work for the nurse to have to keep popping back and for to get stuff. This is ridiculous though as the nurse has a portable cart she puts all the stuff she needs on at the beginning of the treatment any way and all mixing is done on that cart. I was in shock at how i had just been spoken to and just shrugged it off saying ok whatever i didnt realise it would cause problems, just leave it as it is then and ill see how i get on. The head nurse stormed off and i was a bit upset that i had just been spoken to like that. I tried the right handed surgery for the day but i must be honest, it was less than satisfactory. I had to keep leaning over the pt to grab things off my dental cart with my left hand, the cart was positioned right on top of the pt to allow the drills to extend over to the left hand side and the more i thought about it, the more it thought hang on, where am i going to stand for taking impressions and taking out teeth...im going to have to adapt a lot if im to keep the surgery right handed. Gareth was fuming at lunch time that i had been dictated to by a nurse...even if she IS head nurse, she shouldnt be telling me how to run my surgery. In the afternoon i spoke to the senior dentist who is in charge of me, Regart. He is also left handed but 'copes' with a right handed unit. He said if he had it his way, the surgery would be left handed for me " but you must know that the dentists are not in charge around here" he said shaking his head. This head nurse is in charge by the sounds of it! Regart said he would ask the clinical director (who is also a dentist) what should be done with the room. I dont know what the directors answer was but at 4pm i was sitting in the common room and the head nurse stormed past me...she looked as though she had been crying so i know it was to do with me. Regart approached me at the end of the day but the room was crowded so he said "ill have to have a word with you tomorrow about the surgery."
I have gone through the emotions about the whole situation...this morning i was upset about how i was spoken to and now im just angry that i have been promised a left handed surgery...an im IN a left handed surgery but one arsey nurse isnt letting it be anyone elses way other than hers!
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Monday, 29 August 2011
Monday 29th August - First day of work
After snuggling up in bed last night we heard the clucking noise from Bob (the gecko) in the garage.
"Awww yay Bobs back!" i shrieked, rather excited to think the little gecko chooses our garage to carry out his night time shenanigans. "Gaz does Bob eat ants?" i questioned..."probabley." Gaz replied. And then it occurred to us that we have just poisoned the ants and we were gonna have one sick Bob if he went near them. I feared for Bobs safety. But alas, the ants are all gone and we heard Bob chatting away earlier so ants cant be his thing. but if he isnt eating ants...then WHAT is he eating?! And what is in our garage that is so tasty? I dread to think!
Today was my first day in work. 6.45am my alarm rang and i dragged myself out of bed, enviously leaving Gareth cuddled up in the duvet. So jealous! It felt like my first day in school. All these new faces...some people really made the effort to talk to me...others just bypassed me. I did keep getting introduced to one poor girl over and over. Everytime she walked past me someone would go 'hey Marina, have you met Vicky?'. After about the fifth meeting of Marina, we pretended we didn't know each other and just humoured the whole greeting process again. Today in work was very boring...yet essential. I sat in a room with the new director of Queensland Health (Malcolm) and Ammit (Seniour clinician) and we went through all the health and safety, protocols etc etc. It took alllll day and by the end of it i stopped listening and started thinking about dinner. After work Gaz met me on the corner from work and we went to buy the ingredients for tonights spag bol which Gaz cooked for me. He did have bad news for me...it would appear that we have been driving around with the wrong registration on the car! Let me explain...
The car dealer rung Gaz and said the people who rego'd the car had registered it as one liscence number but given the wrong car plates. this therefore means our insurance would not have covered the car so we have more or less been driving an uninsured car for the past few days! The dealer is coming around tomorrow to give us the correct plates and poor Gaz has to ring up the insurance and HOPEFULLY there will be no administration fee to change the reg.
After a delicious dinner, Gaz downloaded planet of the apes film...in less than 35mins can i add! We have 17MB of download speed!
"Awww yay Bobs back!" i shrieked, rather excited to think the little gecko chooses our garage to carry out his night time shenanigans. "Gaz does Bob eat ants?" i questioned..."probabley." Gaz replied. And then it occurred to us that we have just poisoned the ants and we were gonna have one sick Bob if he went near them. I feared for Bobs safety. But alas, the ants are all gone and we heard Bob chatting away earlier so ants cant be his thing. but if he isnt eating ants...then WHAT is he eating?! And what is in our garage that is so tasty? I dread to think!
Today was my first day in work. 6.45am my alarm rang and i dragged myself out of bed, enviously leaving Gareth cuddled up in the duvet. So jealous! It felt like my first day in school. All these new faces...some people really made the effort to talk to me...others just bypassed me. I did keep getting introduced to one poor girl over and over. Everytime she walked past me someone would go 'hey Marina, have you met Vicky?'. After about the fifth meeting of Marina, we pretended we didn't know each other and just humoured the whole greeting process again. Today in work was very boring...yet essential. I sat in a room with the new director of Queensland Health (Malcolm) and Ammit (Seniour clinician) and we went through all the health and safety, protocols etc etc. It took alllll day and by the end of it i stopped listening and started thinking about dinner. After work Gaz met me on the corner from work and we went to buy the ingredients for tonights spag bol which Gaz cooked for me. He did have bad news for me...it would appear that we have been driving around with the wrong registration on the car! Let me explain...
The car dealer rung Gaz and said the people who rego'd the car had registered it as one liscence number but given the wrong car plates. this therefore means our insurance would not have covered the car so we have more or less been driving an uninsured car for the past few days! The dealer is coming around tomorrow to give us the correct plates and poor Gaz has to ring up the insurance and HOPEFULLY there will be no administration fee to change the reg.
After a delicious dinner, Gaz downloaded planet of the apes film...in less than 35mins can i add! We have 17MB of download speed!
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Sunday 28th August - Killer ants!
Gaz played on his computer again this morning whilst i took the car out to take some photos. The photos i took weren't very exciting today as although the sun was shining, the tide was right out. We finally worked out how to use the washing machine only when hanging the clothes out on the line, i was under attack from ants! In their thousands, they began crawling frantically up my leg...i screamed like a typical girl does and ran inside. Being determined i would not be defeated in hanging up the washing, i donned my riding boots and completed the mission! As the ants have started getting in to the garage, we went and bought some ant killer which they appeared to find very tasty so fingers crossed they will fill their bellies and die.
Ive just cooked Gaz a stir fry and will shortly be having a relaxing bath before an early night....work tomorrow! i cant wait! As you can tell from the length of the blog....absolutely nothing has happened today!
Ive just cooked Gaz a stir fry and will shortly be having a relaxing bath before an early night....work tomorrow! i cant wait! As you can tell from the length of the blog....absolutely nothing has happened today!
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Saturday 27th August - Cheat day!
Gaz got up 9ish and played about on his computer. I on the other hand slept in till 11am...oops. Sometimes i think the more sleep you have, the more tired you become and that's exactly how i felt this morning! I forced myself out of bed and thought as Gaz is on the computer, ill leave him to it and i shall go out and take some photos. Gaz reckons we are becoming more and more like his parents everyday as this is exactly what Chris would get up to! I had no idea what i was going to photograph, i went with the intention on snapping whatever looked interesting. I didnt have to look far for inspiration as just over the road from the house were some ducks who let me get quite close. Infact there were quite a few different birds i managed to take pictures of which was perfect as the sky was grey so i figured landscape views were not going to be very appealing in this merky light.
I avoided going on the beach as i didnt want to get sand in the camera so i kept to the cycle path that goes all along the coast and up and around point vernon (where the posh houses are). I had walked aimlessly for 2 hours before gaz rung offering to pick me up to take me for lunch.Whilst waiting for him i managed to spot a kookaburra on a telephone line and a parakeet hidden in the trees.
One thing i do really like about Hervey Bay is how well the government has placed outdoor facilities. There was a beautiful outdoor pool for children with lots of fountains and slides. It is called 'wet side' if you want to google it. I couldnt take pictures of it as it didnt feel right with little kids in their swim suits playing! They also have a wave machine there so gaz and i will have to give that a go at some point! Also along the walk i went on were many outdoor BBQ areas. I saw families cooking away at lunch time whilst the kids played in the many play areas. It was really nice to see!
As it is cheat day, Gaz and i are allowd to eat whatever we like. We were starving at lunch time so headed for the boat house for burger and chips - yummy. We were REALLY naughty and had a chocolate bar aswell. This evening Gaz has been invited out for drinks with the new rugby club he has signed up to. that is where he is whilst i write this blog. It is pouring with rain so ive dropped him up to the hervey bay hotel up the road and am under strict orders to pick him up in 45 mins so that we can go for food. we are dining out tonight at the local italian which always seems packed...cant be any worse than the indian!!!
I avoided going on the beach as i didnt want to get sand in the camera so i kept to the cycle path that goes all along the coast and up and around point vernon (where the posh houses are). I had walked aimlessly for 2 hours before gaz rung offering to pick me up to take me for lunch.Whilst waiting for him i managed to spot a kookaburra on a telephone line and a parakeet hidden in the trees.
One thing i do really like about Hervey Bay is how well the government has placed outdoor facilities. There was a beautiful outdoor pool for children with lots of fountains and slides. It is called 'wet side' if you want to google it. I couldnt take pictures of it as it didnt feel right with little kids in their swim suits playing! They also have a wave machine there so gaz and i will have to give that a go at some point! Also along the walk i went on were many outdoor BBQ areas. I saw families cooking away at lunch time whilst the kids played in the many play areas. It was really nice to see!
As it is cheat day, Gaz and i are allowd to eat whatever we like. We were starving at lunch time so headed for the boat house for burger and chips - yummy. We were REALLY naughty and had a chocolate bar aswell. This evening Gaz has been invited out for drinks with the new rugby club he has signed up to. that is where he is whilst i write this blog. It is pouring with rain so ive dropped him up to the hervey bay hotel up the road and am under strict orders to pick him up in 45 mins so that we can go for food. we are dining out tonight at the local italian which always seems packed...cant be any worse than the indian!!!
Friday, 26 August 2011
Friday 26th August - Got a car!
This morning we called the car dealer who had news that he had brought 3 cars back from Brisbane. We walked the long walk over to the car lot and took a fancy to a holden commador sedan 2001, automatic, 3 year warrenty, full service history, low mileage...6400AUD with 6 months rego. It is poo green colour and reminds me of the colour of my saag curry the other night! As soon as we got in the car we really liked it. It was very smooth to drive and despite its size, i felt really confident driving around in it. We got back to the garage and told the dealer we would take it! Fast and easy sale for him!
We did a V check on the car just for peace of mind and everything looked in order. It is very exciting to finally have a car though gaz is putting a dampener on it by constantly turning the engine on and off saying 'i can hear something wrong with the engine'. It all sounds fine to me and he doesnt know what hes lisetning for n e way so he needs to RELAX.
This evening we picked up a desk for Gazs computer and a very uncomfortable looking chair for him to sit on. I managed to pick up the most expensive meat in the butchers and we shared another excellent healthy meal with some strawberries for desert. As its friday night, we headed over to the RSL club. Unfortunately i was wearing 'thongs' (flip flops) so like a criminal, i was told i couldnt enter the building. Gaz drove me back to change and i slipped on the tiled floor with my wet flip flops and hurt my toe...ouchy!
After a swift change of clothing attire, we headed back to the RSL club and joined up. We had a hot chocolate each then hit the pokie machines. I made an excellent winning on 70AUD! then Gaz jumped on my machine and won 30AUD. Overall a great night!
We did a V check on the car just for peace of mind and everything looked in order. It is very exciting to finally have a car though gaz is putting a dampener on it by constantly turning the engine on and off saying 'i can hear something wrong with the engine'. It all sounds fine to me and he doesnt know what hes lisetning for n e way so he needs to RELAX.
This evening we picked up a desk for Gazs computer and a very uncomfortable looking chair for him to sit on. I managed to pick up the most expensive meat in the butchers and we shared another excellent healthy meal with some strawberries for desert. As its friday night, we headed over to the RSL club. Unfortunately i was wearing 'thongs' (flip flops) so like a criminal, i was told i couldnt enter the building. Gaz drove me back to change and i slipped on the tiled floor with my wet flip flops and hurt my toe...ouchy!
After a swift change of clothing attire, we headed back to the RSL club and joined up. We had a hot chocolate each then hit the pokie machines. I made an excellent winning on 70AUD! then Gaz jumped on my machine and won 30AUD. Overall a great night!
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Thursday 25th August - Catch up day on blog!
Yesterday we got up early to get to Harvey Norman electrical store so Gaz could pick up a computer monitor before we had to give the car back. Unfortunately they didnt have the specific one he wanted so he has to go back next week to pick it up when its ordered in. We drove the car to the Hertz garage and took a ride to our place in a taxi that smelt like a cattle market.
Gaz spent the rest of the day waiting in on telstra to come and fix up the lines for the internet...annoyingly they said they would come between 1-5pm. They turned up at 4.40! I had ventured over to Target to pick up some smart work trousers and a top. I dont know where people here get their clothes from as there doesnt seem to be many clothe shops around...or maybe ive been looking in the wrong place.
In the evening we went for a romantic walk along the beach and had a drink in one of the pubs along the esplanade. We got home just as the downpour of rain started! Gaz cooked a nice healthy meal...again the naughty jar remains empty!
This morning we strolled over to the 24hour gym to check it out. Its got a decent number of machines and all the free weights etc so we are keen to sign up, we are just going to wait to get a car first. Gaz has been on the computer all afternoon and i have been indulged in my Jackie Collins book 'Drop Dead Beautiful'. Its so good i cant put it down! This evening we had another walk on the beach...not so romantic as i stood in dog poo :( Feeling hungry, we headed back for a tasty feast of fajitas....still no money in the naughty jar! Gaz and i appear to have lost weight from all the healthy eating! yay! Now to snuggle up and watch tv on the sofa...
Gaz spent the rest of the day waiting in on telstra to come and fix up the lines for the internet...annoyingly they said they would come between 1-5pm. They turned up at 4.40! I had ventured over to Target to pick up some smart work trousers and a top. I dont know where people here get their clothes from as there doesnt seem to be many clothe shops around...or maybe ive been looking in the wrong place.
In the evening we went for a romantic walk along the beach and had a drink in one of the pubs along the esplanade. We got home just as the downpour of rain started! Gaz cooked a nice healthy meal...again the naughty jar remains empty!
This morning we strolled over to the 24hour gym to check it out. Its got a decent number of machines and all the free weights etc so we are keen to sign up, we are just going to wait to get a car first. Gaz has been on the computer all afternoon and i have been indulged in my Jackie Collins book 'Drop Dead Beautiful'. Its so good i cant put it down! This evening we had another walk on the beach...not so romantic as i stood in dog poo :( Feeling hungry, we headed back for a tasty feast of fajitas....still no money in the naughty jar! Gaz and i appear to have lost weight from all the healthy eating! yay! Now to snuggle up and watch tv on the sofa...
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Tuesday 23rd August - Moving in day!
This morning we were up early and keen to get the keys for our new house! We handed in the keys to the lovely lady at Whale cove. She was surprised we were moving out all of a sudden as we failed to inform her last week we had found somewhere. I mentioned we needed to settle up the Internet bill but she refused any payment and let the 25AUD go. I thought that was really nice of her so gaz and i had a subway at lunchtime on Whale cove lady!
It was very exciting being given the keys to OUR place. We moved our cases in, full of energy about making this place our own and a place to call home for at least the next 6 months. A trip to woolworths was in order to get the essentials! Gaz pushed the trolley up and down each isle until nothing else could be balanced onto the mound of stuff we had accumulated in the 30 minutes spent shopping. It was great fun putting it all away when we got home - Gaz insisting the cereal be left on the counter, myself insisting it gets put in the cupboard...then we couldnt agree on which cupboard the cereal should go in...argh stressful! but its done now and we are both happy. I guess living together is all about give and take.
I popped in to work to get some documents sorted. The lady there in charge of sorting me out commented that she was very impressed at how organised i am being and appreciated that i have come over in good time, allowing myself time to get all relevant documentation sorted. She said most people come out a day before they start and it is one mad panic!
Gaz and i made yet another trip to the car dealer. He seemed to have another car that looked interesting. We had a long chat with him and he informed us the police car was a patrol car and would not have been used in chases. We assumed her would say this whatever the truth was about the car. He did however say that on Friday he will be going to a car auction in brisbane and is going to look for a car with us in mind. Preferabley i would like a hatchback...especially having seen gaz try to reverse the small hire car we have at the moment into the stupidly narrow garage here!
Whilst Gaz has been browsing the internet, i have cooked a turkey mince chili...it was yummy but as always, ive made too much and we will have to freeze the rest! oh and we have another tennant here in our townhouse. His name is Bob and he is a 2 inch gecko! He lives on the garage wall and is very cute!
It was very exciting being given the keys to OUR place. We moved our cases in, full of energy about making this place our own and a place to call home for at least the next 6 months. A trip to woolworths was in order to get the essentials! Gaz pushed the trolley up and down each isle until nothing else could be balanced onto the mound of stuff we had accumulated in the 30 minutes spent shopping. It was great fun putting it all away when we got home - Gaz insisting the cereal be left on the counter, myself insisting it gets put in the cupboard...then we couldnt agree on which cupboard the cereal should go in...argh stressful! but its done now and we are both happy. I guess living together is all about give and take.
I popped in to work to get some documents sorted. The lady there in charge of sorting me out commented that she was very impressed at how organised i am being and appreciated that i have come over in good time, allowing myself time to get all relevant documentation sorted. She said most people come out a day before they start and it is one mad panic!
Gaz and i made yet another trip to the car dealer. He seemed to have another car that looked interesting. We had a long chat with him and he informed us the police car was a patrol car and would not have been used in chases. We assumed her would say this whatever the truth was about the car. He did however say that on Friday he will be going to a car auction in brisbane and is going to look for a car with us in mind. Preferabley i would like a hatchback...especially having seen gaz try to reverse the small hire car we have at the moment into the stupidly narrow garage here!
Whilst Gaz has been browsing the internet, i have cooked a turkey mince chili...it was yummy but as always, ive made too much and we will have to freeze the rest! oh and we have another tennant here in our townhouse. His name is Bob and he is a 2 inch gecko! He lives on the garage wall and is very cute!
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