My first phsyiotherapy

Two and a half months ago, while i was on company's trip to Seoul, i sprained my ankle when i was walking (up or down, i can't remember) at Nami Island. The cobbled stone walkway was uneven, so i guess i sprained during the walking. It was quite bad becos when we finished our tour, my left ankle will be badly swallon. It was painfull i tell ya....but nak jalan punye pasal....i juz didn't put my mind to it. Of course every nite i will suffer from a swallon ankle. I took a pic of the swallon left-ankle, it hurts during sleeping time...gosh...how i suffered at that time.

When i came back to KL, the pain has subside and i didn't go for check-up thinking that it will juz heal by itself....hahahah...wanna self-heal lah konon but the pain come and go and sometimes its 'on' and 'off'.

Alas, decided to see a specialist. A colleage recommended Dr. Suresh George from SMC. He is a very gentle and nice doc. Its my first time at SMC too....nice place. After some physical-examination by d doc and an x-ray, alhamdulilah, i have no torn ligamen or any major ailment. Doc sent me for a 6 course of physiotherapy, some medication to be taken orally and ointment to be applied everyday. I loike his office, its sooo peaceful.

Today is my first physiotherapy....i got a time-off from work. Appointment is at 4pm. A physiotherapist attended to me. This is my left ankle, behind is the ultrasound machine. The therapist said it needed an ultrasound treatment.

He explained that it is therapeutic. Before an ultrasound is being done, an ultrasound gel had to be applied on the skin. Ultrasound is applied by using a round-headed wand that is then put in direct contact with my skin and being kept in constant motion for about 3-5 minutes. I do not feel discomfort at all.

It is being told that ultrasound produced many effects other then just being a heating effect, it supposed to increase tissue relaxation and increase blood flow. With the increase of blood flow, it can help reduce swelling and chronic inflammation. Ultrasound is used for minor fractions, muscle spasm and joint swelling. I was advised to go for physiotherapy for another 6 more times more. I'm due every week. Hospital will provide a 'time-off' slip for me, so i'll will be going for therapy at 4pm every week till i complete the course. I'm also being advised to soak my left-ankle in luke-warm water everynite....which i haven't been doing yet..hehehe...

I hated going to hospital alone, so i made sure my other half is there for me...hehehe...

A scare of my life...

It happened yesterday (20th May 2009). At approximately 1:15am or so, i was awaken by bee....i was awake d second time he called up my name but my eyes were still close...but i can sense that something's not right...

I got-up and he said he thinks he can't breath....i panicked!! I was so scared already. To cut d story short....here i am at UMMC Emergency Ward...waiting for doctor to check him.

They quickly put him on ECG once they took his blood-pressure reading (which is quite high). The sight of him with all the blue wires, red wires, black wired; all over him....sigh...my heart was pumping so fast, at that particular moment, i juz prayed to God that i'll be strong and not faint halfway....my two knees had already gone wobbly when we were on the way to the hospital... Alhamdulilah, the ECG results were clear, meaning there's nothing wrong with his heart. In fact they checked it twice to be sure.

Next, doctor took some blood samples from one syringe... and put it in 4 small bottles. For the test results we have to wait for at least 2 hours. In the mean time, bee was resting on d bed and i was sitting beside him....

A lot of things kept playing on my mind....i'm in a 'calm' situation but a lot of things were going inside the brain of mine. All i could do is pray and keep on praying...keep thinking positively.

It was nearly 4am and the same doctor who attended him was very very nice. She came to take another blood sample, this time they wanted a blood sample from his arteries. He told me its very painful....(i know, my heart sank out for him)

After an hour or so, the results test came and all is positive. Meaning his kidney is good and there's nothing alarming. Doctor said no virus in blood and all seems good.

Next, they asked him to take an x-ray. An attendant push his bed to the x-ray room and waited for a few minutes. Test results, OK! Nothing alarming...alhamdulilah.

Lastly, nearly 7am...doctor took his blood pressure and it had gone down slightly. She said she'll give a pill for him to take right away. After half and hour or so if the BP reading goes down again, he can go HOME. Wah!! I tell you.....the waiting is AGONY!! I hoped and prayed that he would not be admitted.

Alhamdulilah, after half an hour, doctor came and checked and he can go home. There will be a follow-up check-up for him and we'll have to see the doctor next week.

Its the most scariest time of my life and i'm thankful for those who have prayed for him. Now we MUST get our lifestyle modification in mode.

For at least 3 months, i'll have to start my 'no-salt' in cooking. Thank God all this while i've been using vegetable oil for my cooking, so that's a plus point. No more salty food. All have to be controlled. Beef is a no-no!!.

Bee told me that he's determine. I know we both can do it. We have to support each other. THANK YOU ALL, for your prayers and support. May GOD bless you and bless us all.

Longest day of my life!

Yesterday, monday, 14th April 2008 was truly the longest day of my life! I was awaken at 6:00am by bee. He said his gum was bleeding. As i woke up, i noticed the pillow and the t-shirt he was wearing for sleeping has blood on it. He was trying to put pressure on the gum to stop the bleeding. At the same time he sprained his back but nothing major, that's why I decided that i should take leave to tend to him.

Since the blood sort of stopped, we bought nasi lemak for breakfast, have it at home and laze around the house. Then he complained that the blood keep coming out and we decided to go to the nearest dentist. We went to one dentist in Bukit Jelutong but unfortunately its open at 5pm. So we drove to TTDI and found Dr. Indra's dentist. The clinic was supposed to be closed for lunch at 12:30pm but we managed to catch hold the doctor at 12:15pm. The doctor could not find anything wrong with the gum but since she do not want to make any hasty surgery, she suggested that we go to the nearest GP clinic and check bee's blood pressure. By this time bee's gum-bleeding still could not stop. We went to Mediviron Clinic and check with Dr. Sharifah. She checked bee's blood pressure and it is on the high side. She suggested that we go and check with Selangor Medical Centre where we should see a physician that she recommended. Thinking that bee's case wasn't that serius, we all went back home to have lunch.

Earlier on i have prepared porridge by using the slow-cooker. We bought ice and get bee to put the ice on his gum to stop the blood. After resting for about 45minutes, we had our lunch. We were sitting at the hall watching TV when bee said that the bleeding on his gum wouldn't wanna stop. Since he looked worried and wanted to see the doctor again, we went to Mediviron Clinic again. Another doctor, Dr. Josh attended to us. He sort of refused to give bee medicine to stop the bleeding becos of his high-blood pressure. He suggested that we go and check with the hospital.

We went back home, pack some of bee's overnite stuff (thinking that he might be admitted) and left to Darul Ehsan Medical Centre. I suggested the place as i thot it will be easier for me to commute from the house in-case bee got admitted (its nearer to the house). We reached the Emergency ward around 4:45pm. We were quickly taken into the ward and an MO and doctor attended to bee. Later around 6:00pm, doctor confirmed that he has to be admitted. This is where i started to worry! I text my sister-inlaw who's working in tourism just to keep her in the loop. The next thing I know, she informed her whole family. I started to become emotional. I called my brother to inform him of the situation and told him not to tell my parents. I don't want my fragile parents to get worried becos of this news. As i go thru the hospital process, register, paid the deposits, etc, they put bee in the wheelchair and take him to the 4th floor. We requested for a 2 bedroom suite and i must say i'm impressed with the place.

I tried to put my worries aside altho my heard was pounding like only God knows. My brain was working so fast i donno what i was doing/thinking. I suddenly have so much energy and think to myself that i have to be strong for bee. Good to know that i didn't really panic cos bee was quite calm and i need to be calm for him too. I know he worries for me but for now he has to get well soon.

As bee settles-down in his room, i decided to buy him dinner. Its was right after maghrib and luckily it was just a walking distance to McDonalds. So i had my dinner there and tapau chicken porridge for him. As i walked back towards the hospital, i saw Kak Ngah and Abang. Took them to the 4th floor and Dr. Rahman was attending to bee. He said bee has to be refferred to GH Klang becos there wasn't any dentist specialist in their hospital and they do not want to put bee into un-necessary surgery.

At that very moment, i felt that time was very very loonng. The process of the doctor to issue a letter for the hospital and waiting for the documents is very very long, i think nearly one hour plus. By that time, my mother inlaw and another sister inlaw was already there, all the way from Seremban. As i collected my deposit (with some deduction of course), we drove to GH Klang.

As we're about to leave DEMD, my brother came with his wife. So we all convoied together. Since nobody knows the place, bee had to show them the route. I was with bee and Abang. MIL with the other 2 SIL and bro with wife, 3 cars altogether. I have to leave our car at the hospital as its not feasible to go with so many cars. It was really a long journey, i never knew that GH Klang is very very far from Shah Alam.

Reached the Emergency ward and bee was quickly taken in. Since only 1 person is allowed to go in, i followed. Later i called in Abang. He was the one who attended mostly with the doctor and MO. Blood pressures were taken and questions were asked. Later the doctor said he had to take bee's blood to check on the compostion of his blood, it takes one hour for the results. I was going in and out of the room, check out on huby and then updates my inlaws. Only later the dentist, Dr. Siti came and attends huby. It took awhile for her to decide a small stich on huby's gum. I watched from far (as i'm scarred of blood and needles) but Abang was there to attend to bee. Alhamdulilah, the doctor managed to stop the blood. It seems that there is a small tear in between bee's front lower teeth, hence the blood vessel tore and gush out blood. Plus the extra worries that he had in his head that makes his blood pressure rise high. I can't tell you how glad i was when i know that bee doesn't have to be admitted and can go home!! Alhamdulilah!! Alhamdulilah!! Alhamdulilah!

By the time i reached DEMC with my bro and his wife, it was already 12:30am. I drove back home and reached safely. It was indeed the longest day of my life! I have so many people that i'm thankful for. Firstly of course to GOD, all my inlaws for their support and my bro n wife plus all the doctors, nurses, medical officers who helped him sincerely. May Allah repay you all, amin.

I'm taking leave today to attend to bee. This morning i woke up at 6am and check on bee's gum, alhamdulilah, no bleeding. Get up, cooked porridge. Later i'm going to Tesco to buy some grocerries. Doctor's advised bee to only take soft food, no brushing teeth for 3 days, eat only cold food, no hot stuff and lotsa rest. My mother inlaw called as i was typing this blog. Everyone's glad that he's getting better, insyallah. For everybody, THANK U SO MUCH!

Aunties

Everybody have aunties. I'm very close to most of my aunties from my mom's side. Even after married, i'm still close to them. Altho' we have our differences of opinion, we fought, we argued, we tell each other-off but at the end of the day, they're still my aunties and i'm still their niece.

I would like to talk about my eldest auntie. Yesterday, huby and i visited the UMMC (University Malaya Medical Centre). She was admitted a day before because of kidney failure. I couldn't go cos i was told late at nite. I was so surprised to see her condition. I could not contain my feelings, i cried right after looking at her!! I've never cried visiting my late grandmother or late 2nd eldest auntie. But i got so emotional looking at my eldest auntie. She looked so fragile....so weak. It is a pityful sight.

The last time i saw her was about a month ago, she was still sick but not as sick as yesterday. She is the most nicest auntie among other aunties. Altho, I'm not that close to her but she has been a very nice lady. I would like to describe her as an 'Isteri Mithali' because i know she never talk-back to her husband. She's loyal and she's never-ever raised her voice to her husband or even anyone i known (except maybe in school....oya, she was a primary school teacher). During my younger days, i remembered that she sometimes cracked jokes and it was always spontanaous that i laughed out loud. There are many good qualites in her, i just don't understand why her husband ill-treated her...

According to my cousin (my auntie's only daughter), she's in her 3rd stage of Parkinson. Everday she have to take at least 20 to 30 tablets of medicine, for her gastric, for her diabetic, her parkinson and what not. And lately her appetite to eat has gone thin so she hardly eat and drink. She was so dehydrated, doctor have to give her extra drip cos her body need liquid. My cousin said she's improving but still critical.

After office today, we fetched my mom and went and visit my auntie again. She didn't response too well today but i'm much stronger today, i try not to get emotional (altho deep inside my heart - felt so sebak). We all empathy seeing her in that weak condition, i know my cousin is strong to take care of her. Nothing much can be done except huby and I hoped and prayed that she will be better soon and not suffer.