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Hi to all those lovely people I have crossed paths with
after enduring three years of intense pain and multiple visits to hospital I am now needing an urgent surgery. I have been admitted to emergency four times in the past four weeks and I have intense abdominal pain 24 hrs a day. I have tried so hard to be strong and endure the pain however I need surgery to rectify my health issue.
for those that know me I put on a brave face and I never ask for help however I have no health insurance and I still would have to wait a year for surgery.
due to my health both my family, and business has suffered a lot, my mental health and emotional health have also suffered. However I’m very good at hiding it.
I cry every day because of the deliberating pain that never ends
I urgently need a hysterectomy and each time I have presented to the hospital in immense pain I just get told to go home and take pain killers.even the hard meds they give me at hospital no longer work. The pain that I have cannot be managed this way.
my marriage, my children my relationships and my work is all suffering due to this.
I have always been independent and I never ask for assistance however I can get this operation within the next month or so and finally get on with my life. And the operation will cost a lot Those close to me know the suffering I have endured and the effect it has had on me. My 50th was cancelled due to pain and some days I cannot even get out of bed.
my pain is always a twelve out of ten and I just need it resolved.
if you could find it in your heart to just help me even a little I would be eternally grateful.

as the medical system will not listen I have to find a way to get this done.
yes I have been on the public waiting list for 18 months now and I still have to wait even tho I end up in emergency at least once a week.
yes I am relieved it is not cancer and no longer do I have a stomach ulcer so I am greatful and blessed for that news.
I only found out last week at stVincent’s hospital as to what is causing the intense and extreme pain.
many times I get to the point of throwing up because of the pain.
I just want to be free of pain, heal and be there for my daughters and husband and all my friends and enjoy life again.
Thankyou for taking time to read this and know I feel blessed for knowing and having you in my life.
kelli
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    Kelli Virtanen
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    Victoria, VIC

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