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like oh my God. I have a growth in my breast. it's painful. I potentially found another growth in my arm. I'm a nursing student. I know that this s*** needs to get checked out. but because I'm literally allergic to telephone calls it is taking me over a month to book an appointment. and whenever I do get the balls to call, my doctor is unavailable due to hospitalist hours. (she has to go there every other week due to my provinces family practice requirements... but also random days through the week she is unavailable because she has many geriatric patients that require home visits etc... state of healthcare and all that)

I wish the healthcare my province didn't still only exist on paper and fax machine. I wish it was like every walk-in clinic in the big cities where you can just make an appointment online using a built-in calendar widget. I wish the dentist was like this too because I need filling. F*** THAT'S ANOTHER THING I'VE BEEN PUTTING OFF FOR MONTHS. I've literally had jobs that were exclusively phone calls but for some reason when it comes to unscripted conversations over the phone I'm at a loss. I could be in a sealed barrel slowly filling with water with the only potential exit for survival being to call. my grandma and I would still hem and haw about it.

just wondering if my experience is the same as anyone else's. I know what I need to do. I just called the office and of course the line was busy. I set a timer and I'm going to call them again when it goes off in an hour. I'm just still kicking myself for not getting this looked at sooner because I am incredibly anxious about my boob right now! and I know this could have been resolved weeks ago if I just sat down and called once a day like i shouldve. bleh

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u/Educational-Tale6606 — 10 days ago

was so hoping I'd be one of those people that felt the effects the first day I injected, but being patient has finally paid off :)!

I've been working through a full-time nursing preceptorship position while also picking up an extra 12-hour shift each week. I'm so exhausted that my my daily steps have gone from 15K a day (over a year long streak...) to maybe 6K. (all of my patients have been really bariatric and full care. my muscles are sore as f*** and on top of that, just emotional fatigue from nursing as a job).

I've also been eating like an a****** because of how exhausted I am.

despite all of this.... I have lost 4 lb this month. that's more than when I was on track with my steps and eating. Even though my food choices are stupid because of my fatigue... my hunger is way down. instead of thinking about food all the time, I have a nibble every 4 hours. The other night I even had an unintentional fast of 6 hours that I decided to push into the rest of my night shift just to see if I could. I've never successfully done a fast before.

I finally have 4 days off straight. canceled my pickup shifts at work so I can recover physically and emotionally from the last couple weeks before starting my next preceptorship stretch. I'm going to be able to get back on track now. and I'm so thankful that sema helped me avoid the usual binge spiral that I would partake in when met with a really hard time.

I plan to reinstate my good habits now. I know that I can't just expect it to do the heavy lifting for me indefinitely, but I super appreciate it being a life jacket when I needed it :)

I'm also excited to do some experimenting with occasional fasting now that I know I'm capable of it. I've always been very carb focused and I know that fasting is a great way to regulate blood glucose and insulin levels. I actually felt really good after. It's nice for food to finally feel like a survival necessity here and there instead of a constant urge and craving.

rant over i guess. didn't really have a big point here, just happily venting!

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u/Educational-Tale6606 — 10 days ago