Friday, March 28, 2008

Well, Finally back to blogging. So many things and first experience happened to me during the last 10 days.

On 15 March(SAT), while mahjong-ing, I got a sudden chest pain, thinking it might be a pull in the muscle, I didnt give much care to it.

16 March(SUN), chest pain and back pain was better, went shopping and massaging with my mum, aunts, cousin and grandma.

17 March(MON), went for my driving lesson theory class in the morning, surprising that I can wake up so early in the morning instead of lying on the bed? Headed home after the lesson. While having lunch, my chest hurt even more compared to SAT and thinking the pull is serious, I went to c doctor. Doctor then refer me to go Jurong Point and take X-RAY suspecting it to be PNEUMOTHORAX(COLLAPSED LUNG). So I was refer to Alexandra Hospital. The GP damn cute one lor, she told me to go take X-RAY then ask me when free, I told her tml, she said cannot, must today so I went. She then ask me when can I go Alexandra, I told her tml, she SAID, cannot- dangerous, must go today.

So I went as advised by the GP, she told me abit sure go there make appointment for follow up. But when I was there at the A&E, the doctor told me is quite serious must drain out. So they first use needle and insert to my right upper chest and drain the air out. He drained 250ml of air and off to take my X-RAY again. He came ack 20 mins and told me, nvr drain finish. Must drain again, so this time he drained 800ml of air out. Take X-RAY again and was told that GOOD, the air are gone but must stay in A&E for 4 more hrs to monitor. I still rmb that doctor name 'Gavin Lim', a very good doctor and 'Massarinah' the cute nurse. 12 midnight take X-RAY again, this time is not a good news. He Said "air enter again and now must insert chest tube". OMG, is a tube inserted into my chest OK!? I was lying on the bed in A&E pondering whether should I let them do this, dad was with me. I called MUM and she told me to go for it cause if not is life-threatening! At that moment, a lot of thots when through my mind, I was thinking about my time-table enrolment, Thailand trip and many many stupid things. at 2.30am. I decided to let the doctor cut a small hole on my chest to insert the tube in. I was awake when he cut the hole but I dun feel anything. Till 4am plus, I was pushed to my ward to rest. However the wound hurt a lot when the anesthesia get off. Ask for doctor, doctor 1 hr then come. OMG! Is freaking painful OK!

Can u imagine, 8 needles entering yur body and 6 X-RAY in a mere 12 hrs.

First 2 days was a torture, the tube side hurts. On thursday, I thot I can go home, just in time for the Thailand trip but the doctor said U have to stay, the air is still there, no improvement. So he ask the nurse to put me on water suction not liposuction. haha!! No feeling for that, U wouldn't feel as if there a force sucking the air out. Well, thursday(20 March), mum came and told me to take care of myself while they left for Thailand, feeling moody, luckily, JOEL AND FRAN came and visit me!! They really cheer me up and make me laugh when I shouldnt be laughing cause laughing hurt! haha. They acc me till 10pm that night. Thanks JOEL and FRAN!

Friday (21 March), boring till 6pm plus, Sebastian and Ying Qi came. Make me laugh again and we even play cards in the ward lor! haha.. however my chest hurt badly at 9pm and I asked them to leave cause they said they wanna acc me till the doctor came but well the doctor very slow one, so ask them to leave first. Doctor came and 9.30pm and I rmb I was watching the TV. Then the nurse came in and say she gonna give me a jab, I was like so afraid then she told me she very skilled. Indeed, no feeling. The next moment, I found myself very slpy and slp liao. Thanks Sebastian and Ying Qi! Sat, no one came except my aunt.

Sunday was a bad day, the nurse forget that they attached my tube on the bedsheet and they pull me up and the tension cause my chest to hurt deeply and I dun even have to strength to talk for the whole day and when night came, things got worse, chest hurt even more and no choice, painkiller dun work. JAB again. after that sleep. Monday thot can go home, still cannot.

Tuesday, the doctor came told me that I can remove my tube from my chest today, I was like so happy and afraid. Happy because I am not gonna be affected by the tube and afraid of the pain when pulling it out. When the doctor came, I was like so scared and he told he, when he pull it out must said EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE for as long as I can, not easy lor when I am so tired that day, after removing it, he told me tml might go home liao. who knows. wed they came again. One more days for observation.

Finally, thursday came, doctor told me 99% can go home after taking X-RAY so long is fine then no problem. when X-ray while having lunch. TATA! everythings fine. Finally can discharge after 10 longs days of days in hospital.

Well, A lot of first experience for me. Small surgery! 15 needles in 10 days! 15 X-Rays in 10 days! 10 days of resting on bed with less than 15 hrs that my foot touches the ground! Bathing with the help of the nurse! And many many more, not too convenience to say here! haha...

Now must really take care of myself cause reading all the report on the Internet, It might come back. 40% that high ok! I seriously hope it wont come back. Is really tiring!

Last thing, guess my hospital bills how much for 10 days? Is 2.7K!

Labels: Hospital Stay

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