Worksafe’s Dirty tactics – finally realised
I woke up crying last night. I hardly ever cry. My boiling point hits when I’m feeling that I’m in a situation where I see no hope in sight and that I’m [...]
September 11th, 2016
11:02 am
August 24th, 2016
12:07 pm
Own motion workers compensation investigation with the Victorian Ombudsman
UPDATE: September, 2016 Investigation into the management of complex workers compensation claims and WorkSafe oversight. View the pdf Workers compensation frustration again The horrid treatment toward injured workers has to stop. Two [...]
July 11th, 2016
4:54 pm
Resources for Treating Chronic Pain by the Pain Specialists Australia (PSA) …MY pain team!
Forgive my bossiness but this post comes from a desperate experience that I lived for 4.5 years. That’s a long time for someone with increasing chronic pain levels and not much hope. [...]
July 3rd, 2016
10:26 am
Adventures of a stim controller
Ever wondered what a stim’s controller’s day looks like? Firstly, let me clarify that I’m talking about my Boston Scientific Sacral Stimulation Implant controller (BSSSIC), not my St. Jude’s Peripheral Stimulation Implant [...]
June 27th, 2016
7:48 pm
Time to exercise – but how?
It took six full months for me to feel I was ready to have my follow up appointment with Dr Nick Christelis after my Sacral Stimulation Implant. I got a few ticks [...]
June 12th, 2016
9:52 pm
Who am I going to be – Soula ‘a’, ‘b’ or ‘c’?
My new stim’s changed everything. I’m grateful. Can you imagine if the whole process (from trial to permanent implant) hadn’t change anything? In addition to the stim changing everything, I’m living a [...]
April 18th, 2016
3:21 pm
Drug dependency lessons from Pharma ads and my two mothers
I can’t stand TV as it hurts to sit or lie back and watch but recently, while tuning in to one of the very few shows I do watch, I caught a [...]
December 28th, 2015
11:47 am
I made a gallery
True! Theo and I made a huge life move as many of you have read. Our transition began over a year ago when we escaped to Tasmania [...]
October 24th, 2015
5:26 pm
My pain management is turning into a thesis!
It’s taken almost 9 years but I’ve realised that chronic pain requires alot of study – dare I say never-ending study? I believe my research for pain relief for chronic pain may [...]
October 20th, 2015
9:18 am
This injured worker is about to burst
(Image from my book, Art & Chronic pain – A Self Portrait) I’m going to erupt! I feel I’ve been left without any avenue to vent the poor treatment I’ve experienced as [...]