Plaster off...yay...

Today was my appointment with Dr. Tang
to take off the plaster from my back...
he said it's taking the stitch off...but there's no stitches apparently
nowadays...
it's more likely taking the plaster off and spray the wound with
water proof plaster...
Thank God...i hated the feeling of that bandage sticking to my back...
like an alien that's stick to me and refuse to let go...
parasite....ahahhahaha...
We waited for almost an hour before the good Dr came..
he was still wearing his green scrub...
straight from surgery i guess...
so he just tore the plaster off and then sprayed it...
and then described to me what to be done if the
stapler like stuff come off...
my hubby is supposed to take it off once it comes off by itself...
Yeap...have taken some photos of the before and after
thingy...kinda gross...
i still feel like there's a lump there...
or maybe it is just my eyes...
Anyway...there is still slight pain...soreness i guess...
but the parasite feeling is gone...
It'll take a while for it to be completely heeled...
but i can't wait to see it...
i can lean properly now...it's not that lopsided lean...
like there's a blob there...
now...it's a real lean....

Minor surgery yesterday...

I am suppoded to update on the latest happening
but life had been busy for a while
and anyway...my nieces kept conquering the
net so....i just let them have their way...

Anyway...the day after they left...i had a minor surgery...
in KPJ to remove the fatty lump in my
shoulder blade...

We went there early in the morning...
for admission....
as in checked in to the hospital...
then...by 8.30 i was wheeled in OT..
which was pretty cold..
It makes me wonder why do they have to make
the room so very cold..
i wasn't nervous like the first time...
but the cold relly got to me...
i was shivering...
by the time the tubes were inserted into my vein...
but the effect of the anesthetic was
pretty quick...
i was out within seconds...
was having a pretty nice dream through the surgery
actually...
and was rudely woken up at the end of it...
hmmm...now i've forgotten what it was...

i felt a kind of heaviness at my shoulder blade area...
it's the pain but i could't feel it yet because of the
painkiller or the numbness..
but i did feel sore though...
then after swallowing one painkiller...
wallah....i don't even feel the pain...
just sort of stiff...and sore...
The good doc came to inspect his handy work at 4pm and
i requested to be discharged that evening...
i don't think i will get a good night sleep there considering
my noisy neighbour in the next bed...
who kept a sort of feast going on...
i thought she was the one who was sick but
apparently it was her mum...
anyway..the hospital would be way too cold at night...
and i miss my soft bed...
I was still abit dizzy from the effect of the anesthetic..
but well...i insist on going home...

The fat was a big blob of fat...like chicken fat according to Chin...
but i didn't get a good look since the nurses were busy
taking my blood pressure reading and stuff...
But as of today...
i'm still taking the pill so i don't really feel the pain...
all i can say is i feel sore...
that's it...

Back to the real world..

The nervously awaited day was over and i am

kinda glad....
but the pain is stil there...
a bit...

I woke up early on Friday morning...
took bath and then at 7. 15 we drove to KPJ...
We arrived exactly at 7.30...
and on the way to the entrance
we met Dr Ishak...
He was early...

Anyway...he said he would meet us later after i was admitted...
So we went to admission counter to get admitted...
then...i was led to a 4 bedded ward...
It was ready for me....
the nurse gave me a change of clothes
and a cap for the hair...
asked some routine questions
and asked me to get change...

In hospital clothe

So there we were at 8.15 am...waiting for the doc..
he came at about 8.30....
i was giddy with nervousness...
laughed a lot...
made some lame jokes...to calm the nerve...
Chin took some pics of me
with his handphone...


Then...Dr Ishak said OT(operation theatre)
would call for me when they were ready...
Mind you, i simply love the theatre...
but not this kind of theatre...:(

In the cap...
Then, another attractive doc arrive...
look at the bed number and
my name...
and introduced himself as
Dr Amran, the anesthesiologist,
and he explained that he would be the
one that would knock me out...
He explained some procedures....
but i said i would be blissfully unconscious
by then to know anything...

Chin, being the Chemistry teacher that he is,
asked the good doc about what subjects
one should excel in if one
aspires to be a doctor...

Dr Amran, so sweet of him, obliged Chin
by explaining in his sometime stuttering
way....about the academic side of the deal...
Sweet....

Anyway...when OT finally came calling,
i was a nervous wreck...
i was pushed into OT with a trolley...
said goodbye to Chin....
or rather see you later...
then, changed trolley in the waiting alley of the OT...
and finally wheeled into OT...

It was really cold inside...
or maybe i was nervous...
my heart rate was increasing...
and i was shivering..from
the cold and nerve...

Dr Amran....stuck a needle into my vein
for the IV drip...
(man...that was PAINFUL)
i hate IV drips...
my first encounter was when i was 16
and 17 years later
i stil hate it....
"Takde lagi jarum yang tak sakit..."
that was his statement to my curse....

I was finally wheeled to the operation theatre...
a cold trolley bed...climbed into it...
and looked into the 3 lights....
like in Dr House...
or ER...
I was hooked onto the heart monitoring machine...
and the nurse smiled at my heart rate...
Dr Ishak appeared and grinned
at my heart rate...
He said....Nervous? First time? Nothing to worry...
The heart rate is a bit fast...
Man...i was trying to control my
shivering body..

The next thing i knew...
there was a slight pain on my hand...
where the doc pricked the tube for the drip...
apparently, Dr Amran was discreetly giving me the
anaesthetic....
i winced at the cold that ran up my vein...
"Sakit ke?" he asked....
need i answer that?
Die urut-urut sikit....haih...
then i felt my head became like two...
then i was just saying....can i sing...
and the next moment i was gone...

I was having a nice dream...
when i heard the nurses woke me up...
asking me to breathe...
i tried 3 times...
before i finally was able to breathe...
they took off the oxygen tube....
the air never tasted so sweet before...

I heard Dr Amran said hi...and welcome
back to the real world...
i was still trying to think what was happening...
there was like a heavy weight on my
abdominal area...

At 12, i was finally wheeled into the ward...
and i saw the worried Chin waiting for me...
waved a weak hi at him...
The whole thingy took 2 1/2 hrs...
the procedure itself was only 45 mins...

If i have to go through the whole procedure again...
i would still have the same nervous
reaction...
One can never be too comfortable
or get used to being under the knife....
for a million years...

Thankfully...
they waited for me to be unconscious before
they took off everything...

Nervous...suddenly...

While i was writing my lesson plan today...
suddenly i felt nervous...
felt like i couldn't breathe suddenly...
and had to take a few deep breath
to calm my mind...

I couldn't wait for tomorrow to be over...
and done with....
Arrrgggh.....
tension....

I wil have the minor operation tomorrow in KPJ...
under Dr Ishak Abdul Samad...
He is a reassuring person...
and he kept saying don't be nervous...
it's minor...
he will stick a camera in my fallopian tube
to see if it's block....
hmmm.....

I felt like puking....pun ade...
sesak nafas pun ade...
tak dapat concentrate nak buat kerja...
haih...
macam2...

Cepat2 la over.....

Doctor's appointment...

I had an appointment with my gynae
yesterday....
to scan my uterus...
to see if the thickening that was spotted there
in November still exist....
and if so...
what's the next step to take...

We waited for almost 2 hours
since the doc was in surgery...
so we sat there and chatted with the receptionist....
to the doc...
(is that what you call them..?)
we discovered that he actually has a column
in majalah Keluarga...
Well...he a very understanding and soft spoken type...
one that makes you feel comfortable and
give you confidence...
i guess that is of utmost importance when
we're seeing a doctor...

Anyway...finally...
when it was my turn...
we went in...
i changed into a sarong...
since he was going to do an internal scanning...

What did we see?
An egg....
The size...?
23 mm...a good size according to him...
the uterus wall is clear...
except on the right side...
there is a slight blur near the upper part...
The good doc said he would take a sample of the
layer and see what it is...
on the 9th of January...
when he carries out the procedure of
looking into my fallopian tube
with a camera...

The procedure...
he will make 3 holes...
one just above the navel to insert the microscopic camera
and one on the left and right side of my abdomen...
near the ovary area...
to maneuver the camera..
well...during the whole time
i will be unconscious...

How do i feel?
How would you feel if you know
that holes will be made in
your abdomen...
well...that's how i feel...
Oh..i pray to God that
the whole fertility business
will not get complicated.....
Arrrgh....

Clean Bill of Health...

Recently...as in in November...
Chin and I were given a clean bill on our health...
this is the second time we did our annual health check...
and so far...
we are healthy...
except that Chin has a slightly high BAD cholesterol...

It is scary nowadays...
not knowing if you are healthy or not...
of course you don't feel sick...
neither do you have any symptoms...
but yet...
danger could lurk anywhere...
just beneath the surface...

I have heard of people who are perfectly healthy today...
and then suddenly popping off the next....
so on the safe side, no matter how scary,
go for a yearly check up...

This is especially important for those who have a family
history of health problems like
heart attack or cancer....
diabetes....or any other lah...

We recently signed up with
the wellness programme done by KPJ hospital
(Seremban Specialist Hospital)
which is quite a good programme because it covers almost all the
diseases known....

This is where i met a really good and caring gynae...
Dr Ishak...
and he is a gentle soul...
one who listens and gives suggestions...
and asks for your opinions...
and basically does not intimidate you....
that spoken...of course...
tomorrow i have an appointment with him....
and that is another story...