Day 1: Admission

And my journey begins!!! Woke up early to clear insurance matters, final checks on my clothes etc. needed, my medical card and other stuff. Packed some books to read to kill time.

My wish of wanting to see my grandmother before admission was fulfilled as Fabi brought her early. Aunty Karen was kind to drive my dad and I to the hospital and we checked in. Not the same room I got but same ward so got the same nurses (yay). Dr. Bazam came late at night (almost 11) but I was just closing my eyes. We went through the reports together and I signed the consent form. I had to fast for 6-8 hours so he suggested I eat early since my op is only 3pm the next day.

Birthday

Not much to call a birthday knowing you're going to be admitted for a surgery the day after your birthday. The day was quiet and in the evening, went to temple to pray and our family friends took us out. A nice dinner I must say and... I came home to just pack my stuff and hit the sack :)

Decision Time :(

As painful as it may sound, I have decided to go for surgery rather than leaving it to risk. Taking into consideration second opinions from my cousin who works as a Pathologist in UMMC and Imran's dad as well as feedback and comments from friends and family members, I suppose that's the only option left.

No one can imagine the pain and tears unseen. Fortunately, I have supportive friends like Aaron, Jason, Han Zhang and few others. At work, my managers and colleagues have been understanding and supportive. They do cheer me up and that makes me forget the pain. Back at home, my dad has been hiding his emotions but I know he too is worried. It's all in God's hands and we can only pray and hope for the best.

Well, tomorrow's my appointment with Dr. Bazam to find out when can the surgery be done and my dad is coming along. Let's hope it all turns out well.

Been a long while...

It has been sometime since I last updated my blog but only a few incidents took place.

Firstly, I injured my left knee during a BSM duty on 30 October 2011. The best part was, I didn't really feel much pain until the next day after lunch with Aaron. I then decided to go for a checkup at KJMC and they told me to see the orthopedic the next day. I was attended to by Dr. Sidik who was friendly and admitted me for close monitoring. On my third day, an MRI was done and showed bone bruise and swelling with the medial collateral ligament strained. 5 November was discharged.

As I felt I could not keep my commitments to BSM, I tendered my resignation which came as a shock to many but I won't go into detail about that. To cut a long story short, on my followup after the discharge, the doctor dropped a bombshell on me telling I have a tumor on my left knee in 2 placed (medial side). The good news is, it's not cancer but the bad news is, removal is recommended if the pain does not subside which will be next month. Freaky I know but let's face it. It's not the end of the world. As the doctor said (currently being attended to by Dr. Bazam at KJMC), I am lucky to have discovered it as people on the streets may or may not even know if they have it or not.

Work is just as normal. Nothing grand or exciting. Can't wait for Christmas as will be in JB this time =)

Post Extraction and a Mad Day

Woke up this morning with slight discomfort but not really painful so I took some milk, rinsed my mouth with the mouthwash prescribed. Nothing serious and my tongue is back to normal. Watched TV the whole morning and had lunch with my dad.

The power supply to the lifts and LG floor broke down causing failure to the car park and lifts. 2 residents were stuck but Bomba managed to get them out. No one knows what happened or what caused the electrical failure. Imagine having to climb up 8 floors. Quiet evening at home apart from having dinner with dad and Uncle David.

Wisdomless mandible

Yup, both my wisdom teeth are now gone from the mandible (lower jaw). Had the lower right extracted after weighing the pros and cons with the dentist. The dentist said while removing it is harmless, it may not be a guarantee to solve any issues with my TMJ disorder. I told him about my sleepless night and tongue problem and he said fine. I have never felt anything as painless and less sensation when the tooth was extracted. Amazing!!! Now resting at home with minimal discomfort and on painkillers as I don't want to take any risks.

Came home and took a nap due to the medication they gave me. Woke up and ate tauhu bakar. Not much of a torture but it was okay ;)

Badminton with friends and a funny conversation XD

Not a bad Sunday morning with George. Had breakfast with him and I told my dad I'll be heading to Han Zhang's house to play badminton. So I had my shower and left about 2.25pm since Aaron said he would be a little late.

When I reached Han Zhang's place, I tried to call his mobile but was unsuccessful. So I called his house phone and told "him" Yo I am already downstairs" and the reply was "Okay". Well, unfortunately, that was NOT Han Zhang LOL. It was his mom. Well, they both sound alike and when Han Zhang told me about it, I didn't know whether to call his mom and apologize for saying "Yo" or laugh but he said his mom had a good laugh so I guess that's fine. Some of my friends have this habit of calling their other friends names and I also had this habit of calling Siu Pin a clown. I guess this taught me a lesson as to why telephone manners are important even when with friends. I don't know why HZ and his mom sound alike and usually the saying is "Like father, like son" but in this case, it sounds like "Like mother, like son" XD

For some odd reason, my badminton was pretty bad. Kept missing the shuttle and Han Zhang's game has certainly improved. Aaron was good too. Sadly, I played like a clown LOL. We played for an hour and headed for Mcd. HZ and I had a game of chess while Aaron and I also talked on BSM stuff. Aaron's mom was kind to drop me back home and I felt bad because they live on the other side of the highway.

My tongue suddenly became painful and my wisdom tooth hurt and I was almost in tears. I wowed to have the stupid wisdom tooth removed asap. Sigh, I hate going to dentists but... sometimes, you have to.