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        "plaintext": "Tuesday was my pre-operative assessment. Not had this as an outpatient before, so didn't realise it involved an ECG, blood tests and a 45-minute interview. Luckily, my new tumbler keeps water cold enough that I have increased my fluid intake, so the blood test was taken from my arm, and it was an easy draw.\n\nThanks to some friends, I didn't have to navigate the buses, etc., and rocked up early. It was all done so quickly, thankfully, as I had only managed two hours' sleep that night."
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        "plaintext": "Afterwards, my friends took me to Lidl to sweep up some super cheap vegetables, 2kg of potatoes for 15p, 1kg carrots, parsnips, a swede and some spring onions. I had intended to prep them, but was so exhausted, I went to bed."
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        "plaintext": "Just as I was in that zone of thoughts having run out and about to lose consciousness, the phone rang. It was the hospital asking me to come in for a CT scan the next day, as they had cancellations. Hit up my friends and asked if they were free, again. Fortunately, they were."
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        "plaintext": "Day of CT scan, and it's bucketing down, so I was grateful to have a ride back to the hospital. Rocked up early again. Straight in, canula inserted, scan done. Even though the formulation has changed, I still get overheated, and a bit dizzy, and nauseated afterwards. The fact that I had to fast beforehand probably didn't help. The nausea lasted well into the evening. "
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        "plaintext": "We popped into Home Bargains and I found the face wash I can't find online anymore, and it was discounted, so that was a win.\n\nOnce again, the veg hasn't been prepped, but I hope to complete that today."
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        "plaintext": "Rather busy mid-week for me, and I'm shattered.\n\n"
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  "description": "Tuesday was my pre-operative assessment. Not had this as an outpatient before, so didn't realise it involved an ECG, blood tests and a 45-minute interview. Luckily, my new tumbler keeps water cold enough that I have increased my fluid intake, so the blood test was taken from my arm, and it was an easy draw.Thanks to some friends, I didn't have to navigate the buses, etc., and rocked up early. It was all done so quickly, thankfully, as I had only managed two hours' sleep that night. Afterwards, m...",
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  "textContent": "Tuesday was my pre-operative assessment. Not had this as an outpatient before, so didn't realise it involved an ECG, blood tests and a 45-minute interview. Luckily, my new tumbler keeps water cold enough that I have increased my fluid intake, so the blood test was taken from my arm, and it was an easy draw.Thanks to some friends, I didn't have to navigate the buses, etc., and rocked up early. It was all done so quickly, thankfully, as I had only managed two hours' sleep that night.\nAfterwards, my friends took me to Lidl to sweep up some super cheap vegetables, 2kg of potatoes for 15p, 1kg carrots, parsnips, a swede and some spring onions. I had intended to prep them, but was so exhausted, I went to bed.\nJust as I was in that zone of thoughts having run out and about to lose consciousness, the phone rang. It was the hospital asking me to come in for a CT scan the next day, as they had cancellations. Hit up my friends and asked if they were free, again. Fortunately, they were.\nDay of CT scan, and it's bucketing down, so I was grateful to have a ride back to the hospital. Rocked up early again. Straight in, canula inserted, scan done. Even though the formulation has changed, I still get overheated, and a bit dizzy, and nauseated afterwards. The fact that I had to fast beforehand probably didn't help. The nausea lasted well into the evening. \nWe popped into Home Bargains and I found the face wash I can't find online anymore, and it was discounted, so that was a win.Once again, the veg hasn't been prepped, but I hope to complete that today.\nRather busy mid-week for me, and I'm shattered.\n[Picture shows my boots in the hospital waiting room]."
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